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:
Tia
el
blai
a
rruul
el
omech
er
kid
a
lebo
letaifun.
> This house is made so as to provide us with shelter during a typhoon.
A
chad
a
mla
meleseb
er
a
blai
el
me
er
a
eou.
> Somebody has burned the building down.
Ng
millekoi
a
Wilbur
el
mo
er
a
Charlotte
er
a
lsal
mechesang
a
Charlotte
el
melabek
er
a
blil.
> Wilbur spoke to Charlotte while Charlotte was very busy mending her web.
A
klukuk
e
te
me
er
a
blik.
> Tomorrow they're coming to my house.
A
blil
a
Toki
me
a
blil
a
Satsko
a
milseseb.
> Toki's house and Satsko's house burned down.
Proverbs:
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.
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.
More Examples:
A
blik
a
smengt.
> My house in concrete.
Mketmeklii
a
blai
> Clean the house.
A
blik
a
dechor
er
a
bita
er
a
skuul.
> My house is next to the school.
Ng
mla
er
ngii
a
dengchel
ngka
el
tolechoi
er
a
remechas
er
a
blai.
> The baby had a serious recognition comparison by the ladies of the house.
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.

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