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aliddan
/ʔaliddan/
v_rt.
“reason”
 
n.
Ka aliddanan iyan ka egpuunan te minsan nekey ne egkeyitabù. Iyan seini ka eggimuwen ne dalan eyew egpekeyimu te minsan nekey ne igkeupii.
Iyan aliddanan ne migmasulug e ka linalahan kayi te inged su impegsewug te Manama ka linalahan te etew diyè te turi te Babil, te sabeka rè iya perem ka linalahan te an-anayan.
The reason why there are many languages here on earth because God mixed the languages at the tower in Babel, instead there is only one language in the beginning.
Eng. reason; cause; source
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
v.
for someone (eg-ealiddanan, mig-ealiddanan/in-ealiddanan, eg><an-rdpCV-) to tell a slightly untrue story about something so that can be able to do something
Eg-ealiddanan en iya si Tatu su eyew egpalewuk-lewuk.
Tatu will make a reason so that can go anywhere.
Eg-ealiddanan iya ubag si Uyang ne masakit ka ulu eyew kenè egpakakenken te dinampil ne aheley.
Brother-in-law pretend to have headache so that he will not be asked to gather in the corn.
Eng. make excuse; excuse; alibi; deceive; lie; pretend; pretext; false pretences
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 17/Feb/2015