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walì
/waliʔ/
v_rt.
“be_naughty”
 
adj.
(mawalì, mA1-) naughty
Ka seini emun ke eglalag egpakangisi ka wey ke egkaruma nu seini ne kalasiyan ne etew amana ka egkabayatbayat.
Katuenan nud iya ne walì sikandin ne etew tenged te ula-ula rin.
We will notice that she's joker person through his facial expression.
Eng. naughty
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
n.
(kawalian, kA><an-) a pun; a joke
Kenè egkaaminan te kawalian si Ilmu su ganna rè sikandin egbunsud te maselem ka egwali-walì.
Joke's of Ilmu is unconsumable because they started joking early in the morning but still.
Eng. pun; joke
OCM: Humor (522)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: F
 
adj.
(mawalì, mA1-) to play; to joke; to tease
Mawalì sikandin piru mahaan egkabelù ke egsulian.
He is plaful but when we revenge his easily got angry.
Cult. used of an adult - not of children playing
Eng. play; joke; tease
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
v.
for someone (egwali-walì, migwali-walì/inwali-walì, agent, agent, eg><ø-rdpRT-) to say something not really meant to someone else (egwali-walian, inwali-walian/migwali-walian/pigwali-walian, location, eg><an-rdpRT-)
Kenè ka mulè egwali-walì due su mareet se diralem ku kayi!
Warà a nawalwalii.
I didn't take it as a joke. (lit. I wasn't joked-to.)
Eng. joke; fool around
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 22/Jan/2010