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balig
/balig/
v_rt.
“cross-pollinate”
 
v.
for a crop, especially corn/maize (aheley) (egbalig, migbalig/imbalig, agent, eg><ø-) to cross-pollinate with another (egbalihan, migbalihan/imbalihan/pigbalihan, location, eg><an-)
Wrd.Gloss: cross-pollinate
Imbalig e seini te lain ne aheley.
It's crossed with (an)other (variety of) corn/maize.
Eng. cross-pollinate
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
v.
for a person, especially one who goes to another place (egkabalig, nabalig, agent, egkA><ø-) to change their language/dialect/vocabulary/accent
Nabalig e te linalahan sikandin.
His/Her language has changed, (i.e., has words of another language interspersed)
Eng. change language/dialect/vocabulary/accent; language change; dialect change; vocabulary change; accent change; speak different
DDP: Language and thought (3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,QDL
Last updated: 05/Dec/2009