ebel’ ini¹ his/her/its body; its hull, etc. / the true version of it; the [...]

Part of Speech	noun
Phonetic Form	eᵐbelini
Variant Form(s)	ebele ini
Tanema Equivalent	nibela nini
Lovono Equivalent	nebele ngani
Morphology	ebele + ini

1. • his/her/its body; its hull, etc.

   Syntactic Restriction

   literal

2. • the true version of it; the real one

   • • Example 615:
       

       Dapa wopine iupa na li-ovei ebel’ ini.

       Our elders are the ones who’d know the proper (word).

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • ebel’ ini² wonderful! great! fabulous!
• Main Entry:
  • ebele¹ body / major constituting element; structure, core / end of ‹s.th.› / real, genuine, true, actual; authentic version of ‹s.th.› / meaning / example
• See also:
  • ebele piene¹ true words, the truth / true, real, genuine; specific
  • ebele² beautiful, wonderful. Used in exclamatory sentences