ngikel,
/uploads/pics/5479.jpg, n.		fish.
ngikel
a
charm
er
daob
me
a
ralm
el
kall;
temekai
me
a
meas
a
ngikel.
ngkeleln.poss.3s
ngkelel
a
cheldil
el
ngikel.
bekengikelv.s.smell of fish.
bekengikel
a
bau
el
bul
a
ngikel;
bengud.
chad e ngikelexpr.half-human and half-fish; mermaid.
ngikel el dubexpr.fish caught/killed with a bomb.
olsengel a ngikelexpr.small sharp fin near tail of certain fish.
See also:
NGKOLL
Examples:
Ak
mla
menga
a
diokang
me
a
ngikel
me
a
chemang.
> I've eaten tapioca, fish and crab.
Ng
sebeched
el
koreel
a
bek
el
bedengel
a
ngikel.
> We can catch many kinds of fish.
A
debel
a
ingsed
a
meteet
er
a
ngikel.
> The ocean of our islands is abundant in fish.
Ak
millasem
el
menga
er
a
ngikel.
> I tried to eat the fish.
A
ngikel
er
a
omoachel
a
mlad
er
a
chad
er
a
omenged.
> The fish in the river died by the fisherman.
Proverbs:
Ng
ko
er
a
ngkelel
a
iusech
el
dimengel
a
medad
er
ngii
> Like a fish in deep, clear water, eaten only with the eyes.
Fish are not easily caught in clear water. The idiom applies to that which may be admired but not obtained, like an expensive item or another man's beautiful sweetheart.
More Examples:
Kamei
aika
el
uaol.
Aika
el
ngikel
a
di
menga
uolek.
> Pass the bait. The fish keep eating my bait.
Ak
milngerdoched
a
ngikel
me
a
malk
el
odoim
er
a
kebesengei.
> I fried some fish and chicken for dinner tonight.
Aki
mlo
omechar
a
ngikel
er
a
makit.
> We went to buy fish at the market.
Ng
milskak
tiang
...
ngera
isei
a
ngklel
el
klekedellel
a
balech
er
a
ngikel.
> He gave me this ... whatchamacallit piece for a speargun.
A
ildisel
aika
el
ngikel,
dimlak
a
kokemiu!
> That's a lot of fish, you guys should not have brought so much.

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