a lsekum
/lsekum
/sekum		, mod.if [with neutral implications].
lsekum
a
oumededenger;
locha,lsekum
e
ng
mo
chull
e
ng
diak
bo
er
a
mesei.
alsekumcont.a lsekum
Synonyms:
ALTAE
,
KILO
,
LEMLAK
,
OMKO
,
ULEKUM
Examples:
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.
A
lsekum
ng
ungil
a
chei,
e
te
mo
er
a
chei.
> If the tide is good, (then) they'll go fishing.
A
lsekum
te
ngar
er
ngii
a
remo
50
el
melemalt
el
chad
el
ngar
er
se
el
beluu,
e
...
> If there are fifty innocent people in the city, then ...
Se
el
sekum
ng
diak
lsoam,
e
ng
diak
mdu
er
ngak
me
kuruul
er
ngii.
> If you don't like it, then don't tell me to do it.
More Examples:
Aki
milekelebus
alsekum
e
aki
oldechelakl
er
a
skuul.
> We got punished for fighting at school.
se
/sei
/isei		, pro.that object far from speaker and far from listener.
sei
a
melutk
er
a
cheroid
er
a
mengedecheduch;
ngar
sei;
diak
el
tiang;
sei
er
a
mong
a
skuul.
se elconj.when (in the future); whenever.
se el sekumconj.if (used in negative sentences).
selcont.se el
er se er aexpr.when (in the past).
er se er a Sebadongexpr.last Saturday.
er se er a taem er a mekemadexpr.during the war.
er seiexpr.over there; in that place.
mekera iseiexpr.[used to refer to a method of doing something that the speaker has forgotten.]
ngera iseiexpr.thingamajig; thingamabob; whatchamacallit. [used to refer to something whose name the speaker has forgotten.]
se di kauexpr.it's up to you.
se el soamexpr.whatever you want; it's up to you.
se el tebelexpr.that table (over there).
se er aexpr.conj. when (in the past).
techa iseiexpr.what's-his-name; what's-her-name. [Used to refer to someone whose name the speaker has forgotten.]
tela iseiexpr.[used to refer to a number that the speaker has forgotten.]
Examples:
Ng
meral
melemalt
a
lomechas
me
ng
di
mo
mas
er
sel
kired
el
melecholech
er
ngii.
> It is exactly marked and it is to cut when when we need to saw it.
A
Droteo
a
melamech
a
dekool
se
el
losuub.
> Droteo smokes cigarettes when(ever) he studies.
A
bilis
a
oteb
er
sei.
> The dog is barking there.
A
Droteo
a
mengimd
a
rechelel
se
el
kerrekar.
> Droteo is cutting off that tree's branches.
Ng
mocha
er
se
el
taem
el
leblechoel
el
mo
oldingel
a
Fern.
> It was almost time for Fern to visit.
Proverbs:
Se
el
obutek
a
medak.
> When my eyes are closed.
When one dies the eyes are "closed"; hence, to be dead. The term for "death" is mad as is the term for "eye," (mad; madak: "my eye"). Some sources suggest that the term for death refers to the closed eyes of a dead person.
More Examples:
Sel
ongerul
ellibel
a
mlo
mo
diak
lousbech
er
ngii
er
a
chelechang
e
leng
kmal
mla
mo
mechitechut.
> Portions of this building can no longer be safely accessed, notably on the second floor.
Se
el
soam
el
mei
er
a
blik
e
ke
omekedong
el
kot.
> When you want to come to my house, call first.
chuleku
me
ak
mo
er
se
el
ings
>
chuleku
me
ak
mo
er
se
el
ings
>
Se
el
lomrechorech
a
meduu
e
ke
lmuut
el
mechirei
el
locha
teruich
me
a
eim
el
bung.
> When it starts boiling, let it boil for about 15 more minutes.

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