se2si1as if, as when, (cf. ase adv.; niese v.; nyeese < nye se)Ku a nye se (better: nyese) ku le piilim la ba nyin ka Kunkoak. It was (lit. made) as if they were leaving Kunkoak. They seemed to be leaving Kunkoak.2thatWan poli se nuru bo tengka po.She never thought that there was any man in the world.3rather, (transl.:) insteadBa kan ling a yi Yuili, ku a kisi kama, se ka ba ling yi Bulini.They do not sing in Kasem to start with, it is forbidden, instead they start singing in Buli.soa se, soa si(term of comparison) as, like, such as, as much asWa nala soa se fi la.He is as good as you. Mi kan de a soa se fi la.I do not eat as much as you.Cf. Mi kan de ase fi la.I do not eat like you.Lamisi soa se mi la.Lamisi is as tall as me.
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