chedam, n.father (used as term of address).
chedam
a
sechal
el
oungalek;
chedam
a
okedongel
a
ngalek
el
mo
er
demal.
demakn.poss.1s
demamn.poss.2s
demaln.poss.3s
demal
a
chedam
er
ngii
el
ngalek;
kldemaol;
demal
a
sechelik.
demmamn.poss.1pe
demadn.poss.1pi
demmiun.poss.2p
demerirn.poss.3p
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.
ouchedam
ouchedam
a
omekedong
er
a
demal;
ngar
ngii
a
demal.
See also:
KLAUCHEDAM
Examples:
Te
mirrael
el
oltirakl
er
a
Jesus
e
chilitii
a
demerir
er
a
Sebedeus
me
a
ruduudel
el
mesiou
er
a
bos.
> They left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants and followed Jesus.
A
demak
a
chetil
a
kuruul
a
party.
> My father doesn't want me to have party.
A
Droteo
a
di
omdid
a
ultil
a
ochil
a
demal.
> Droteo is following in his fathers footsteps (i.e., following his father's way of life).
Te
mo
oldingel
er
a
demerir
el
smecher.
> They will visit their sick fater.
A
Toki
a
metord
er
a
bechil
me
ng
kie
er
a
blil
a
demal.
> Toki is fed up with her husband, so she's living at her father's place.
Proverbs:
Ng
mlenga
a
telochel
a
demal
me
ng
uai
ngii.
> 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:
Ng
techa
ngklel
a
demam?
> What's your father's name?
A
demak
a
ulisechakl
er
ngak
el
mengaus
a
toechel
el
mo
chado.
> My dad taught me how to make thatch roofs.
Ng
tela
rekil
a
demam?
> How old is your father?
A
delak
me
a
demak
a
betik
a
rengrir
er
ngak.
> My mother and father love me.
Chedam/chedil,
ak
ousbech
a
udoud
el
mo
er
a
daingak.
> Father/mother, I need money to go to college/university.

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