nidallom an kali (id. of kali) an idiom referring to someone who is being pretentious by using high-falutin words (lit. words are deep).
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lumlum-uk comm. soft spot on top of baby’s head; palpitating part of the head, especially seen in babies. Naagangan nan golang te nidallom nan lumlum-uk na. The child is hungry because the palpitating part on its head is deep.
kinadallom (der. of dalom₂) nom. the distance from the surface of something to its bottom; depth. kina‑. (sem. domains: 8.2.6.5 - Deep, shallow.)
kadalom (der. of dalom₂) comm. depth. Nganney kadalom na? How deep is it?/ What is its depth? Nganney kinadallom nan wangwang? What depth is the river? ka‑, kina‑. (sem. domains: 8.2.6.5 - Deep, shallow.)
kaban₂ 1comm. wooden box or trunk. Nangapyah kaban an pangiha-adanah bulwatina. He made a wooden box for his clothes. Pundallomom tun balituk nah kaban mu. Put this gold at the very bottom of your trunk. Sim: kahon. (sem. domains: 6.7.7 - Container.) 2trans. to place inside trunk. Ingkaban ina hanan balituk an banggol ku. My mother placed my golden chain inside the trunk. i‑/iN‑. 3A Move and position object at site.
Addallom (infl. of dalom₃) prop. refers to a spirit world believed to be below the earth. (sem. domains: 1 - Universe, creation, 4.9 - Religion.)
puN- -on 1caus. this circumfix encodes non-past tense and a causative concept; the object is cross-referenced. Mumpundikhal da nan pungngunuom. Your workmen are splitting wood. Pundallomom tun balituk nah kaban mu. You put this gold at the very bottom of your trunk. Sim: impuN--, pun-i-. (sem. domains: 9.2.9.1 - Verb affixes.) 2mod. this circumfix encodes a mitigated causative; Class 4 verbal root. Pun-ang-angom hi mama. Let mama watch. Punha-angon dakan ha-on. I’ll let you cook. Pumbakkaom din golang nah dulung. Let the baby crawl on the floor.
