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vote
 
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1.
Def.: eg-alam (igkalalag te tagsè sabeka ke hendei ka igkeupii ran ne etew wey ke puhawang. Wey ka grupu eg-alam te pinakameupiya ne etew wey ke puhawang naa).
MS: eg-alam
If a group of people vote, they each say which person or idea they want. Then the group chooses the most popular person or idea.
Which candidate are you going to vote for in the election.
Hendei ka kendidatu ne igkeupii nu ne eg-alamen?
The committee voted to change the name of the group.
Ka kumiti mig-alam te pegbalew-balew te ngaran te grupu.
 
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2.
Def.: peg-alam
MS: peg-alam
an action of voting.
We couldn't decide what to do, so we had a vote.
Kenè ki egpekewukum ke nekey ka eggimuwen ta, sika ka due peg-alam te eyew te pegbutar.
Sem.Dom.: GSL0626-0650
Status: ready

Last updated: 18/Jan/2012