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lingeg
/liŋɔg/
 
adj.
hardheaded (never mind something)
Ka lingeg, iyan ka batasan te etew ne hendue te kenè egdineg ke eglalahan. Minsan menuwen te egsuhù, egsapad, kenè iya egpammineg su egbalaharen dè iya ka indineg din.
Eng. hardheaded; strong-willed; willful; disobedient; stubborn (never mind something); doesn't concentrate
DDP: Strong (2.4.1)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (eglingeg-lingeg, miglingeg-lingeg/inlingeg-lingeg, lingeg-lingeg, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to not paying attention to something or obey it
Gramm. Note: The verb form appears to have the opposite sense of meaning to the adjective form. It is always used with the negative.
Warad iya miglingeg-lingeg ka hari ku ne insuhù te kayu ne igtemeg su migparahas-dahas dè iya migkelag.
My younger brother did not pay attention to my command to get a firewood and he just kept on playing.
Eng. pay attention, not; obey, to not; concentrate, to; focus, to not; listen carefully, to not
DDP: Attention (3.1.2.3)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

Updated by: TME,RJH,QDL,RAA
Last updated: 12/Feb/2010