el-elegInf. ofelegadv.prednegative adverbial predicateKakekkeyungan Junia tep el-eleg hu tuka pengikkigna niya makaggeh ulu tu.Junia is frowning because she is not feeling good and she has a headache.El-eleg hu tamtam etan ni lagat nem yah etan pinudpud.The taste of the second rice wine juice is not as good compared to the first juice.El-eleg ni-ngangu mewan daka pannemnem ni hi-gak e kanday “Kaw hipa na-mu kapannemnem nunman ni tuun hi-gatsu et daitsu tuttudduan?" (Isaiah 28:9a)(These people) strongly disagree with me and say, “What does this person think of us that he would (dare to) teach us?”Simbeken1When the CVC2 reduplication is added to the form eleg, it encodes an evaluation that an action or object does not meet a standard. The use of the word may also be used to express strong disagreement about an action or activity that is considered unacceptable or inappropriate.CVC2-