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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.

demmam

n.poss.1pe

demad

n.poss.1pi

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:

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

> Droteo learned how to make canoes from his father.

Kemiu e rengelekei a kmal chebuul e le ng mla mad a demmiu.

> You, children, are to be pitied because your father has died.

A demak a chetil a kuruul a party.

> My father doesn't want me to have party.

A ngalek a lmangel er a demal.

> The child is crying for his father.

A Droteo a silebedak el kmo a demal a mla mad.

> Droteo informed me that his father had died.

Proverbs:

Ng mlenga a telochel a demal me ng uai 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:

Ke mla mekmad a udoud el milleng er a demam er tia el mlo merek el buil?

> Did you pay back your debt to your father, the money you borrowed last month?

Chedam/chedil, ak ousbech a udoud el mo er a daingak.

> Father/mother, I need money to go to college/university.

Ng tela rekil a demam?

> How old is your father?

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

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

Tia el chelebucheb el kuucholbiungel er ngii a mle chelbechielel a Sue el demak a silkur.

> This chelebucheb that I am wearing was for the marriage of Sue that my father received/earned.

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

obekmam

n.poss.1pe

obekud

n.poss.1pi

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:

Karui e obekuk...Hal e kusiik rolel ea bol uangerang ek dik beskau a telkib emelem ra tutau lmo oureor

Karui e obekuk...Hal e kusiik rolel ea bol uangerang

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.

ochedemam

n.poss.1pe

ochedad

n.poss.1pi

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:

A chelbechielel 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 mlo dengerenger er a ochedal bechil a ochedak.

> I had an affair with my brother in laws sister.

Aki mlo mukai er a ochedak el mlei el ngar er a ngebard.

> We went to pick up my brother that flew in from the states.

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.

Ak kmal mo oureng er a ochedak.

> I miss my brother terribly.

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:

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.

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.

Ng techa a ngklel a ochellem?

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

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:

Ng ngara a chelitechetul a rubak?

> How's the old man getting on?

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

> The Lord made the king stubborn.

Ngke el rubak a kmal chad er a chei.

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

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.

Tirka el chad a mla remenges el kmo kau, e Rubak, a obengkemam.

> These people have already heard that you, Lord, are with us.

Proverbs:

Ng ko er a 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.

More Examples:

A rubak a mle belsibs a dingerir.

> Old men had their ears pierced.

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 er ngak a kmal meduch el ngar er a chei.

> My boyfriend is really good in fishing.

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.

A rubak a mo bad er a bir.

> The elderly titled men will be spending the night at their club house.

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