deleb, n.r.s.ghost; spirit; soul.
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delbengekn.poss.1s
delbengemn.poss.2s
delbengeln.poss.3s
delbengamn.poss.1pe
delbengedn.poss.1pi
delbengiun.poss.2p
delbengirn.poss.3p
idedelebn.redup.type of ghost.
ouidedelebv.i.act like a ghost.
tuobed a delbengelexpr.scared stiff; scared out of one's wits.
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Examples:
> A ghost or evil spirit has slapped him (i.e. he's having an epileptic fit).
> He was scared stiff or scared out of his wits.
> Satsko fled when she saw the ghost.
Proverbs:
> Mark of the spirit.
A natal, or birth, mark
> Slap of the spirit.
Good speakers are not too animated, control their emotions and gestures, and do not salivate while talking. Those who do are compared to the epileptic, who has been "slapped by the spirit."
> My spirit took leave.
Similar to "Frightened out of my wits."
More Examples:
> There is a ghost at the mangrove channel.

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