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ureor
/urreor | , n. | work; job; task.
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| urerek | n.poss.1s | |
| urerem | n.poss.2s | |
urerel
/urrereel | n.poss.3s |
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| ureram | n.poss.1pe | |
| urered | n.poss.1pi | |
| ureriu | n.poss.2p | |
| urerir | n.poss.3p | |
| bekureor | v.s. | work a lot; hard-working; diligent.
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| ureor el beluu | n. | community improvement project in which all residents are expected to participate either in labor or food contributions for the laborers. |
| urerir a redil | expr. | work meant for women. |
| urerir a resechal | expr. | work meant for men. |
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> He succeeded in his work. |
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> the bad sewer water that came out on Wednesday and Thursday of last week |
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> Anyone at all could do this work. |
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> the first house of work to spread God's word in this country |
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> Cooking ongraol is hard work. |
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> The job of a cook is to make the food. |
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> Lady at work is retiring. We are taking her out for lunch. |
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> Government has many redudant job titles with likely the same job duties. |
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> Today is Monday. |
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> What day is the day after tomorrow? |
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| bail | , n. | article of clothing; clothes; wrapping material.
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| bilel | n.poss.3s |
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| bail er a skuul | expr. | school clothes. |
| bail er a ureor | expr. | work clothes. |
| chelsel a bail | expr. | undershirt; T-shirt. |
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> I can watch/babysit the child because he's wearing a yellow shirt. |
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> Toki has completed her first month of pregnancy. |
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> Sam's shirt is red, and my shirt is white. |
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> The child is able to be seen because he is wearing a yellow shirt. |
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> How many months pregnant is she? |
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> That kid drools so much that his shirt is always wet. |
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> Tina's dress is red. |
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> He or she is wearing a yellow shirt. |
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> I'm going to buy pants and a shirt and shoes. |
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> Her shirt is red and her skirt is white. |
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| kot | , num. | 1 [first] (ordinal).
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| kotel | n.poss.3s | village of one's birth; village of one's mother; one's first home.
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| kot | mod. | most; do first; do before or ahead of (someone else). |
| kot el ureor | n. | Monday. |
| kot el buil | expr. | January. |
| kot el skuul | expr. | first grade; first grader. |
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Examples: |
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> I'm too tired to come back to the house to get the water. |
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> Droteo runs the fastest. |
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> You go on ahead to school, and then I'll follow. |
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> But the Most High God does not live in houses built by human hands. |
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> The teacher reads, or the child reads the first paragraph again on his own. |
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More Examples: |
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> When you want to come to my house, call first. |
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> The first floor contained a guard room, recreation room, hallway, workers room, and an NCO room. |
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> Who is the best at pingpong at this school? |
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> Who is the fastest runner at this school? |
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> Who is the best volleyball player at this school? |
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ngalek
| , n. | child; baby; anyone younger than speaker; sweetheart; fiance(e); pinkie; small finger.
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| ngelekek | n.poss.1s | |
| ngelekem | n.poss.2s | |
| ngelekel | n.poss.3s | his/her its child or baby; relatively small size or quantity of.
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| ngelekam | n.poss.1pe | |
| ngeleked | n.poss.1pi | |
| ngelekiu | n.poss.2p | |
| ngelekir | n.poss.3p | |
| klengalek | n. | childhood.
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| ngalekdiul | n. | fatherless child.
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| ngalekebai | n. | child born of woman serving as community house concubine. |
| ngalekukeruu | n. | siblings who don't get along with each other.
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| ngelekedbudel | n. | neglected child. |
| ngelekei | n. | child (term of address to one's child). |
| rengelekei | n. | term of address by parent to children. |
| rungalek | n. | term of address by parent to child.
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| ngalek el redil | expr. | daughter. |
| ngalek el sechal | expr. | son. |
| ngalek er ngak | expr. | my sweetheart. |
| ngelekel a diil | expr. | snack, light meal. |
| ngelekel a ngelekel | expr. | grandchild. |
| ngelekel a ureor | expr. | small or insignificant task. |
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Examples: |
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> Elilai and Ltelatk are Bkau and Elibeob's children. |
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> I'm no longer able to discipline my child by talking to him. |
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> He is looking his daughter and is very sad. |
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> Wilbur finished talking and the lambs came out. |
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> My child is stuck in a precarious position in those trees. |
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Proverbs: |
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> Really a child of the back. A child (sometimes an adult) that behaves well whether its parents are present or not; a child that is good when one's back is turned. |
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> Are you the son of Redechor is that why you're standing around so much? |
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> He ate his child. Reference is made again to a form of food-money cycle. When a man marries, his wife's younger brothers and sisters are "children" (ngelekel: his child). The husband and wife strive to engage them in from this particular food-money cycle: Father to daughter (wife's younger sister) -food Daughter to father-money Father to son (wife's younger brother)money Son to father-food and service. The saying may be applied to a man who marries or has sexual relations with his wife's sister, thus interrupting or jeopardizing this food-money cycle. With less strength, the sanction is applied to a man marrying any member of his wife's immediate clan (kebliil). |
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> Teach your child to respect themselves so that they can respect others. |
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> If you were my kid, I would have whooped you already! |
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> My kids are so unruly sometimes. |
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> I went to McDonalds to buy my son his lunch. |
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> A dog bit my child this mornng. |
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| olubs | , n.instr. | water used for sprinkling.
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| olebsel | n.poss.3s |
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| olebsel a ureor | expr. | beer, liquor, etc., to drink while working. |
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ongede
/ongedei | , num. | 3 [third] (ordinal).
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| ongede el buil | expr. | March. |
| ongede el skuul | expr. | third grade; third grader. |
| ongede el ureor | expr. | Wednesday. |
Examples: |
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> the bad sewer water that came out on Wednesday and Thursday of last week |
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More Examples: |
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> I came on Wednesday. |
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> The conference or the talk for the deceased will be in March. |
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> The day after tomorrow is Wednesday. |
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| ongeim | , num. | 5 [fifth] (ordinal).
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| ongeim el buil | n. | May. |
| ongeim el skuul | n. | fifth grade; fifth grader. |
| ongeim el ureor | n. | Friday. |
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> We're going to have a test on Friday. |
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> I was born in May. |
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> What time is the airplane coming on Friday? |
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ongeru
/ongerung | , num. | 2 [second] (ordinal).
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| ongeru el buil | expr. | February. |
| ongeru el skuul | expr. | second grade(r). |
| ongeru el ureor | expr. | Tuesday. |
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More Examples: |
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> Tomorrow is Tuesday. |
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> Within the second-floor bunker area was a wireless telegraph room and receiving- and transmitting-room. |
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> On the second floor was a transmitting command post, aircraft-unit command post, and an officer's room. |
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ongeua
/ongeuang | , num. | 4 [fourth] (ordinal).
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| ongeua el buil | expr. | April. |
| ongeua el skuul | expr. | fourth grade; fourth grader. |
| ongeua el ureor | expr. | Thursday. |
Examples: |
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> the bad sewer water that came out on Wednesday and Thursday of last week |
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| otutel | , n.poss.3s | aiming (of spear, etc.); enforcement (of law); lighting (of fire); starting (of job); hooking.
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| otutel a biskang | expr. | aiming of spear. |
| otutel a llach | expr. | enforcement of the law. |
| otutel a ngau | expr. | lighting of the fire. |
| otutel a oach | expr. | hooking or laying the anchor. |
| otutel a ureor | expr. | starting of the job. |
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| rsel a cheldecheduch | expr. | end of the meeting. |
| rsel a chim | expr. | end of the arm; hand. |
| rsel a kerrekar | expr. | top of the tree. |
| rsel a oach | expr. | end of the foot. |
| rsel a ureor | expr. | end of work. |
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| techall | , n. | opening; space; room; opportunity; clearing in forest.
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| techellek | n.poss.1s | |
| techellem | n.poss.2s | |
| techellel | n.poss.3s |
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| techellam | n.poss.1pe | |
| techelled | n.poss.1pi | |
| techelliu | n.poss.2p | |
| techellir | n.poss.3p | |
| techall er a ureor | expr. | opportunity for work. |
| techellel a Droteo el mo er a Merikel | expr. | Droteo's opportunity to go to America. |
| techellel a chull | expr. | grass in Laurel family. |
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> I didn't have any opportunity to get together with your friends. |
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> I don't have any room to get into the bus. |
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> I want to take this opportunity to show our gratitude. |
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More Examples: |
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> Maybe we have a chance to win this baseball game. |
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> Ulang might have a chance to find candy on the road. |
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