arere

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Malay.

Mihalic has the sense below of ‘to lie in ambush for’. Can anybody give further examples of usage?

See original Mihalic entry.

Modifier forms

  1. alongside, along, next to
    wokabaut arere long wara to walk alongside thr river, to walk along the river
    sindaun arere long mi sit down next to me

Noun/Modifier forms

  1. edge, border, limit, side
    arere long riva the river bank
    arere bilong klos the hem of dress
    save bilong God i no gat arere God’s wisdom has no limit
    yo go sindaun long arere you go and sit down at the side (over there)

Intransitive verb forms

  1. to wait for, to lie in wait, to lie in ambush for
    em i arere long birua he is lying wait for his enemy

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