boli bad, not having good character or favorable attributes / broken, [...]

Part of Speech	vi
Pronunciation	ˈboli

1. • bad, not having good character or favorable attributes

   • • Example 232:
       

       tèma boli

       rough sea

     • Example 233:
       

       Unar boli.

       The unar fish is bad.

2. • broken, not working or functioning as it should

   • • Example 77:
       

       Anekol gai tèla ba gèpai boli lai.

       The whiteants have completely ruined the posts of the house.

     • Example 137:
       

       Gewak boli ba atute, geini ba pèkodo naung.

       His bad foot was swollen, and the pus wouldn't come out.

3. • not possible, cannot

   Grammar Note	In this sense boli follows a verb denoting the action.
   Metathesised Form	boil

   • • Example 61:
       

       Bong bal mona alulite ang tèwai boli.

       That big tree over there is sacred, so we can't go over there.

     • Example 234:
       

       Wota ba tèpasi boli.

       We can't eat the coconut.

Related entries

• See also:
  • -ete boli not know how to do (something)
  • kang good, nice / right-hand / know how to, be able to (do something), be good at (doing something)
  • leboli be wounded, have an open wound or sore
  • -leboli be without success, be unable to achieve what one set out to do