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elat
/ʔɔlat/
n.
“middle”

n.
middle; center
Wrd.Gloss: middle
Syn. taliwarè —m i d d l e
Diyè a miggibat te taliwarè te amey wey iney ku.
Data Qual: This example sentence doesn't use elat!!! [RJH]
Data Qual: Which one is pt. equidistant from all other points, i.e., center and which one is pt.equidistant from both extremes, i.e., middle?
Eng. middle; center; between
Tag. gitnâ
Ceb. tungà
Ilo.: baét
OCM: Miscellaneous Structures (349)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B

v.
for someone (eg-eelat, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to put something (eg-elaten, theme, eg><en-) in between something else, e.g., to put a child in the middle of the bed between two other people
Ka igpasabut te eg-elaten iyan sika se diyè te taliwarè te minsan nekey. Igpataliwarè te daruwa wey ke diyè nakatahù te taliwarè.
Eg-eelat ki te batè ke eglipereng ki.
Eg-elaten te Amey wey Iney ka anak dan ne deisek pad ke eggibat sikandan.
Parents put their baby in the middle when they are sleeping.
Eng. put in middle; middle, put in; center, put in; block
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

v.
(egpeelat, eg><ø-pA-) to put in the middle
Layun a egpeelat dengan te batè e pad ke eggibat a su egkaaldek a te busew.
When I was young, I used to be in the middle when sleeping because I'm scared of evil spirits.
Eng. middle, put in
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 18/Feb/2014

Links to texts

"igpeelat" in text "Cooking in Bamboo"

"elat" in text "Cooking in Bamboo"

"elat" in text "Making Lead Sinkers"

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