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bail

, n.

article of clothing; clothes; wrapping material.
bail a mamed me a klalo el omail, bilel a klalo, bilel a billum, ekebil a oubail.

kot

, num.

1 [first] (ordinal).
kot a ketengel; uchelel, kot el urreor, kot el sils er a rak; kot el buil.

ngalek

, n.

child; baby; anyone younger than speaker; sweetheart; fiance(e); pinkie; small finger.
ngalek a ngelekel a sechal er a delengchokl; ulechell a ngalek er a delengchokl el ngii a ulechell er ngii; mla mo chuodel e ng di ngalek er isei el delengchokl; ngar ngii a ngelsonges er a klisichel el ng ngalek. ngalek a kekerei el chad; ngelekel a demal, ngalektang, ngalekukeruu; ngalek er a skuul.

ngelekek

n.poss.1s

ngelekem

n.poss.2s

ngelekel

n.poss.3s

his/her its child or baby; relatively small size or quantity of.
ngelekel a ngalek er ngii el ilteet.

ngelekam

n.poss.1pe

ngeleked

n.poss.1pi

ngelekiu

n.poss.2p

ngelekir

n.poss.3p

klengalek

n.

childhood.
klengalek a ngalek; reng el ngalek me ng sekebdebid.

ngalekdiul

n.

fatherless child.
ngalekdiul a ngalek er a klsobelial.

ngalekebai

n.

child born of woman serving as community house concubine.

ngalekukeruu

n.

siblings who don't get along with each other.
ngalekukeruu a ta derrir e kakerous a rdemerir; diak el ta rengrir; di kautok e kakoad.

ngelekedbudel

n.

neglected child.

ngelekei

n.

child (term of address to one's child).

rengelekei

n.

term of address by parent to children.

rungalek

n.

term of address by parent to child.
rungalek a okedong er a ngelekel; e rungalek.

ngalek el redil

expr.

daughter.

ngalek el sechal

expr.

son.

ngalek er ngak

expr.

my sweetheart.

ngelekel a diil

expr.

snack, light meal.

ngelekel a ngelekel

expr.

grandchild.

ngelekel a ureor

expr.

small or insignificant task.

See also: , , , ,

Examples:

Ng di kea ak tekingii a ngelekek.

> I'm no longer able to discipline my child by talking to him.

Ng omes er a ngelekel e kmal mekngit a rengul.

> He is looking his daughter and is very sad.

Ak mle tomer er a ngelekek me ng diak lolamech a dekool.

> I stopped my child from smoking cigarettes.

A ngelekel a kiuid a mla mo oubusech.

> The blackbird has begun to grow/get feathers.

A ngelekek a kilo remos.

> My child almost drowned.

Proverbs:

Ke mera el ngelekel a ulled.

> Really a child of the back.

A child (sometimes an adult) that behaves well whether its parents are present or not; a child that is good when one's back is turned.

Kau, ke ngelekel a Redechor, me ke di dechor?

> Are you the son of Redechor

is that why you're standing around so much?

Ng kolia a ngelekel.

> He ate his child.

Reference is made again to a form of food-money cycle. When a man marries, his wife's younger brothers and sisters are "children" (ngelekel: his child). The husband and wife strive to engage them in from this particular food-money cycle: Father to daughter (wife's younger sister) -food Daughter to father-money Father to son (wife's younger brother)money Son to father-food and service. The saying may be applied to a man who marries or has sexual relations with his wife's sister, thus interrupting or jeopardizing this food-money cycle. With less strength, the sanction is applied to a man marrying any member of his wife's immediate clan (kebliil).

More Examples:

Ng oldubech a ungelel a ngelekek me ng di merael a mbesel me tia bilek el dekmesang er a ngibes.

> My baby is teething and drooling so much that my shirt is now wet from the drool.

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.

Ng kirek el mo omechar a klekedellel a ngelekek el mo er a skuul.

> I need to buy my son's supplies for school.

Ak mo er a omelilt er a ngelekek el mo tuobed er a ongeai el skuul.

> I'm going to my kid's graduation from elementary school.

A rokui el ngalek a mle ngelekel tia el chimo el beluu. Ng mle klou a klaukerreu.

> All the kids belonged to the village. Everyone cared about each other.

olubs

, n.instr.

water used for sprinkling.
olubs a ralm me a ngii di le ngera el melubs, melekimes; subsii, suubs, olebsel.

ongede
/ongedei

, num.

3 [third] (ordinal).
ongedei a ochur , Ongedei el urreor, Ongedei el buil, ongedei el skuul.

ongeim

, num.

5 [fifth] (ordinal).
ongeim a ochur (5), Ongeim el buil, ongeim el ngalek, ongeim er a rak.

ongeru
/ongerung

, num.

2 [second] (ordinal).
ongerung a ochur (2), Ongeru el buil, Ongeru el urreor, ongeru el ngalek.

ongeua
/ongeuang

, num.

4 [fourth] (ordinal).
ongeuang a ochur , Ongeua el urreor, Ongeua el buil.

otutel

, n.poss.3s

aiming (of spear, etc.); enforcement (of law); lighting (of fire); starting (of job); hooking.
otutel a otaut er ngii, oltaut a llach, otutel a llach a ngerchelel a buai.

rsel

, n.poss.3s

end.
rsel a ullebongel er ngii; rsel a bambuu; rsel a dui.

techall

, n.

opening; space; room; opportunity; clearing in forest.
techall a kedeorech; ungil el belsechel; ungil el temel; techall er a omeruul el ocheraol; techellel el dmu a soal; ungil el techall er a mo er a skuul.

ureor
/urreor

, n.

work; job; task.
urreor a ngar ngii a klalo el ruoll; urreor el meruul er a rael; urreor a olel a udoud; meses er a urreor a ungil besul; urrereel.

otutel a biskang	expr.	aiming of spear.
otutel a llach	expr.	enforcement of the law.
otutel a ngau	expr.	lighting of the fire.
otutel a oach	expr.	hooking or laying the anchor.
otutel a ureor	expr.	starting of the job.
See also: ,

rsel a cheldecheduch	expr.	end of the meeting.
rsel a chim	expr.	end of the arm; hand.
rsel a kerrekar	expr.	top of the tree.
rsel a oach	expr.	end of the foot.
rsel a ureor	expr.	end of work.
Synonyms: , , ,

olebsel	n.poss.3s	olebsel a olubs er ngii; melubs.
olebsel a ureor	expr.	beer, liquor, etc., to drink while working.
See also: ,

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