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bala
/bala/
 
n.
a bullet; as well as ammunition for a gun, bala also includes "ammunition" for a stapler and other similar devices
Dereisek iya ka bala te libumba piru egpakapatey te bayaku.
The air riffle's bullet is tiny.
Eng. bullet; ammunition
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L
 
v.
for somone (egbebala, migbebala/imbebala, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to load the bullet on their gun (egbebalaan, egbebala:n, imbebalaan, imbebala:n/migbebalaan, migbebala:n/pigbebalaan, pigbebala:n, location, eg><an-rdpCV-)
Eng. load, to (gun)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: L

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Last updated: 01/Dec/2009