le
/e le		, mod.[contentless linking word]; because.
e le akconj.because I.
e le ngconj.because he/she/it.
elengcont.e le ng
lekcont.le ak
lekicont.le aki
lengcont.le ng
Examples:
Kemiu
e
rengelekei
a
kmal
chebuul
e
le
ng
mla
mad
a
demmiu.
> You, children, are to be pitied because your father has died.
Ngilecha
a
okdemelek
e
le
ng
ochedal
a
delak.
> He is my uncle because he's my mom's brother.
Ng
kesib
a
rengrir
e
le
a
remeklou
el
chad
a
di
melekoi
e
ng
diak
el
loruul.
> They are angry because the adults are all talk and no action.
Ng
diak
chobo
er
a
chei,
e
le
ke
menga
el
mo
smecher.
> Don't go fishing because you'll get sicker (than you are now).
E
le
a
rechad
a
diak
lsal
mellomes
a
rengrir
el
ua
a
recharm.
> Because humans aren't as smart as animals.
More Examples:
Aika
bilem
el
ilengkai
e
le
ke
ko
er
a
nguis
el
ullengui.
> Your clothes are piled up like you're a snake shedding its skin.
Ng
techang
a
kot
le
meduch
el
chad
er
a
bingbong
er
tia
el
skuul?
> Who is the best at pingpong at this school?
Mla
mo
kirek
el
mochar
a
beches
bilek
le
ng
a
bilek
a
mla
mo
mekekerei.
> I need to buy new clothes because my clothes are already small.
A
ulak
el
ochedak
a
kuk
kmo
ngak
er
remera
el
ochedak
le
ng
blechoel
me
duum
er
a
bek
el
chelsenguk.
> My attached (not blood) sister cares for me more than my real sisters because she always helps with all of my cultural obligations.
Ak
mera
el
chubur
e
le
ng
kmal
diak
a
kmo
ngii.
> I feel sorry for her because no one likes her.

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