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:
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).
Chedam,
mei
e
debo
er
a
chei.
> Father, let's go fishing.
Ng
ngar
er
ngii
a
demmiu?
> Do you have a father?
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.
Kemiu
e
rengelekei
a
kmal
chebuul
e
le
ng
mla
mad
a
demmiu.
> You, children, are to be pitied because your father has died.
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:
Chedam/chedil,
ak
ousbech
a
udoud
el
mo
er
a
daingak.
> Father/mother, I need money to go to college/university.
Tia
el
chelebucheb
el
kuucholbiungel
er
ngii
a
mle
chelbechielel
a
Sue
el
demak
a
silkur.
> This chelebucheb that I am wearing was for the marriage of Sue that my father received/earned.
Ngka
el
temamungel
a
maml
mekera
domecholue
er
ngii
e
chedam?
> Father, how do we de scale this monstrous wrasse fish?
Morrenges
er
a
demam
e
le
lak
e
ng
tmaut
er
kau.
> Listen to your father because if you don't, he'll yell at you.
Ng
diak
kblekall
er
a
mekngit
el
reng;
ak
bai
mengull
er
a
Demak,
e
kemiu
a
imings
a
medemiu
er
ngak.
> I am not possessed by a devil; but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.
chad, n.man; person; human being; living being; someone; somebody; anyone; anybody.
chad
a
rokui
el
diak
lulekoad
el
klaol;
chad
el
dait;
chad
el
babii;
chad
el
ngikel;
chad
el
lius.
chad
a
sechal,
dil,
redil,
ngalek,
chad
er
a
Belau,
chad
er
a
Merikel.
chedakn.poss.1s
chedamn.poss.2syour (singular) relative.
chedaln.poss.3shis or her person or relative.
chedal
a
kmeed
er
ngii
el
chad,
kauchad,
Calista
a
chedal
a
Toni.
chedemamn.poss.1pe
chedadn.poss.1piour (inclusive) relative.
chedemiun.poss.2p
chederirn.poss.3p
chadv.s.alive; living.
chedengangv.s.inch.becoming alive; reviving.
chedengang
a
sobelang
er
a
kodall
mesisichang,
dikea
le
mad.
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.
See also:
OCHAD
Examples:
Ng
songerenger
ngke
el
chad.
> That person is hungry.
Te
songerenger
tirke
el
chad.
> Those people are hungry.
Ke
rongesii
a
chad
el
oukita?
> Do you hear someone playing a guitar?
Ke
ullengeseu
er
a
ngii
di
el
chad
er
a
elecha
el
sils?
> Did you help anybody today?
Tirke
el
chad
a
mla
ngosuir
ngke
el
bilis.
> Those people have helped that dog.
Proverbs:
Ng
kmes
a
usekerel
el
chad
> A man whose breechcloth is closed
A well-organized man, particularly one who uses his money carefully; hence, sometimes, a stingy person.
Lak
bo
mua
chad
er
a
Ngerchemai
el
miltom
er
a
uel
el
metom
ra
mlai.
> Don't be like the man from Ngerchemai who lost both the turtle and the canoe.
Don't bite off more than you can chew...don't be selfish.
A
chimad
el
dodersii
a
chimal
a
chad
el
odersii.
> Put out your arm and a man's hand will reach back
The proper spirit of cooperation and mutual aid
Ngika
el
chad
a
ko
er
a
debar.
> 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."
Ng
ko
er
a
omelechong
er
a
diong
er
a
Tellei:
Lolecholb
a
chad
e
ke
mekerasem.
> It's like taking a shower at Tellei's bath, when somebody takes a shower, you shiver from the cold.
Someone's actions makes you embarrassed.
More Examples:
Ng
mo
er
ngii
a
kemeldiil
er
a
chad
er
a
oingerang?
> When is his/her funeral?
Ngka
el
chad
a
mla
mo
dengerengel
er
a
ta
er
a
redil.
> This guy is having an affair with another woman.
A
urerel
a
chad
er
a
omeruul
el
kall
a
meruul
a
kelir
a
rengalek
er
a
skuul.
> The job of a cook is to make the food.
Ng
ngara
a
urerel
a
chad
er
a
komi?
> What is the job of a janitor or custodian.
A
bedengel
a
ulekoad
el
chad
a
mo
er
a
morque.
> The body will be at the morque.

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