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fish.
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bekengikelv.s.smell of fish.
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chad e ngikelexpr.half-human and half-fish; mermaid.
ngikel el dubexpr.fish caught/killed with a bomb.
olsengel a ngikelexpr.small sharp fin near tail of certain fish.
See also:
Examples:
> 20 fish were speared in the head by the skillful fisherman.
> The skillful fisherman speared 20 fish in the head.
> The fish in the river died on their own.
> The fish keeps poking his head out of the coral.
> We can catch many kinds of fish.
Proverbs:
> Like a fish in deep, clear water, eaten only with the eyes.
Fish are not easily caught in clear water. The idiom applies to that which may be admired but not obtained, like an expensive item or another man's beautiful sweetheart.
More Examples:
> The fish scales are good fertilizer.
> Be careful descaling the fish so that you don't get hurt from its spikes.
> I feel like eating fish and breadfruit.
> He gave me this ... whatchamacallit piece for a speargun.
> They got into a fight last night and he was shot in the arm by a fishing gun

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