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lengey
/lɔŋɔy/
Data Qual: Are there any forms without the reduplication? e.g., egkalengey???
 
vi.
for someone (eglengeylengey, miglengeylengey/inlengeylengey, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to shake the head (eglengeylengeyen, miglengeylengey/inlengeylengey/piglengeylengey) from side to side (eglengeylengeyan, miglengeylengeyan/inlengeylengeyan/piglengeylengeyan)
Ka eglengey-lengey iyan ka egkeleng-keleng te ulu. Migpalinneu seini te pegkene-kenè wey ke warè nabenalan. Egkaayun degma ne egkeleng-keleng/eglengey-lengey ka etew ka egpallubey te bulbul wey ke duma naa iya te kalasiyan te sayew.
Eglengey-lengey sikandin ke egkenè su warè sikandin natelesi minsan egmenuwen.
He shakes his head as he refused for he don't like it in any way.
Syn. lingì
Syn. lingey
Syn. keleng
Eng. shake head side to side; head, shake
Tag. umilíng
Ceb. lingùlingò
Ilo.: agwingíwing
OCM: Gestures and Signs (201)
DDP: 9.6.4.1 (unknown category)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: RJH,TME,RJH,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 09/Feb/2015