blai, n.house; household; family; members of family; enclosure; container.
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blidn.poss.1piour (inclusive) house, household, etc.
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babelblain.(a wealthy person's) house.
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blil a berasexpr.sack/container for rice.
blil a cheluchexpr.any container for gasoline, cooking oil, etc..
blil a dangsexpr.dance hall.
blil a ngalexpr.termites' nest.
blil a ngikelexpr.aquarium.
chad er a blaiexpr.members of the family.
See also:
Examples:
> My house is next door to (or across the street from) the school.
> I have to straighten up the house.
> How close is your house?
> Toki is fed up with her husband, so she's living at her father's place.
> Their family is healthy.
Proverbs:
> Like the uul [Cettria cantans?] with its house open, calling for rain.
The uul may be heard to call out usually just before it rains; some say that it is calling for rain. This seems foolish, since the bird constructs its house with an opening at the top that will let rain in. A person who makes a decision or starts some action without adequate preparation is likened to the uul.
> You're getting involved with someone too closely related.
Possibly derived from an incident in which a coconut syrup maker was incestuously involved with his wife's sister.
> You're like a floating log without a resting place.
You have no fixed abode.
More Examples:
> Our house is a bit closer to the zoo.
> I went to my significant other's last night. He made dinner for us.
> We went to the rock island with my wife's family.
> When you want to come to my house, call first.
> My folks have passed on.

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