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balahil
/balagil/
n.
“dam”
 
n.
a dam across a river
Wrd.Gloss: dam
Eng. dam, a; weir
OCM: Water Supply (312)
DDP: Ocean, lake (1.3.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (egbebalahil, migbebalahil/imbebalahil, bebelahil, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to dam a river (egbalahilan, imbalahilan/migbalahilan/pigbalahilan, balahili, location, eg><an-) with trees, usually as part of making a duheng
Eng. dam, to; dam, make; block river; block the way; block
OCM: Water Supply (312)
DDP: Ocean, lake (1.3.1.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone or something, especially a raft or someone who has drowned, (egpakabalahil, nakabalahil, actor & theme, egpAkA-) to block the way (egkabalahilan, nabalahilan, location, egkA><an-)
Gramm. Usually refers to a waterway, but can also refer to a path or road.
Ka kaluwasan kayi, iyan sika se egkapeled diyè te minsan hendei ke egpakaluruy wey ke egkasaligkat naa, wey egpakasili e te dalan ne egbayaan din. Ka egpakabalahil ka egpuunan ne egkapiangan ka etew wey ke egkallud-luran naa ka me galis, wey ke minsan hendei diyè te lawa.
Nakabalahil a ganna diyè te weyig su malurek.
I (fell down and) blocked the way there at the water a while ago because it was slippery
Seini red iya ka+ nabalahilan ku ganna.
I+ fell down here while ago.
Eng. block the way; way, block the
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

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Last updated: 10/Mar/2014