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| chur | , n. | subsidiary rib of coconut frond (with leaves attached.
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| churul | n.poss.3s | |
| churul a dul | expr. | rib of coconut frond. |
| churak | n.poss.1s | |
| churam | n.poss.2s | |
| chural | n.poss.3s | |
| churemam | n.poss.1pe | |
| churad | n.poss.1pi | |
| churemiu | n.poss.2p | |
| churerir | n.poss.3p | |
| medal a chur | n. | tongue tip. |
| obult a chural | expr. | change one's mind. |
| teleuidel a chural | expr. | have a forked tongue; say one thing on one occasion and something else the next. |
| teluo a chural | expr. | stick to what one has said; remain fixed in one's opinion; stubborn. |
| uchul a chur | expr. | back or root of tongue. |
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> That really makes me want to laugh. |
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> I'm not changing my mind./I'm sticking to my decision. |
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> You'll all be sorry for laughing. |
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> Your friend speaks with a forked tongue. |
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Proverbs: |
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> One tongue. A "straight talker"; one who sticks to what he says without reversing himself. |
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> Like the green tree snake with a forked tongue (or simply, "Forked"). One who reverses himself, has two tongues, or whose tongue is forked like a snake. |
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| chur | , n. | laughter; laughing.
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| cherik | n.poss.1s | |
| cherim | n.poss.2s | |
| cheril | n.poss.3s | |
| cheremam | n.poss.1pe | our (exclusive) laughs. |
| cherid | n.poss.1pi | |
| cheremiu | n.poss.2p | your (plural) laughs. |
| cherrir | n.poss.3p | their laughs. |
| cherchur | n.redup. | laughter. |
| kimir a cheril | expr. | giggle; chuckle; small laugh; smirk. |
| mengemkim er a cheril | expr. | hold back laughter; stifle laughter; hide laughter. |
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Synonyms:
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Examples: |
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> God has brought me joy and laughter. |
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> That really makes me want to laugh. |
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> Don't laugh so much! |
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More Examples: |
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> I'm smirking at the people working for the government, do they think they own these government vehicles when they're behind the wheels. |
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> He cooked crab and shrimps. |
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> We went to the small pond yesterday and there were shrimps. |
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| mad | , n. | eye; face; point; edge; front; area or space (directly) in front of; entrance; point of access; aperture; title given to messengers.
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| medak | n.poss.1s | |
| medam | n.poss.2s | |
| medal | n.poss.3s |
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| medemam | n.poss.1pe | |
| medad | n.poss.1pi | |
| medemiu | n.poss.2p | |
| mederir | n.poss.3p | |
| el mo er a medad | expr. | in the future. |
| mad el chur | expr. | laughing or smiling face. |
| mad el kekerei | expr. | expression of a child. |
| mad el ngalek | expr. | expression of a child. |
| medal a bedul | expr. | forehead. |
| medal a beluu | expr. | representative of the village; center of village. |
| medal a blik | expr. | in front of my house. |
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> Droteo informed me that his father had died. |
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> Clean the crust from your eyes./Make sure your own house is in order before accusing others. |
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> The child lied to Toki (saying) that her friend had died. |
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> Don't worry; there's really no way you're going to die. |
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> The mouse saw his friend's injured face. |
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Proverbs: |
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> Like a fish in deep, clear water, eaten only with the eyes. Fish are not easily caught in clear water. The idiom applies to that which may be admired but not obtained, like an expensive item or another man's beautiful sweetheart. |
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> Child of the front. A child (or adult) who performs well when being supervised, but who shirks duty otherwise. |
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> It's as if we were walking on the blade of a knife. i.e., we're treading on dangerous ground; if we make one wrong move, we're finished. |
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> He's like Chelebesoi of Ngeriil, dead in a fishtrap not his own. A man named Chelebesoi (also the name of a fish) was robbing another man's fish trap when a head-hunting party came by and removed his head. He lost both his head and his reputation. The idiom may apply to one who gets hurt while trying to do someone else's job. |
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> When my eyes are closed. When one dies the eyes are "closed"; hence, to be dead. The term for "death" is mad as is the term for "eye," (mad; madak: "my eye"). Some sources suggest that the term for death refers to the closed eyes of a dead person. |
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More Examples: |
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> Why are Ngerkumer's eyes blinking so much? |
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> point to his or her eyes, or face. |
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> I had a pet dog but he died. |
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> We like it quick and easy money making schemes without thinking for the future. |
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> I'm brown skinned with straight hair and big eyes. |
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| oldibsobs | , v.t. | fill with (liquid) to overflowing; pour out (large quantity of liquid). |
| odibsebsii | v.pf.3s |
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| uldibsebsii | v.pf.3s.past | |
| odibsobs | v.pf.3p.inan. | |
| uldibsobs | v.pf.3p.inan.past | |
| odibsebsall | v.a.s. | is to be filled to overflowing; is to be poured out.
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| uldibsobs | v.r.s. | filled to overflowing; poured out. |
| odibsebsii a chur | expr. | burst out laughing; laugh convulsively. |
