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ambe
1
Rat; mouse.
daga
Binoloat ta ambe tang tamping ang agbetangan ta belat.
A rat made holes in the basket where the rice is stored.
-en
For something to be eaten or destroyed by rats or mice; for a field to be infested with rats.
Inambe tang koma amen, animan anday yading pa-bat.
Our fields were destroyed by rats, consequently we didn't have a big harvest.
Some people don't like to say the word ambe aloud because they believe if you get mad at the rats they will eat up your clothes even more. Therefore people just spell out R-A-T or say ‘Mister’. If you see a rat, you shouldn't hurt it, but rather kill it right away so that it can't take revenge on you.
2
A thief (literally, a rat).
Sigoro may ambe tarin ong logar ta.
Maybe there's a thief (lit. rat) here in our place.
-en
Idiomatic, meaning to steal.
Inambe tang mano amen talabi.
Our chicken was stolen last night.
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