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subsist

v.

nun; e.g. A church cannot subsist without members = Khrihfabu cu a minung um loin a nung kho lo. e.g. People in our country subsist on rice and meat = Kan ram minung hna cu facang le sa in an nung.

subsoil

n.

a cung palang a hun changtu thap vawlei khi

1. thil pakhatkhat a biapit biknak.
2. a sullam taktak.
3. thil a sining taktak; e.g. Ice and water are the same substance in different forms = Tikhal le ti cu an sining aa khat ko, an langhning lawng aa dang.
4. thilri, chawva.

substantial

adj.

1. a si taktakmi; e.g. People and things are substantial, ghosts are not = Minung le thilri cu a si taktakmi an si, mithla cu an si lo.
2. a thangmi, a fekmi.
3. a nganmi, chim awk tlak a simi, a ttha pah a simi; e.g. John made a substantial improvement in arithmatic = John cu kanan ah aa chap ngai.
4. mirum a simi.
5. a tlangpi in; e.g. The stories told by the two boys were in substantial agreement = Nagkchia pahnih nih an chimmi kha a tlangpi in an i khat.