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welwel
/wɔlwɔl/
v_rt.
“shake”
 
vt.
for someone (egwelwel, migwelwel/inwelwel, welwel, agent, eg><ø-) to shake something back-and-forth (egwelwelen, inwelwel/migwelwel/pigwelwel, welwela, theme, eg><en-) back and forth
Inwelwel ni Ayit ka beyabas su eyew egkeulug ka behas.
Ayit shook the guava (tree) so that the fruit would fall.
Eng. shake something
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M
 
vi.
for someone or something (e.g., the wind) (egpakawelwel, nakawelwel, agent, egpAkA-) to shake something (egkawelwel, nawelwel, patient, egkA><ø-) back and forth
Kenà a egpakawelwel te beyabas su mahasè a.
I can't shake the guava (tree) because I am thin.
Mania te egkawelwel mulè seini se baley ta?
Why is it that our house is shaking?
Eng. shake, to; shake, cause to; sway; wobble; vibrate, cause to
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

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Last updated: 29/May/2017