chedam, n.father (used as term of address).
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chedangn.father (term of address less formal than chedam).
delal a demakexpr.my paternal grandmother.
demal a delakexpr.my maternal grandfather.
demal a demakexpr.my paternal grandfather.
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Examples:
> Toki is fed up with her husband, so she's living at her father's place.
> My father doesn't want me to have party.
> Droteo learned how to make canoes from his father.
> My father is building our new house.
> My father is very responsible.
Proverbs:
> 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:
> What's your father's name?
> How old is your father?
> My dad taught me how to make thatch roofs.
> Father/mother, I need money to go to college/university.
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chad, n.man; person; human being; living being; someone; somebody; anyone; anybody.
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chedamn.poss.2syour (singular) relative.
chedaln.poss.3shis or her person or relative.
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chedadn.poss.1piour (inclusive) relative.
chedemiun.poss.2p
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chadv.s.alive; living.
chedengangv.s.inch.becoming alive; reviving.
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chad er a daobexpr.person knowledgeable about the sea.
chad er a governmentexpr.government employee.
chad er a morosexpr.barbarian; cannibal.
chad er a rengexpr.considerate person.
chedal a chelidexpr.person having religion; believer.
chedal a ochilexpr.lap; upper thigh.
mo chadexpr.become alive; come to life.
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Examples:
> The majority of those who are teachers at that school are Americans.
> They are angry because the adults are all talk and no action.
> Melii is wiping off those people's tables.
> Father, let's go fishing.
> all the other sick people on the island
Proverbs:
> A person whose breechcloth is loose.
A poorly organized man, naive, openminded, generous, but not manly.
> Like a person somewhere taking a bath, but I'm cold.
Applies to any embarrassing act, such as boasting or gossiping, on the part of a friend.
> Like the people of Ngerechelong, standing together on the base of the coconut tree.
The mound or hump that forms at the base of the coconut tree is said to represent the highest ranking village clan. The leader of that clan is spoken of as "standing on the mound." In the idiom, it is suggested that the people of Ngerechelong (northern Palau) would all like to be leaders-all standing on the mound at the same time. The idiom may be applied where too many people try to direct an operation; too many leaders.
> Like a man circumcised, insufficient skin.
Circumcision seems to have been known in Palau prior to contact, perhaps through contact with the Philippines, but was not widely practiced. As in this context, it usually draws attention in the form of ridicule. The idiom applies to any circumstance in which there has been insufficient preparation or planning; a premature decision.
> That man is like a duck.
The native duck, debar, doesn't fly very well, or high like other birds, it doesn't walk or run like some animals, it can't sing well, and it doesn't swim as well as a fish. But it can do all these things. Applied to a person who seemingly can do many different things, none of them expertly. "Jack of all trades."
More Examples:
> Father/mother, I need money to go to college/university.
> When is his/her funeral?
> Ngerkumer, your husband is very nicely humble.
> Where are you from?
> This person's height is average.

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