See dali in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"1": "fj",
"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "*tali"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"3": "*tali"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"3": "*tali"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"2": "poz-pro",
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},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "fj",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*CaliS"
},
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"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Pacific *tali, from Proto-Oceanic *tali, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tali, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talih, from Proto-Austronesian *CaliS.",
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},
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],
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"lang_code": "fj",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"derived": [
{
"english": "length of rope",
"translation": "length of rope",
"word": "gau ni dali"
},
{
"english": "to interrupt or break into a conversation; to cut the length of rope",
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"literally"
],
"translation": "to interrupt or break into a conversation; to cut the length of rope",
"word": "silima na gau ni dali"
}
],
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{
"bold_text_offsets": [
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19,
23
]
],
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11,
15
]
],
"english": "I used the rope to tie up the boat.",
"text": "Au vakayagataka na dali me vesuki kina na waqa.",
"translation": "I used the rope to tie up the boat.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"rope, cord, string (long, thin structure made from twisted threads)"
],
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"rope"
],
[
"cord",
"cord"
],
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"string",
"string"
]
]
}
],
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}
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"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "dali",
"name": "head"
},
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"2": "intransitive"
},
"expansion": "(intransitive)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
"lang": "Fijian",
"lang_code": "fj",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fj",
"name": "Linguistics",
"orig": "fj:Linguistics",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "10 90",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "18 82",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fj",
"name": "Fibers",
"orig": "fj:Fibers",
"parents": [],
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},
{
"_dis": "44 56",
"kind": "other",
"langcode": "fj",
"name": "Talking",
"orig": "fj:Talking",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
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12,
20
]
],
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2,
6
]
],
"english": "What dialect are you speaking?",
"literal_meaning": "How are you speaking right now?",
"text": "O dali vakacava tiko?",
"translation": "What dialect are you speaking?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
2,
6
]
],
"english": "S/he speaks the Rakiraki dialect.",
"text": "E dali vakaRakiraki o koya.",
"translation": "S/he speaks the Rakiraki dialect.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to speak a certain dialect or language"
],
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"linguistics"
],
[
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"speak"
],
[
"dialect",
"dialect"
],
[
"language",
"language"
]
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"(linguistics) to speak a certain dialect or language"
],
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"intransitive"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"linguistics",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"word": "dali"
}
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"Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
"Fijian intransitive verbs",
"Fijian lemmas",
"Fijian nouns",
"Fijian terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
"Fijian terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
"Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
"Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
"Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
"Fijian verbs",
"Pages with 19 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"fj:Fibers",
"fj:Talking"
],
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{
"english": "length of rope",
"translation": "length of rope",
"word": "gau ni dali"
},
{
"english": "to interrupt or break into a conversation; to cut the length of rope",
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"literally"
],
"translation": "to interrupt or break into a conversation; to cut the length of rope",
"word": "silima na gau ni dali"
}
],
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"2": "poz-oce-pro",
"3": "*tali"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "fj",
"2": "pqe-pro",
"3": "*tali"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"3": "*tali"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
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"1": "fj",
"2": "poz-pro",
"3": "*talih"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talih",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "map-pro",
"3": "*CaliS"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *CaliS",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Central Pacific *tali, from Proto-Oceanic *tali, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tali, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talih, from Proto-Austronesian *CaliS.",
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{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "noun"
},
"expansion": "dali",
"name": "head"
}
],
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"lang_code": "fj",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Fijian terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
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19,
23
]
],
"bold_translation_offsets": [
[
11,
15
]
],
"english": "I used the rope to tie up the boat.",
"text": "Au vakayagataka na dali me vesuki kina na waqa.",
"translation": "I used the rope to tie up the boat.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"rope, cord, string (long, thin structure made from twisted threads)"
],
"links": [
[
"rope",
"rope"
],
[
"cord",
"cord"
],
[
"string",
"string"
]
]
}
],
"word": "dali"
}
{
"categories": [
"Fijian entries with incorrect language header",
"Fijian intransitive verbs",
"Fijian lemmas",
"Fijian verbs",
"Pages with 19 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"fj:Fibers",
"fj:Talking"
],
"etymology_number": "2",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "verb"
},
"expansion": "dali",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fj",
"2": "intransitive"
},
"expansion": "(intransitive)",
"name": "tlb"
}
],
"lang": "Fijian",
"lang_code": "fj",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Fijian terms with usage examples",
"fj:Linguistics"
],
"examples": [
{
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12,
20
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
2,
6
]
],
"english": "What dialect are you speaking?",
"literal_meaning": "How are you speaking right now?",
"text": "O dali vakacava tiko?",
"translation": "What dialect are you speaking?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
2,
6
]
],
"english": "S/he speaks the Rakiraki dialect.",
"text": "E dali vakaRakiraki o koya.",
"translation": "S/he speaks the Rakiraki dialect.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to speak a certain dialect or language"
],
"links": [
[
"linguistics",
"linguistics"
],
[
"speak",
"speak"
],
[
"dialect",
"dialect"
],
[
"language",
"language"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(linguistics) to speak a certain dialect or language"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"topics": [
"human-sciences",
"linguistics",
"sciences"
]
}
],
"word": "dali"
}
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