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middle
/mid-əl/
 
n-ct, adj.
 
1.
Def.: taliwarè
MS: taliwarè
the center, the part of something which is between the sides and is an equal distance from the the sides (e.g. the middle of the road, the middle finger).
The dog is in the middle of the road.
Ka asu diyè te taliwarè te kelesadda.
The middle finger is in the middle of all the fingers.
Ka tinlelabew ne kemel nakapataliwarè te langun ne kemel.
Members of the middle class are not very, very rich, but not very poor.
Ka sakup te elat-elat te meyaman wey amana ne pubri su kenè ne amana ne meyaman, piru kenè degma ne pubri amana.
 
n-ct.
 
2.
Def.: taltaliwarè (meyitenged te timpu)
MS: taltaliwarè
the time between the first part and the last part of a period of time.
She arrived in the middle of the afternoon, around 3pm.
Migginguma sikandin te taltaliwarè te maapun [ma͡apun], me alas tris.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0826-0850
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012