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kelit₂
/kɔlit/
n.
“racket-tailed_parrot”
 
n.
Prioniturus_spp.
racket-tailed parrot
Wrd.Gloss: racket-tailed_parrot
Cult. a pretty green bird with a pair of long black tail feathers shaped like rackets, the kelit likes corn and so is considered a pest by farmers
Ka kelit iyan ka iling te kelilit ne manuk-manuk piru bayew dakel-dakel. Manekal ne egpanuktuk te kayu ka seini ne ayam wey bayew malayat se tuktuk wey napeku iya degma se tuktuk.
Nakangisi a te kelit su nakatalu ka tuktuk din diyè te kayu ne egpanpanuktukan din.
I laughed at the parrot got stucked in its bill to the wood he was pecking at.
Eng. parrot; bird variety
Tag. lóro
Ceb. piríku
Ilo.: lóro
OCM: Fauna (136)
DDP: Bird (1.6.1.2)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: RT

Updated by: RJH,TME,AAA,QDL
Last updated: 13/Oct/2009