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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.

engedel a medak

n.poss.1s

engedel a medam

n.poss.2s

engedel a medal

n.poss.3s

engedel

n.poss.3s

sky; weather; eyebrow.
engedel a eanged er ngii, ungil engedel Belau e beches a eltel.

engedel a medemam

n.poss.1pe

engedel a medad

n.poss.1pi

engedel a medemiu

n.poss.2p

engedel a mederir

n.poss.3p

chelleanged

n.

location in sky relatively close to earth.

beluu er a eanged

expr.

heaven.

engedel a mad

expr.

eye brow.

rubak er a eanged

expr.

god.

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Examples:

Ng ungil a eanged.

> Weather is good./(Someone) is in good mood.

Ng kmal mle mekngit a eanged.

> The weather was very poor.

Ng mechucheb a eanged.

> It's cloudy (with a small chance of rain).

Ng sebechem el ngosuir a Dios el merekii a eanged e rullii el kuk mo medecherecher er a bltanget el deel?

> Can you help God stretch out the sky and make it as hard as polished metal?

Ng kebodel a eanged.

> It's cloudy (with the possibility of rain).

Proverbs:

Ungil a eanged.

> The heavens are good.

Generally this phrase applies to "good weather," but a second meaning is good humor or a good mood

More Examples:

Choi, ak di omes er a eanged me a lsa el mo mekngit e ak merael.

> Yes, if the weather gets worse, I'll leave.

Ng ua ngara a eanged?

> How is the weather?

E a eanged er tilechang a ua ngarang?

> And how is the weather over there?

Ng diak lebo lechull. Ng di kebodel a eanged.

> It won't rain. It's just cloudy today.

Ng kebodel a eanged.

> It's cloudy (with the possibility of rain.)

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 techa el chelid er tir a sebechel el dulii a kirel a ngar er a medad el sils?

> Which of their gods can predict the future?

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

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

Ng oburek a medal.

> His/her eye is swollen.

Bok a medam!

> Pay attention!/Be alert!

Ng seroll a medam?

> Can't you see straight?

Proverbs:

Se el obutek 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.

Ng ko er a ngkelel a iusech el dimengel a medad er ngii

> 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 ko er a Chelebesoi er a Ngeriil el mad er a diak lebngel.

> 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.

Ngelek el medad.

> Child of the front.

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

More Examples:

Ng mla er ngii a chermek el bilis e ng di mla mad.

> I had a pet dog but he died.

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.

Kmal di soad a mereched e beot el sisebel a udoud. Ng diak domdasu er a ngar er a medad el taem.

> We like it quick and easy money making schemes without thinking for the future.

Ngka el rubak a di mle siesorech e mad.

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

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.

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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