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deel

, n.

nail; spike; any kind of steel or iron.

deel

a

klekedall

er

a

omeleel;deel

a

meleel;

orreked

e

oldak

a

kerrekar,

delel.

diil

, n.

abdomen; womb; stomach.

diil

a

delach,

delel

a

chad,

ngalek

a

ngar

er

a

chelsel

a

diil.

oach
/ouach
/uach

, n.

foot; leg; back paws (of animal).

ochik

n.poss.1s

ochim

n.poss.2s

ochil

n.poss.3s

ochil

a

ouach

er

ngii;

ochil

a

buik.

ochemam

n.poss.1pe

ochid

n.poss.1pi

ochemiu

n.poss.2p

ocherir

n.poss.3p

delel a oach

expr.

calf of leg.

ochil a mlai

expr.

wheel.

ochil a osongd

expr.

teeth of comb.

uchul a oach

expr.

upper thigh.

See also:

Examples:

Ng

a

a

me

ke

di

> Why don't you sit down (lit., are you standing up because you don't have a bend in your legs)?

Ng

er

a

el

a

> He fell out of the tree and broke his leg.

Ng

a

er

a

> His feet are covered with dirt.

A

a

me

a

a

> The tide reaches as high as my knees.

A

a

di

a

a

a

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

Proverbs:

Ng

ko

er

a

el

e

a

> Like the purple swamp hen, flying off with its legs hanging down

The purple swamp hen (uek; other sources name another bird, sechou [heron]) is careless about its legs when it flies, letting them dangle in flight instead of neatly tucking them up like other, more trim flyers. The saying applies to persons who do sloppy work or carelessly leave a task half finished

Ke

ko

er

a

el

e

> You're like the stork which flies with its legs dangling.

You leave unfinished business behind and split.

A

a

> Your legs are your taro patch.

Your legs will find you good fortune, you seek what you desire

More Examples:

Ng

er

a

el

a

> He or she fell out of the tree and broke his or her leg.

el

di

el

er

a

a

me

ng

a

> Stop picking on your sores that's why they don't get healed!

a

e

tia

el

di

> Fix your legs, I can see your privates.

Ng

a

> My foot(feet) hurts or I have sore feet.

Ng

mle

a

a

er

se

el

> I had many footsteps at the river.