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
silebedak
el
kmo
a
demal
a
mla
mad.
> Droteo informed me that his father had died.
A
beches
el
blimam
a
bilkedecherur
er
a
demak.
> Our new house was built by my father.
A
demak
a
omekedechor
er
a
beches
el
blimam.
> My father is building our new house.
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).
A
ngalek
a
lmangel
er
a
demal.
> The child is crying for his father.
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:
A
demak
dilu
(
say
)
ng
diak
>
A
delak
me
a
demak
a
betik
a
rengrir
er
ngak.
> My mother and father love me.
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
techa
ngklel
a
demam?
> What's your father's name?
Ak
bai
mlo
er
a
chei
ngak
me
a
demak
er
a
elii.
> I went fishing with my dad yesterday.

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