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:
Me
a
rechad
er
a
blil
me
a
beluu
a
ko
er
a
kmal
mlo
mechas
a
rengrir,
e
le
ngika
el
buik
a
kmal
mesisiich
el
diak
a
meringel
er
ngii.
> His family and the villagers were quite surprised at the boy's sudden good health and quick recovery.
Ngera
melungd
er
kau
me
ke
di
diak
chomngar
er
a
blai?
> What is it that makes you stay away from home so much?
A
Droteo
a
dilik
er
a
blil
a
Toki.
> Droteo moved out of or got thrown out of Toki's house.
A
blil
a
Toki
me
a
blil
a
Satsko
a
milseseb.
> Toki's house and Satsko's house burned down.
A
chad
a
mla
meleseb
er
a
blai
el
me
er
a
eou.
> Somebody has burned the building down.
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:
Se
el
soam
el
mei
er
a
blik
e
ke
omekedong
el
kot.
> When you want to come to my house, call first.
Aki
mlo
er
a
chelbacheb
ngak
me
a
rechad
er
a
blil
a
bechik.
> We went to the rock island with my wife's family.
Mngai
a
komi
el
locha
er
a
blil
a
komi.
> Put the trash in the trash can.
Tia
el
blai
a
kmal
miltemall
er
a
soldau
er
a
Merikel
er
se
er
a
lolai
er
a
skojo.
E
a
rechad
er
a
Siabal
a
kmal
luluusech
er
ngii
er
se
er
a
lekot
el
kmerd
a
resoldau
er
a
Merikel
el
mlo
melai
er
a
skojo.
> The building was heavily damaged during the pre-invasion bombardment and was a Japanese strong point during the America assault on the airfield.
John,
mousubes
e
ak
mla
touchakl
er
a
blil
a
Ngerkumer
me
ak
mo
telkib
el
meoud.
> John, forgive me, I made a stop at Ngerkumer's and may be a run a little late.

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