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natural
/nat-chə-rəl/
 
adj.
 
1.
Def.: eleg (meyitenged te himu)
MS: eleg
If something that you do is natural, it is normal, so people are not surprised that you do it.
It's natural that you should miss your friends when you are away from home.
Eleg ne egkaalimengawan ka te me alukuy nu ke mariyù ka te kaniyu.
 
adj.
 
2.
Def.: e iya (meyitenged te katuenan wey weil)
MS: e iya
A natural ability or action is something that a person or animal is born with, and so they don't have to learn it.
It is a natural instinct for babies to cry.
Batasan e iya te me batè ka egsinehew.
He has a lot of natural musical ability.
Due iya dakel ne katuenan din te musika.
 
adj.
 
3.
Def.: kenè ne hinimu te etew su puun te palibut (meyitenged te me kasangkapan)
MS: kenè ne himimu te etew; puun te palibut
A natural product comes from the environment, and is not man-made.
Cotton is a natural material.
Ka gapas kasangkapan ne puun te palibut.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0226-0250
 
 
unnatural
 
adj.
not natural (sense 1).
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Last updated: 26/Sep/2012