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
a
olsisechakl
er
a
buik
el
melasech
a
mlai.
> The old man is teaching the boy how to carve canoes.
Rubak,
a
chomtuu
er
a
rengedem,
e
mletkak
> Lord, when you enter your Kingdom, remember me.
Ng
techa
a
lulekodir
a
rubak?
> Who did the old man kill?
Chelechang
el
ledu
a
rechad
er
a
Siria
el
kmo
'A
Rubak
a
rubak
er
a
bukl
e
diak
lerubak
er
a
oberberek,'
e
ak
mo
loia
tia
el
klou
el
ildois
er
a
cheroel
a
chimam.
> Now that the Syrians say that God is the lord of the hills and not the lord of the plains, I will give you victory over their huge army.
A
techel
a
charm
a
lebo
longa
er
ngii
a
rubak.
> The meat will be eaten by the old man.
Proverbs:
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.
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.
More Examples:
Ngka
el
rubak
er
ngak
a
kmal
meduch
el
ngar
er
a
chei.
> My boyfriend is really good in fishing.
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.
A
rubak
a
mo
bad
er
a
bir.
> The elderly titled men will be spending the night at their club house.
Ngka
el
rubak
a
di
mle
siesorech
e
mad.
> This old man stayed stiff and contorted as he died.
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.

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