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kai volume_up
v. eat
動 食べる
ota2 volume_up
v. eat raw fish
動 魚を生で食べる
ツバル人は生で魚を食べる．皮は引かずに食卓に上がる．
fakataukai
v. [N] eat together
動 [北] 一緒に食べる
fakatau (do something together) + kai (eat). fakatau- is a prefix indicating simultaneous action by two or more people (Ranby 1980). See also: fakataupehe.
fakatau（一緒に行う）+ kai（食べる）． fakatau- は2人以上の人が同時に行う行為を意味する接頭語（Ranby 1980）. [参] fakataupehe：一緒に歌う．
inu tī
v. have breakfast
動 朝食を食べる
inu (drink) + tī (tea). See also: 'kaiga pogipogi, 'kaiga taeao.
inu（飲む）+ tī（お茶）． 文字通りには「お茶を飲む」．Tou inu tī. 朝食を食べましょう．午後に言うと「軽食を食べましょう」という意味になる．[参]'kaiga pogipogi, 'kaiga taeao.
inu volume_up
v. drink
動 飲む
lamu
v. chew
動 噛む，咀嚼する
ale
v. lick; lick clean with the tongue
動 舐める；舐めてきれいにする
See also: aleale, ope, opeope.
[参] aleale, ope, opeope.
aleale
v. lick; lick clean with the tongue
動 舐める；舐めてきれいにする
See also: ale, ope, opeope.
連続・反復動作．[参] ale, ope, opeope.
ope
v. [N] lick; lick clean with the tongue
動 [北] 舐める；舐めてきれいにする
See also: ale, aleale, opeope.
[参] ale, aleale, opeope.
opeope
v. [N] lick; lick clean with the tongue
動 [北] 舐める；舐めてきれいにする
See also: ale, aleale, ope.
連続・反復動作．[参] ale, aleale, ope.
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