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.
rubekngekn.poss.1s
rubekngemn.poss.2s
rubekngel
/rubekengel		n.poss.3s
rubekengel
a
rubak
er
ngii.
rubekngamn.poss.1pe
rubekngedn.poss.1pi
rubekngiun.poss.2p
rubekngirn.poss.3p
bekerubakv.s.smell like an old man.
rubakv.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.
rubekngangv.s.inch.becoming an old man.
demal el rubakexpr.(someone's) grandfather.
rubak er kemamexpr.husband of one of my relatives; father-in-law.
rubak er ngakexpr.my boyfriend or husband.
See also:
OURUBAK
,
RUBEKUL
Examples:
A
rubak
ousbech
er
a
manrik
el
orreked
er
a
medal
a
biskang
me
ng
sebechel
dormii
mo
ungil.
> The old man is using a vise grip to hold his spear so he can sharpen it.
Ngke
el
rubak
a
kmal
chad
er
a
chei.
> That old man goes fishing often./That old man is quite a fisherman.
A
lsekum
ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
chad
el
omdasu
el
kmo
ng
profet
me
a
lechub
e
ng
ngar
er
a
klereng
e
bo
lodenge
aike
el
tekoi
el
kuluches
el
eko
er
kemiu
el
kmo
ng
meirei
er
a
Rubak.
> If anyone thinks he is a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things I write to you are the commandments of the Lord.
Ng
mla
mo
diak
a
urerel
a
rubak.
> The old man lost his job.
Ng
locha
bekord
el
tela
a
rekil
a
rubak.
> I wonder what the approximate age of the old man may be.
Proverbs:
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.
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.
More Examples:
Ngka
el
rubak
a
di
mle
siesorech
e
mad.
> This old man stayed stiff and contorted as he died.
A
rubak
a
mle
belsibs
a
dingerir.
> Old men had their ears pierced.
Tirka
el
ngelekel
ngka
el
rubak
a
soadel
er
a
cheldecheduch.
> These old man's kids will be talked about at the conference next month.
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.
Ngile
el
rubak
a
kmo
soal
mo
er
ngii
a
ses
el
eolt.
> This old man says that strong storm may be coming.

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