kwelen
adjective: weak
from: quailing
Examples:
| Skaikru don ron emo seiso op. Du bilaik yo ste kwelen. Teik ai tich emo kaina uf yo gada in. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Skaikru | don | ron | emo | seiso | op. | Du | bilaik | yo | ste | kwelen. | Teik | ai | tich | emo | kaina | uf | yo | gada | in. |
| sky-crew | done | run | them-all | say-so | up | dude | be-like | you-all | stay | qualiing | take | I | teach | them-all | kind-of | oof | you-all | gather | in |
| Sky-people | PAST | give | 3SG | answer | SAT | 3 | think | 2PL | be | weak | let | 1SG | teach | them-all | what-kind-of | strength | 2PL | have | SAT |
| The Sky People have given their answer. They think you are weak. Let me show them how strong you are. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kos ai bilaik yu brana Bandrona, ai ste kom taida na kol em au. Soulou gonplei. Roun nou na chants na gada in bilaik en's kwelen. Em nou na bak daun. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kos | ai | bilaik | yu | brana | Bandrona, | ai | ste | kom | taida | na | kol | em | au. | Soulou | gonplei. | Roun | nou | na | chants | na | gada | in | bilaik | en's | kwelen. | Em | nou | na | bak | daun. |
| because | I | be-like | you | brand-new | banner-? | I | stay | come | title | gonna | call | them | out | solo | gunplay | Roan | no | gonna | chance | gonna | gotta | in | be-like | them-stay | quailing | them | no | gonna | back | down |
| because | 1SG | be | 2SG | new | ambassador | 1SG | be | of | right | FUT | challenge | 3SG | SAT | solo | fight | Roan | NEG | FUT | chance | FUT | have | SAT | as | 3SG-be | weak | 3SG | NEG | FUT | refuse | SAT |
| As your new Ambassador, I have the right to challenge him. Soulou gonplei. Roan can't afford to look weak. He won't refuse. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daun’s kwelen. Heda nou beda— | |||||||||
| Daun’s | kwelen. | Heda | nou | beda— | |||||
| That was weak. A Commander should never— | |||||||||
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