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Entry: nɛʔl
Grammar: n.
Meaning: rituals, practices and taboos observed by relatives of the deceased during a certain period after his death
Derivation: [< nɛpmaʔ abstain whilst mourning, q.v.]
Entry: nɛʔl
Grammar: n.
Meaning: cloth, material
Entry: nɛʔl-kɛdɔ:ba
Grammar: n.
Meaning: lit. cloth-sewer, Damāi_, member of the tailor's caste.
Derivation: [nɛʔl cloth + AP of tɔ:maʔ 'to sew']
Entry: nɛpmaʔ, -nɛtt-/-nɛt-/-nɛʔl
Grammar: vt.vi.
Meaning: the impendent aspectivizer: be about to, be on the verge of doing something, vide 5.3.6
Comments: sɛʔlɛ nɛʔlɛ She's about to kill me.
Entry: nɛpmaʔ, -nɛtt-/-nɛt-/-nɛʔl
Grammar: vt.
Meaning: (patient: yum 'salt') abstain from salt, i.e. be in mourning
Derivation: [dir. < naʔmaʔ abstain]
Comments: yum mɛnɛttu They are in mourning; cf. yukmaʔ (2).\x limet-dercomm,limet-comments,
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