| 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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| ched | , n. | low tide. |
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| 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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| dmolech | , v.s. | deep. |
| dilochel | n. | very deep area of the ocean (inside the reef in a channel). | ||
| dmolech a chei | n. | high tide. | ||
| dolechang | v.s.inch. | becoming deep. | ||
| bedul er a dmolech | expr. | friend or mainstay in times of need. | ||
| dmolech a rengul | expr. | wise; prudent; careful in planning ahead. | ||
| dmolech a uldesuel | expr. | wise; prudent; careful in planning ahead. | ||
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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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| omekeriik /omkeriik | , v.t. | wait for high or incoming tide. |
| omekeriik er a chei | expr. | |
| omekeriik er a dolech | expr. | |
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| omengkangk | , v.t. | lay (usually, long object) on ground. |
| mengkengkii | v.pf.3s | |||
| milengkengkii | v.pf.3s.past | |||
| mengkangk | v.pf.3p.inan. | |||
| milengkangk | v.pf.3p.inan.past | |||
| blengkengkel | n.poss.3s | lowness (of tide). | ||
| bengkengkall | v.a.s. | is to be laid on ground. | ||
| bengkengkoll | v.a.s. | (object, usually long) to be laid on ground; exposed quickly by outgoing tide. | ||
| blengkangk | v.r.s. | laid or lying down on ground (in disarray); (tide) low. | ||
| kesbengkangk /kebengkangk | v.i. | fall down suddenly. | ||
| obengkangk | v.erg. | fall down or collapse (in a sprawl). | ||
| blengkangk a chei | expr. | tide is low. | ||
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