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

• • formula used when looking for words: ‘such as’, ‘like’; ‘how should I say’, ‘you know’
  • • Disc

  Literally	like (we/they) say
  Sense Comment	comm

  • • Example 1928:
      

      Webwe iape ngaliko i-vene i-wene ne ma ini.

      His armands, they were, like, they went all the way up his arm.

    • Example 1929:
      

      Dapa ka li-romo i-katau kape li-ejau ngapwae. Ngaliko: kiñe tamate, lusa ini, temaka ene pe moloe, ene po koro, ene po nga-toloto, ene ka ene nga-toloto –

      But the people had had the time to figure out how exactly they were going to proceed. Like – they could observe the grass skirts, the dancing gear; which part was red, which part was white, which part was blue, here and here…

      Example URL

      https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S176

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  • nga ebele li-ko formula used when looking for words: ‘such as’, ‘like’; ‘how should I say’, ‘you know’
• See also:
  • ~ko¹ say ‹s.th.›, declare. Introduces direct reported speech / call s.th. ‹so and so› / tell s.o. to do s.th.; order, suggest that / think, believe (that) / want to, be about to