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chedam

, n.

father (used as term of address).
chedam a sechal el oungalek; chedam a okedongel a ngalek el mo er demal.

demak

n.poss.1s

demam

n.poss.2s

demal

n.poss.3s

demal a chedam er ngii el ngalek; kldemaol; demal a sechelik.

demad

n.poss.1pi

demmam

n.poss.1pe

demmiu

n.poss.2p

demerir

n.poss.3p

chedang

father (term of address less formal than chedam).

ouchedam

ouchedam a omekedong er a demal; ngar ngii a demal.

delal a demak

expr.

my paternal grandmother.

demal a delak

expr.

my maternal grandfather.

demal a demak

expr.

my paternal grandfather.

See also:

Examples:

Ak ultuil er a ududel a demak.

> I am dependent on money from my father.

A Droteo a milsuub el meruul a mlai er a demal.

> Droteo learned how to make canoes from his father.

Ng ngar er ngii a demmiu?

> Do you have a father?

A Droteo a di omdid a ultil a ochil a demal.

> Droteo is following in his fathers footsteps (i.e., following his father's way of life).

A Toki a metord er a bechil me ng kie er a blil a demal.

> Toki is fed up with her husband, so she's living at her father's place.

Proverbs:

Mlenga telochel a demal manguai ngii.

> Like his father, for he ate his father's premasticated food.

Applied to a child by adoption, with the implication that the adopted child resembles his adoptive father

More Examples:

Ng tela rekil a demam?

> How old is your father?

Ng mekngit a renguk se el bo kletkii a delak me a demak el dibus.

> I get sad when I think of my mom and dad that are gone.

A demak a ulisechakl er ngak el mengaus a teuechel el mo chadoue.

> My dad taught me how to make thatch roofs.

Ngka el temamungel a maml mekera domecholue er ngii e chedam?

> Father, how do we de scale this monstrous wrasse fish?

A demak a mle blechoel el omad a suld er a diangel ngii me a resechelil.

> My father had always made ropes from coconut husks at the boating house with his friends.

obekul

, n.poss.3s

brother (older; of a man).
obekul a klou er ngii el sechal; chedal

obekuk

n.poss.1s

obekum

n.poss.2s

obekud

n.poss.1pi

obekmam

n.poss.1pe

obekmiu

n.poss.2p

obekrir

n.poss.3p

obekul a demal

expr.

paternal uncle (older than father).

See also:

Examples:

Ng sechelik a bla leberngii a obekuk.

> It's my friend who my brother has hit.

Ng obekuk a mla merngii a sechelik.

> It's my brother who has hit my friend.

A buik el kchillebedii a obekul a sechelik.

> The boy whose brother I hit is my friend.

More Examples:

Ng tela rekil a obekum?

> How old is your older brother? (only said by a male)

Ng techa ngklel a obekum?

> What is your older brother's name?

ochad

, n.

sibling of opposite sex; any relation of opposite sex.
ochad a sechal me a redil el kauchad; ngalektang a ochedal.

ochedak

n.poss.1s

ochedam

n.poss.2s

ochedal

n.poss.3s

opposite sex sibling.
ochedal a ochad er ngii. ochedecheraol ochedecheraol a okedecheraol; kirel el mo dechor; skuul a ochedecheraol.

ochedad

n.poss.1pi

ochedemam

n.poss.1pe

ochedemiu

n.poss.2p

ochederir

n.poss.3p

ruchad

n.pl.

siblings of opposite sex; related persons of opposite sex.
ruchad a ochad, sechal me a redil el ngalektang; ruchad a kauchad.

ngelekir a ruchad

expr.

first cousins through siblings of opposite sex (i.e.; children of brother and sister).

ochedal a demal

expr.

aunt (=father's sister).

See also:

Examples:

A ngklel a ochedak a John.

> My brother's name is John.

A Droteo a meluchel el mo er a ochedal.

> Droteo is carrying out an obligation to his sister.

More Examples:

Ng tela rekil a ochedam?

> How old is your opposite sex sibling?

A ulak el ochedak a kuk kmo ngak er remera el ochedak le ng blechoel me duum er a bek el chelsenguk.

> My attached (not blood) sister cares for me more than my real sisters because she always helps with all of my cultural obligations.

A chelbechiielel a Dirasils el mle kldait a mlo er a ochedal er a Ngiradaob.

> The money put in for the marriage of Dirasils, which was a keldait, went to her brother, Ngiradaob.

Ak kmal mo oureng er a ochedak.

> I miss my brother terribly.

A ochedak a mle blechoel el mesauch a buuch. Chelecha el bla lorael e ng kuk urerek.

> My brother used to get the betelnuts. Now that he left, it's my duty.

ochell

, n.

child related to particular family through mother.
ochell a ngelekel a redil er a delengchokl, blai me a kebliil. Ngelekel a redil ra blai el sechal ma lechub eng redil.

ochellek

n.poss.1s

ochellem

n.poss.2s

ochellel

n.poss.3s

his younger brother.
ochellel a kekerei er ngii el sechal.

ochellam

n.poss.1pe

ochelled

n.poss.1pi

ochelliu

n.poss.2p

ochellir

n.poss.3p

ochellel a demal

expr.

paternal uncle (younger than father).

See also:

More Examples:

Ng techa a ngklel a ochellem?

> What's your younger brother's name? (male to

Ng tela rekil a ochellem?

> How old is your younger brother? (only said by a male)

Ochellek a lilngir a ukedek chelechang mla mechiseksikd.

> My brother borrowed my net and now it's all tangled.

A ochellek a di tang

> I have one younger brother. (Can only be said by a maile).

Ngak me a ochellek a mirruul er a mlimam er a daob.

> My younger brother and I were making our canoe.

rubak

, n.

elder; old man; chief; foreign man; boyfriend; husband.
rubak a chuodel el sechal; telechull a kebekuul a rubak; ngeasek e telechull a dui a rubak.

rubekngek

n.poss.1s

rubekngem

n.poss.2s

rubekngel
/rubekengel

n.poss.3s

rubekengel a rubak er ngii.

rubekngam

n.poss.1pe

rubeknged

n.poss.1pi

rubekngiu

n.poss.2p

rubekngir

n.poss.3p

bekerubak

v.s.

smell like an old man.

rubak

v.s.

having the qualities of an old man.
rubak a chuodel el sechal; telechull a kebekuul a rubak; ngeasek e telechull a dui a rubak.

rubekngang

v.s.inch.

becoming an old man.

demal el rubak

expr.

(someone's) grandfather.

rubak er kemam

expr.

husband of one of my relatives; father-in-law.

rubak er ngak

expr.

my boyfriend or husband.

See also:

Examples:

Ngke el rubak a kmal chad er a chei.

> That old man goes fishing often./That old man is quite a fisherman.

A Rubak a rirellii a Farao el mo medecherecher a rengul.

> The Lord made the king stubborn.

A tekingel a Rubak a mlo er a Jeremia er se er a dirk lechelsimer er a mekesekesir a remengkar.

> The words of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was still imprisoned in the palace courtyard.

Ng liluut el mo kesib a rengul a Rubak er a rechad er a Israel.

> On another occasion the Lord was angry with Israel.

Tia a mekngit el ngar er a medal a Rubak e mo ongesechii a rengul.

> This is evil in the Lord's sight, and it will make him angry.

Proverbs:

Ng kora rrut rubak.

> Like the running elder.

Elders do not run fast, but they can run for great distances. Young men can sprint, but have little endurance. Hence, a person with enduring persistence.

Ke ko er a rubak er a Ngerechelong el omtab er a bngel er a eabed.

> You're like the old man of Ngerechelong who uses a cloud to mark the location of his fishtrap.

i.e. you depend too much on people who are unreliable.

Ke kora rubak era Ngerchelong el omtab era bngel era eabed.

> You're like the man from Ngerchelong who uses clouds to mark locations of his fishtraps.

You depend too much on people who are unreliable.

More Examples:

Ngka el rubak er ngak a kmal meduch el ngar er a chei.

> My boyfriend is really good in fishing.

Ngile el rubak a kmo soal mo er ngii a ses el eolt.

> This old man says that strong storm may be coming.

A rubak me a remekekeriei el chad er a ngar er a mong a di ulusaker.

> Men, young and old wore loin clothes.

Ngka el rubak a di mle siesorech e mad.

> This old man stayed stiff and contorted as he died.

Ngika el rubak a kilderii a ngelekel el meringel a ochil el loia er a ongelengelel e te merolang el mo remei.

> Her father picked his daughter onto his shoulder as her foot was hurting and they walked home.

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