Yakan - sellet

1

The thing that is stuck (between one’s teeth).

Niya' sellet impenkun pegge' bakas ku mangan sapi'.

I have something stuck between my teeth because I ate beef.

Ānanun selletnun amban impennu.

Remove what is stuck between your teeth.

selletan, mekesellet

For s.t. to be or get stuck (between the teeth).

Selletan ku bang ku bakas mangan manuk.

I have something stuck (between my teeth) when I have eaten chicken.

Ine mekesellet impennun?

What is stuck (between) your teeth?

N-

-an

To remove what is stuck (between teeth).

Selletannun nakanak iyan.

Remove what is stuck (between the teeth of) that child.

Ubus ne selletanku.

I have already removed it.

Pī kew nellet.

Go and remove what is stuck (between your teeth).

2

N-

To do s.t in between (other activities); squeeze doing s.t. in between other (activities).

Bisan ekka bahannu, selletun dahu' ngala'it badju'kun.

Even though you have much to do, do the sewing of my blouse in between.

Tiya' ku dahu' nellet badju'ku ngedekdakan.

I will just squeeze in the washing of my blouse.

Pī kew nellet bohe', tiya' ga' niya' bohe'.

Go and get water in between (what you are doing); we are out of water.

pa-, -um-

To do s.t. in between (other activities); squeeze in some activity.

Pī kew dahu' pasellet ngeddo' bohe'.

Just go get water in between (your other work).

Bang kew sumellet, pitu sa' kew hap luma'ku.

If you can squeeze it in, be sure to come to my house.

3

pasellet

N-, mag-

To insert s.t. (into a small space), to squeeze s.t. in between s.t., cram s.t. into s.t.

Paselletun libru inin pī si me' libru sinduwe iyan.

Insert this book between those other books.

Papīku hadja sawalkun masellet dem maletane.

I just put my pants into his suitcase sqeezing (them between his things).

Sine magpasellet libru inin bu tiya' ne sigpit.

Who squeezed this book in and what’s more it was tight already.

4

N-

To mediate between (people, in a dispute or quarrel), arbitrate.

Pī ku dahu' nellet siye duk siye ga'i luma'us magsasa'.

I will go first and mediate between them so that they won’t proceed to fight.

Selletku siye duk siye ga'i magsasa'.

I mediate between them so that they won’t quarrel.

pasellet

To mediate, act as mediator.

Pī kew pasellet si siye duk siye gey luma'us magsasa'.

Go and act as mediator for them so that they won’t proceed and fight.

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