Mangali Figure  349	Paat os aye umelap ak Tula.
Literal Translation	Tula really became a bamboo knife. (a sharp thin piece of bamboo).
Meaning of Figure	Tula became very thin.
Usage	Said of a sick person who refuses to eat, or of animals that get thin. Usually a person doesn’t get thin unless they are sick.
Figure	metaphor
Image	inanimate; knife, bamboo
Topic	appearance; thin