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elet
/ʔɔlɔt/
v_rt.
“block”

v.
for someone (eg-eelet, actor, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to block someone or something else (eg-eletan, theme, eg><an-) with something (ig-elet, instrument, ig><ø-) e.g., to board up a doorway
Ka igpasabut te eg-eletan iyan sika se pegtahù te minsan nekey diyè te dalan wey ka pegbalabag naa te kayu diyè te dalan. Egkaayun degma ne eg-alaren ka dalan.
Eg-eletan te dakel ne kayu ka dalan eyew kenè egpakabayè ka mutur/hunda.
We will block the way with a big log so that motorcycle cannot passed.
Warè egpakalawang ne matig-Panganan su mig-eletan te me etew ka dibabè te salug.
No one from Panganan raft downstream because the downriver was board up.
Eng. block; prevent; obstruct; board up
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

n.
(eletanan, -an-an) a gap or divider between different areas
Due eletanan.
There is a gap.
Eng. gap; divider; barrier; border
Ceb. pilapil
OCM: Miscellaneous Structures (349)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 12/Feb/2016

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