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:
A
blai
a
mlukedechor
el
olengeseu
er
a
telungalek
er
ngak.
> The house was built to help my family.
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.
Ak
kmal
bles
er
a
omengetmeklel
a
blik
e
le
a
Droteo
a
ungil
el
mengetmokl
er
ngii.
> I really don't need to worry about cleaning my house because Droteo does it so well.
Ak
ileko
er
a
blim
e
ng
di
ke
mle
dibus.
> I came to your house, but you were out.
A
blai
a
dechor
el
chemau
a
ongos.
> The house stands facing east.
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:
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.
A
blil
omeliokl
a
ngara
rebai
er
a
blai.
> The area for steaming/cooking taro and tapioca is at the back of the house.
E
se
el
okrokr
a
kbekbel
sei
al
ngar
er
ngii
a
mesil
er
a
dengua
me
a
delmerab
el
ngar
er
ngii
a
berotel
el
babier
me
a
mesil
er
a
dengki
me
a
blil
a
batteri.
> A thick-walled bunker section held a transmitting-material storeroom, a generator room, and storage battery room.
A
Lurvey
a
mlo
elireuakl
e
ngubetii
tia
el
medalia
el
ngkedel
a
Wilbur
el
mla
er
a
chiklel
e
nguu
el
turecheklii
er
a
deel
el
ngar
er
a
bebul
a
blil
a
Wilbur.
> Lurvey bent down and removed Wilbur's medal from his neck and hung it from a nail at the top of Wilbur's pen.
A
rechad
er
a
blik
a
mla
mo
smecher.
> My folks have passed on.

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