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ili
1.
there.
Ili is a deictic indicating the general location of anything near or adjacent to the listener. See the deictic discussion and chart in the "Grammar Notes".
Ulan du koh iyey nisong ili.
The rain surely may come there soon.
It surely may rain there soon.
Daa na bulang-kayatun siga anu ili, mbal miyah sohoh ta mahonnop.
Don't mess up those things there now, there is no one we can request to fix [them back].
Don't mess up that stuff there, we don't have a maid.
2.
that; this; next.
In this sense, ili sometimes carries a component of temporal space, meaning something not right at the moment, but coming soon.
In this coming month, there is again now a wedding.
In this coming month there will be another wedding.
Budburin buwas baanan manuk ili.
Feed rice to that group of chickens.
Nipalami eh na ongkah bulan ili.
An enjoyable program will be provided by him next month.
teh ili
1.
‘time’ right now; like now.
2.
like that.
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