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kali
/kali/
v_rt.
“dig”
 
n.
a hole in the ground resulting from a person digging
Eng. hole; ditch; trench
 
v.
for someone (egkali, migkali/ingkali, egpangali, migpangali/impangali, agent, eg><ø-, eg><ø-paN-) to dig up somewhere (egkaliyan, ingkaliyan/migkaliyan/pigkaliyan, location, eg><an-)
Miggendiyè te kamet si Inè ka egkali te binggala.
Mother went to the field to dig up cassava.
Eng. dig up; dug
Tag. húkay
Ilo.: káli
OCM: Tillage (241), Mining and Quarrying (316)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F

Updated by: RJH,AAA,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 26/Jan/2012