namel

See original Mihalic entry.

Modifier forms

1. in the middle, among, between, amidst
   katim namel to cut in half
   stap namel long ol pren to be amongst friends
   sanap namel long tupela haus to stand between two houses

Noun forms

2. the middle, the centre
   katim long namel to cut in the middle

Compound forms

3. namel lain people in the middle, a tribe or clan that has kin or trade connections with others who do not
   ol namel lain i bin go long ples bilong pait na pasim tupela birua long pait middlemen went into the battle area and persuaded the enemies to stop fighting
   mipela marit long bus na marit long nambis - mipela ol namel lain we are married to the bush people and to the coastal people - we stand in between them

4. namel man/meri a middle man or woman, a broker between two parties (in marriage, trade etc)
   mama bilong em i kam long dispela eria, em i wanpela namel man/meri his/her mother came from this area, he/she is a middleman/woman

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