dekh1(reflexive pron.) -self, -selves(Prov.) Nur a yaali wa biik a gaam wadek kama.A man loves his child more than himself.midekmyselffidekyourselfwadekhimself, herselftidekourselvesnidekyourselvesbadekthemselvesbudek, kadek...itselfBadek le jam. - Kan gomsi fi-dega.Don’t prepare yourself.2(emphatic pron.) -self, -selvesNurdek ale seba wa puuk ale soa diila a de a magsi.A person himself knows his stomach and therefore eats accordingly (i.e. according to his appetite).3ownWan ga a se wadek tengka.He did not go and settle (lit. build) on his own land.(Prov.) Niwoboa ka wadek popola.A poor man has no thoughts of his own (has no free will).Nurma le kala la ta ba dek noai po wie.When the men were sitting (e.g. in the kusung) they had their own discussion (nobody else should hear it). ndek doa(mod.) my dear friend (beginning a letter, lit. my own friend)ndek chiikmy dear darling (lit. my own soul)4very (adj.), exactly (like), the same (as)dek [h] or dek-dek [h h] or deg-dega [h h l]very (adj.), exactly (like), the same (as)Kikiriku a pa nisa a nag biaka chiak, ka deri chim nurwa liewa dega-dega.The kikiruk (fairy) used his hands and struck the dog at his waist, and at once he (the dog) changed (into a woman), exactly like the man's daughter.N ze gbangkaidek, ate waa lueri la.I do not know the very book which he will choose.
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