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:
A
blil
a
kelebus
a
merers
er
a
redart
el
kelebus.
> The prison is holding 100 prisoners.
A
Cisco
me
a
lechub
a
Tony
a
me
er
a
blik.
> Either Cisco or Tony is coming to my house.
Tia
a
kmal
blil
a
rekas.
> This place is infested with mosquitoes.
A
blil
a
Toki
me
a
blil
a
Satsko
a
milseseb.
> Toki's house and Satsko's house burned down.
A
blim
ng
rruul
er
a
ngarang?
> What's your house made out of?
Proverbs:
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.
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.
More Examples:
Tial
blai
a
kmal
mltemall
ra
soldau
era
Merikel
er
sera
lolai
era
skojo.
E
a
rechad
er
a
Siabal
a
kmal
luluusech
er
ngii
er
ser
al
kot
el
kmerd
ar
soldau
era
Merikel
el
mlo
melai
era
skojo.
> The building was heavily damaged during the pre-invasion bombardment and was a Japanese strong point during the America assault on the airfield.
Kede
mo
er
e
mo
er
e
ng
di
rengud
a
kmal
di
omdasu
er
a
rechad
er
a
blid.
> No matter where we go, we never stop thinking of our families.
A
buik
a
di
ulsechomel
er
a
blil
le
a
rebulis
a
osiik
er
ngii.
> The boy is hiding in his house because the police are looking for him.
A
blil
omeliokl
a
ngara
rebai
er
a
blai.
> The area for steaming/cooking taro and tapioca is at the back of the house.
Ka
mnguu
tia
el
terekill
el
mo
er
a
blil
Dachelbai
e
msbedii
el
kmo
ng
mla
er
a
Ulang
el
sbedel
a
Ocherolel
a
Kitalong.
> Bring this basket of prepared food to Dachelbai's house and tell him that it's from Ulang for Kitalong's house-party.

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