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tali
/tali/
v_rt.
“swing”
 
vi.
for someone or something (agent) to swing something back and forth
Ka egkatali iyan egkabiyal ne minsan nekey ne nekeusarey wey ke nakasanggat, wey nabitin naa.
Kenè kew rè keddel-keddel su egkatali e ka sinuba ta ne kema ke egkeulaan e.
Just walk slowly because our kettle (with food still on fire) sways back and forth and the food might spill out.
Eng. swing, to; sway; push back and forth; sways back and forth
Ceb. malabyog
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for someone (egtetali, agent, eg><ø-rdpCV-) to divine by presenting a request to a stick hanging from their hands by a piece of string and then observing whether or not the stick sways back and forth
Wrd.Gloss: divine
O. Syn. pamalè
Eng. divine, to; divination
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,TME,RJH
Last updated: 23/Nov/2016