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first
/ferst/
 
adj, adv.
 
1.
Def.: nekewun-a te langun
MS: nekewun-a te langun
If something is first, it is before other things in time or space.
I arrived first; there was nobody else there yet.
Nekewun-a a nekeyinguma; warè pad minsan hentew diyè.
 
adj, adv.
 
2.
Def.: kinewun-aan [kinewun-a͡an]
MS: kinewun-aan
If something is first, it is more important than other things.
At work, my first responsibility is to help customers.
Te trabahu ku, ka kinewun-aan [kinewun-a͡an] ne eggimuwen ku iyan ka egbulihan ku ka me mameliyay.
The customers come first at my shop.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0051-0075
Status: ready

Last updated: 03/Apr/2013