bilaik
auxiliary: as, like; often used as a subordinator with words like 'fou', 'chit', and 'chon'; can also be used as a figurative copula
from: be-like
Examples:
| Oso souda lok em veida tro op fou bilaik emo hon emo sobwe-de op. | |||||||||||||
| Oso | souda | lok | em | veida | tro | op | fou | bilaik | emo | hon | emo | sobwe-de | op. |
| us-all | should-a | look | them | invader | patrol | up | before | be-like | them-all | hunt | them-all | subway-there | up |
| 1PL.INCL | must | find | 3SG | enemy | patrol | SAT | before | COND | 3PL | find | 3PL | subway-EMPH | SAT |
| We must locate the raiding party before they reach the tunnels. | |||||||||||||
| Pas daun, em bilaik-- | |||||||||
| Pas | daun, | em | bilaik-- | ||||||
| pass | that-one | them | be-like | ||||||
| after | that-one | 3SG | COP | ||||||
| After that, it is... | |||||||||
| Chon yu bilaik? Hakom yu kamp raun hir? | |||||||||
| Chon | yu | bilaik? | Hakom | yu | kamp | raun | hir? | ||
| which-one | you | be-like | how-come | you | camp | around | here | ||
| who | 2SG | be | why | 2SG | be | SAT | here | ||
| Who are you? Why are you here? | |||||||||