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:
Ak
ultuil
er
a
ududel
a
demak.
> I am dependent on money from my father.
A
ngalek
a
lmangel
er
a
demal.
> The child is crying for his father.
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
kmal
bekengarachel.
> My father is very responsible.
A
beches
el
blimam
a
bilkedecherur
er
a
demak.
> Our new house was built by my 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:
Chedam/chedil,
ak
ousbech
a
udoud
el
mo
er
a
daingak.
> Father/mother, I need money to go to college/university.
Ke
mla
mekmad
a
udoud
el
milleng
er
a
demam
er
tia
el
mlo
merek
el
buil?
> Did you pay back your debt to your father, the money you borrowed last month?
Ak
bai
mlo
er
a
chei
ngak
me
a
demak
er
a
elii.
> I went fishing with my dad yesterday.
A
demal
a
bechik
a
mle
tansiobi
er
ngii
er
a
elii.
> My father-in-law had a birthday yesterday.
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.

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