| ched | , n. | low tide. |
| chedil | n.poss.3s | |||
| cheleched | n.redup. | area of shallow water (usually exposed at low tide and good for fishing). | ||
| ched el kebesengei | expr. | low tide at night. | ||
| ched el tutau | expr. | low tide in the morning. | ||
| chedil a chei | expr. | low tide. | ||
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| chei | , n. | ocean; sea; place for fishing. |
| bad el chei | expr. | porous stone in sea. | ||||||||||
| chad er a chei | expr. | fisherman. | ||||||||||
| ched el chei | expr. | (normal) low tide. | ||||||||||
| dmolech a chei | expr. | high tide. | ||||||||||
| kekere a chei | expr. | tide is low (but not as low as normal). | ||||||||||
| klou a chei | expr. | tide is low. | ||||||||||
| kmes a chei | expr. | slack tide; neap tide. | ||||||||||
| mo er a chei | expr. | go fishing. | ||||||||||
| ngar er a chei | expr. | fish for (food); take (food) from sea. | ||||||||||
| tekoi er a chei /tekoi el chei | expr. | words of criticism for poor fishing ability. | ||||||||||
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| keriik | , n. | rising/incoming tide; abundance; good fortune. |
| kerekek | n.poss.1s | |||
| kerekem | n.poss.2s | |||
| kerekel | n.poss.3s | |||
| kerekam | n.poss.1pe | |||
| kereked | n.poss.1pi | |||
| kerekiu | n.poss.2p | |||
| kerekir | n.poss.3p | |||
| kerekang | v.s.inch. | (tide) just beginning to rise. | ||
| kerekung | v.s.pred. | (tide) is about to start rising. | ||
| ched el keriik | expr. | rising tide (in morning). | ||
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| meched | , v.s. | shallow; (tide) low. |
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| mechedei | v.s.inch. | (tide) is getting low. | ||||||||||
| meched a chei | expr. | tide is low. | ||||||||||
| meched a rengul | expr. | thirsty; impatient; prone to overreact; (deprived and) having strong desire for. | ||||||||||
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| tuich | , n. | torch/lamp (esp. for night fishing). |
| tichel | n.poss.3s | |||||
| ched el tuich | expr. | tide suitable for night fishing with torch. | ||||
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