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:
Ng
techa
a
lulekodir
a
rubak?
> Who did the old man kill?
Ng
mla
mo
diak
a
urerel
a
rubak.
> The old man lost his job.
A
Rubak
a
rirellii
a
rengul
a
Faraoi
el
mo
medecherecher.
> The Lord made the king stubborn.
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
tekingel
a
Rubak
a
mlo
er
a
Jeremia
er
se
er
a
dirk
lechelsimer
er
a
mekesekesir
a
remengkar.
> The words of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was still imprisoned in the palace courtyard.
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:
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.
Ngile
el
rubak
a
kmo
soal
mo
er
ngii
a
ses
el
eolt.
> This old man says that strong storm may be coming.
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.
A
rubak
a
mle
belsibs
a
dingerir.
> Old men had their ears pierced.
Ngka
el
rubak
a
di
mle
siesorech
e
mad.
> This old man stayed stiff and contorted as he died.

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