| blik | n.poss.1s | |
| blim | n.poss.2s | |
| blil | n.poss.3s |
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| blimam | n.poss.1pe | |
| blid | n.poss.1pi | our (inclusive) house, household, etc.
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| blimiu | n.poss.2p | |
| blirir | n.poss.3p | |
| babelblai | n. | (a wealthy person's) house.
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| blil a beras | expr. | sack/container for rice. |
| blil a cheluch | expr. | any container for gasoline, cooking oil, etc.. |
| blil a dangs | expr. | dance hall. |
| blil a ngal | expr. | termites' nest. |
| blil a ngikel | expr. | aquarium. |
| chad er a blai | expr. | members of the family. |
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See also:
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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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> Where is your house to be built? |
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> Toki is fed up with her husband, so she's living at her father's place. |
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> Either Cisco or Tony is coming to my house. |
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> Wilbur's pen had a gate, so Wilbur could go outside. |
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Proverbs: |
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> You're like a floating log without a resting place. You have no fixed abode. |
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> 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. |
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> 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. |
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More Examples: |
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> Our house is a bit closer to the zoo. |
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> No matter where we go, we never stop thinking of our families. |
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> Hello, can I speak to the woman of the house? (when making a phone call) |
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> And you, how many people are in your family? |
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> I have plenty (of them) at my house [like the tide fills the reef, the house is full]. |
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