ngal,
/uploads/pics/5368.jpg, n.		termite.
ngal
a
mekekerei
el
charm
el
kiei
a
chelsel
a
kerrekar
el
menga
er
ngii;
ngal
a
mengut
a
blai,
kboub
a
klang
er
a
ngal;
ngeliil
el
kboub.
mesako el ngalexpr.(crowd look like) swarm of termites.
See also:
NGALIMESEI
,
NGELIIL
,
NGLANGL
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
debar
er
a
Ngechur,
el
klungang
e
me
ngal
modekriker.
> Like the duck of Ngechur, he became industrious after growing old.
The idiom is applied to a person who has more or less vegetated into maturity and old age and who, already far past his prime, suddenly tries without success to do all the things he might have done when younger. It may be used with reference to an elder who tries to be a dandy.
blai, n.house; household; family; members of family; enclosure; container.
blai
a
teleketek
e
cheldool
le
kiei
er
ngii
a
rechad;
blai
a
osechelel
a
delengchokl.
blikn.poss.1s
blimn.poss.2s
bliln.poss.3s
blil
a
blai
el
ngii
a
oublai
er
ngii.
blimamn.poss.1pe
blidn.poss.1piour (inclusive) house, household, etc.
blid
a
blai
el
kid
a
oublai
er
ngii.
blimiun.poss.2p
blirirn.poss.3p
babelblain.(a wealthy person's) house.
babelblai
a
blai
el
ilteet;
meteetel.
blil a berasexpr.sack/container for rice.
blil a cheluchexpr.any container for gasoline, cooking oil, etc..
blil a dangsexpr.dance hall.
blil a ngalexpr.termites' nest.
blil a ngikelexpr.aquarium.
chad er a blaiexpr.members of the family.
See also:
OUBLAI
Examples:
Se
el
blai
a
meteet
er
a
chemachel.
> That family is well-known to have resources in betel nut.
A
redart
el
kelebus
a
mesers
er
a
blil
a
kelebus.
> 100 prisoners are being held by the prison.
Ak
ulterekokl
el
eko
er
a
blim.
> I'll surely come to your house.
A
blik
a
ngar
er
a
bita
er
a
skuul.
> My house is next door to (or across the street from) the school.
Ak
ileko
er
a
blim
e
ng
di
ke
mle
dibus.
> I came to your house, but you were out.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
uul,
el
teleu
a
blil
e
oleker
er
a
chull.
> Like the uul [Cettria cantans?] with its house open, calling for rain.
The uul may be heard to call out usually just before it rains; some say that it is calling for rain. This seems foolish, since the bird constructs its house with an opening at the top that will let rain in. A person who makes a decision or starts some action without adequate preparation is likened to the uul.
Kom
chameiu
el
blai.
> You're getting involved with someone too closely related.
Possibly derived from an incident in which a coconut syrup maker was incestuously involved with his wife's sister.
Ke
ko
er
a
otaor
el
di
omtitechakl
el
diak
a
blil.
> You're like a floating log without a resting place.
You have no fixed abode.
More Examples:
Te
mekebelung
el
blai
er
a
rechuodel
el
mei.
> They're from stupid family from eons ago.
Alii,
ng
sebechek
el
mengedecheduch
er
a
mechas
er
a
blai?
(dengua)
> Hello, can I speak to the woman of the house? (when making a phone call)
Ngka
el
Ulang
a
mera
el
blil
a
terached!
> That Ulang has really been behaving shamefully.
A
blik
a
dechor
er
a
bita
er
a
skuul.
> My house is next to the school.
Ng
mla
er
ngii
a
dengchel
ngka
el
tolechoi
er
a
remechas
er
a
blai.
> The baby had a serious recognition comparison by the ladies of the house.

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