chikl, n.neck.
chiklekn.poss.1s
chiklemn.poss.2s
chikleln.poss.3s
chiklamn.poss.1pe
chikledn.poss.1pi
chikliun.poss.2p
chiklirn.poss.3p
See also:
CHIUKL
,
OUCHAET
A
CHIKLEL
Examples:
A
Julie
a
ungil
a
chiklel.
> Julie has a nice singing voice.
Ng
ouchaet
a
chiklek
er
kau.
> I feel crowded in or confined by you.
Ng
ouchaet
a
chiklek
er
ngii
a
tekoi.
> I'm fed up with that matter.
A
sechou
a
mererd
er
a
chiklel
el
omes
er
a
chei.
> The heron cranes its neck in order to see the tide.
Ng
betok
chasebo
er
a
chiklek.
> I have quite a rash on my neck.
Proverbs:
Ng
ouchaet
a
chikled
er
ngii
el
tekoi.
> My neck is sore from that affair.
Looking up for a long period makes for a sore neck; hence, a person who is tired of occupying an inferior position for a long time. More widely applied: One who is facing work that is beyond his capabilities.
More Examples:
Te
kmal
betok
a
reungil
a
chiklir
el
ngalek
er
chelechang.
> There's a lot of good singers these days.
A
Lurvey
a
mlo
elireuakl
e
ngubetii
tia
el
medalia
el
ngkedel
a
Wilbur
el
mla
er
a
chiklel
e
nguu
el
turecheklii
er
a
deel
el
ngar
er
a
bebul
a
blil
a
Wilbur.
> Lurvey bent down and removed Wilbur's medal from his neck and hung it from a nail at the top of Wilbur's pen.
Kom
kmal
mera
el
dengerodek
el
ngalek
el
mla
chidir
a
chiklel
a
belochel
me
ng
medei.
> Unruly kids that have twisted the pigeon's neck so it died.

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