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lenep
/lɔnɔp/
v_rt.
“submerse”
 
1.
v.
(eglenep, eg><ø-) to dive into the water
Wrd.Gloss: dive
Ka eglenep iyan ka egseneb te weyig, lanew, dahat wey ke linsebuk naa. Iyan man-e igpasabut kayi ka eggeles iling te beuu.
Eglenep-lenep ka me batè ne egpamanihus diyè te weyig.
The children keep diving into the river.
Eng. dive
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (eglenep, agent, eg><ø-) to submerse themselves in the water
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
2.
v.
for part of the body (e.g. one's tongue, penis, or testicles) (eglenep, actor, eg><ø-) to be pulled in towards the centre of the body
Cult. This may happen as the result of a curse.??
Eng. swallow tongue
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
(egpalenepan, eg><en-pA-) to test the innocence of two men by holding their heads under water - the first one to surface is the guilty one
Eng. test innocence; innocence, test
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,TME,QDL,NJK,RJH
Last updated: 20/Feb/2015

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