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tīmol
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A black, hard bodied bloodsucking dog or pig flea, Siphonaptera.
This flea also temporarily infects the body and clothing of people.
ūtu, Kinds of Lice,
2
Rascal! A jocular expletive.
Tīmolmu Lu'mag an un do'ol di alyom hi patāmum an ihtuy tamūa'.
You rascal Lu'mag! You tell (me) many things that you want done when I (already) have work here.
This is a minor sentence type. It is an exocentric construction, consisting of a noun timul Dog or pig flea, followed by a possessive pronoun or possessive noun. Timolmu, lit: `Your dog or pig fleas'.
It is a non-vulgar expletive, classed as mild scolding, hīngal.
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