bala
adverb
1
about
2
approximate
3
as
4
like
5
nearly
• epogana bala ajokit
she/he is as proud as the devil
• erai bala; ikoni bala; esubit bala
it is as if; it is as though; in a way that makes you think something
• elosi ngesi kosubite bala edeka
she/he walks as if she/he were sick
• etia bala
as…as (used with uncountable things)
• ipu/ikidioko bala
as many/few as
• edolete itunga bala itomon kwangin
there are approximately ten people
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