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kimbū
timbū
N-, mag- (recip.)
-an
To be jealous of s.o.
Used if two people have the same kind of relationship to a third person but are treated differently. The jealousy is often expressed by anger.
Ngimbū iye pegge' magkalasa ellanen duk dende seddili.
She is jealous because her husband courts another woman.
Magkimbū siye pegge' sali'-sali' kabaya'ande lella miya'an.
They are jealous of each other because both of them want that man.
Kimbūhanne salinen pegge' iye luwal binellihan semmekin.
She is jealous of her younger sister because she always has clothes bought for her.
bēkimbū
Habitually jealous.
Lella iyan bēkimbū.
That man is always jealous. (He thinks s.o. else is involved with his wife.)
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