mengedall, v.t.pole or paddle (canoe) towards left; walk to left side of (elders) to show respect; compete with someone by trying to better him; play game of one-upsmanship (especially, in chanting).
mengedall
a
orrimel;
kodellii
el
orrenges
er
ngii;
kodall
a
uldasu,
kedellel.
mengedall
a
melikes
el
olsarech
er
a
katur;
meluu
er
a
beluu,
klobak;
kedellel
a
mlai.
kodelliiv.pf.3s
kodellii
a
mengedall
er
ngii;
omesiur,
orrael
er
ngii,
kedellel.
kildelliiv.pf.3s.past
kodallv.pf.3pl.inan.
kadeldallv.recip.try to get the better of each other (in some activity).
kldallv.r.s.
kldall
a
derreder;
mla
mekedall;
kodellii
el
mo
er
a
dimlak
el
kirel,
kodall
a
doreder
e
suim
el
mo
er
a
ngodech;
kedellel
a
mechitechut
el
chad.
mekedallv.erg.
Examples:
Ke
di
ngar
er
a
renguk
el
mo
er
a
kodall.
> I'll remember this (bad deed of yours, etc.) until I die.
Ak
chemaot
er
a
kodall.
> I'm preoccupied with several deaths (in the family).
More Examples:
A
remesesuau
a
di
mesesuau
el
mo
er
a
kodall.
> Idiots will always stay idiots until death.
Ulekum
e
ng
beot
a
kodall,
kekeed
er
a
lebo
er
a
ngau.
> If death was so easy, they have done been put to the fire.
menguld, v.t.pinch with fingernails.
menguld
a
kuldii;
kmuld
a
bedengel
el
olab
a
kekul;
keldel
a
ngalek.
kuldiiv.pf.3s
kuldii
a
menguld
er
ngii
el
olab
a
kekul
kileldiiv.pf.3s.past
kmuldv.pf.3p.inan.
kmuld
a
menguld;
kmuld
a
chim;
osiu
a
kuk
er
ngii,
menguld
er
a
rengalek.
kiluldv.pf.3p.inan.past
kakuldv.recip.pinch each other with thumb and index finger.
kakuld
a
didu
el
menguld
el
ousbech
a
kekul;
kuldii,
kmuld
a
chimal,
keldel
a
ngalek.
kldallv.a.s.is to be pinched (with fingernails).
kluldv.r.s.pinched (with fingernails).
kluld
a
mla
mekuld
er
a
kuk;
kmuld;
ulsiu
a
kekul
er
a
bedengel
a
chad.
mekuldv.erg.
See also:
KULD
,
OLULD
,
ONGULD
Synonyms:
MENGUK
Examples:
Ng
techa
a
kileldii
a
sub?
> Who heated up the soup?

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