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chelsul a mad

, n.

pupil of eye.
chelsul a se el omes er a mad, chelsuches a chelsul a medal.

eanged

, n.

sky; weather.
eanged a melidiul; mellaongel; bab; engedel.

mad

, n.

eye; face; point; edge; front; area or space (directly) in front of; entrance; point of access; aperture; title given to messengers.
mad a klekedellel a chad el omes; olab a ues; klidm, chelsul a mad, bsechel a mad, medal.

medak

n.poss.1s

medam

n.poss.2s

medal

n.poss.3s

medal a mad er ngii.

medemam

n.poss.1pe

medad

n.poss.1pi

medemiu

n.poss.2p

mederir

n.poss.3p

el mo er a medad

expr.

in the future.

mad el chur

expr.

laughing or smiling face.

mad el kekerei

expr.

expression of a child.

mad el ngalek

expr.

expression of a child.

medal a bedul

expr.

forehead.

medal a beluu

expr.

representative of the village; center of village.

medal a blik

expr.

in front of my house.

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Examples:

Ng blechoel el me melecheluches a medam er a bdeluk.

> The image of your face is always appearing in my mind.

A ngalek a ulutingaol er a Toki el kmo a sechelil a Toki mla mad.

> The child lied to Toki (saying) that her friend had died.

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.

A ngikel a oltetemetom er a medal er a bad.

> The fish keeps poking his head out of the coral.

Lak lesebek a rengum e ng kmal diak a rolem e bo mad.

> Don't worry; there's really no way you're going to die.

Proverbs:

Ngelek el medad.

> Child of the front.

A child (or adult) who performs well when being supervised, but who shirks duty otherwise.

Ng kora ngkelel aiusch el dimengel a medad rengii

> Like a fish in deep, clear water, eaten only with the eyes.

Fish are not easily caught in clear water. The idiom applies to that which may be admired but not obtained, like an expensive item or another man's beautiful sweetheart.

Ng di ua dorael er a medal a oles.

> It's as if we were walking on the blade of a knife.

i.e., we're treading on dangerous ground; if we make one wrong move, we're finished.

Ng kora Chelebesoi er a Ngeriil el mad er a diak el bngel.

> He's like Chelebesoi of Ngeriil, dead in a fishtrap not his own.

A man named Chelebesoi (also the name of a fish) was robbing another man's fish trap when a head-hunting party came by and removed his head. He lost both his head and his reputation. The idiom may apply to one who gets hurt while trying to do someone else's job.

Sel obutk a medak.

> When my eyes are closed.

When one dies the eyes are "closed"; hence, to be dead. The term for "death" is mad as is the term for "eye," (mad; madak: "my eye"). Some sources suggest that the term for death refers to the closed eyes of a dead person.

More Examples:

Ngka el rubak a di mle siesorech e mad.

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

Aika el medam e Ngerkumer ngerang meng di ombesisebusech?

> Why are Ngerkumer's eyes blinking so much?

Ak chetitau a bedengek e melemalt a chiuk e meklou a medak.

> I'm brown skinned with straight hair and big eyes.

Achedil! Mla mad a dengki!

> Oh no! Electricity went out!

Ak ulureor er a kesus e ng mad a dengki.

> I was working last night when the power went out.

omutek

, v.t.

shut (mouth, eyes, fist, etc.); close (bag, basket, legs, etc.).
omutek a mutek; blutek; diak le blok; mutek a medal, mtekii a ngerel, btekel.

mtekii	v.pf.3s	mtekii a omutek er ngii; mo diak le blok; btekel a ngor.
miltekii	v.pf.3s.past
mutek	v.pf.3p.inan.	mutek a omutek; mo diak le blok; mutek a medal, mtekii a ngerel.
milutek	v.pf.3p.inan.past
Butek a medam.	v.imp.	Close your eyes.
betekall	v.a.s.	is to be shut or closed.
blutek	v.r.s.	shut; closed. blutek a mla obutek; ulsiu, mutek, mtekii, blutek a medal, btekel.
kebutek	v.recip.	(everyone) close (eyes, etc.) together. kebutek a didu el omutek; kebutek a ngerir; diak loutulechoid, mtekii a ngerel, diak le blok; mutek, btekel a ngon
obutek	v.erg.	get shut or closed; narrow; constricted; (eyes) slit. obutek a kekerei el teleu; obutek el tuangel, obutek el rael.
omtebutek /ometebutek	v.t.redup.	keep blinking (eyes). ometebutek a telkib e mekudem el omutek; ometebutek a medal, mtekii, mtebutek a ngerir.
omtetebutek		omtetebutek a omtebuket.
se el lobutek a medak	expr.	when I pass away.

chelsul a medak	n.poss.1s
chelsul a medam	n.poss.2s
chelsul a medal	n.poss.3s
chelsul a medemam	n.poss.1pe
chelsul a medad	n.poss.1pi
chelsul a medemiu	n.poss.2p
chelsul a mederir	n.poss.3p
bekerekard a chelsul a mad	expr.	have bloodshot eyes.
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