nga ebele li-ko formula used when looking for words: ‘such as’, ‘like’; ‘how [...]

Part of Speech phrase
Morphology nga + ebele ‘body; example’ + ~ko
    • formula used when looking for words: ‘such as’, ‘like’; ‘how should I say’, ‘you know’
      • Disc
    • Literally like (we/they) say
      • Example 1930:
        In’ na, nga ebele l’ko Teliki Makumoso, ai’ akapa, i-waivo idi ñe telepakau, ñe piene, i-waivo idi ñe ngatene pe li-ajau : nga ebele ko i-waivo idi pe li-vo mwoe, i-waivo idi pe li-bo vilo, kuo ngatene nga pon, wele, ngaten’ abia pon na…
        And that's him – how shall I say – that's Elderly Lord, our father, he's the one who taught us our culture, our language, everything we do: for example, he taught us how to build houses, how to create things with wood, how to cut canoes, how to make paddles, all those things…

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