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LEARN LUN BAWANG LANGUAGE
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The Lun Bawang tribe is found in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. Lots of tourists visit Malaysia, especially the state of Sarawak- and will meet the Lun Bawang people, a very colourful community during the Lun Bawang Festival in early June every year.This little dictionary will help.
SIMPLE CONVERSATION
JOHN: Hello!I am John, from England.
LB( Hello! Ngadanku John, rat England)
BALANG:Where are you going?
LB( Ame yapeh iko?)
JOHN: I come here for a visit.
LB( Ui ame ngikak tunge)
BALANG:Welcome, glad to meet you.
LB(Do mepapu!Mawang niat papu nemuh)
JOHN:What is your name?
LB(Ide ngadan mu?)
BALANG:My name is Balang.
LB(Ngadan ku Balang.)
JOHN:Where is the hotel?
LB(Yapeh Hotel di?)
BALANG:It is there.
LB(Dei neh ieh)
ENGLISH to LUN BAWANG
I - ui
you - iko(mu)
we - kai
he/she - ieh
they - ideh
go(there) - ame dei
come here - ame tunge
there - dei
here - tunge/ianih
where - yapeh
ngadan - name
glad - mawang niat
meet you - papu namu
What is that - anun ineh?
What are you doing?- anun ruen mu?
What is your name?-ide ngadan mu?
NECESSARY WORDS
Eat - kuman
drink - ngirup
sit - tudo
stand - tuped
walk - nalan
run - upun
sleep - rudap
look for - nakap
want/like to- pian
don't want- ara
good - do'
bad - dat
hot - melau'
cold - meteneb
water - abpa
food - luk kanen/nuba'
angry - museh
happy - mawang niat
sad - dat niat
tired - merur
hungry - malau
thirsty - meparing
Speak-peburi
tell-mada'
conversation-pegayam
see-nier
hear-ninger
think-ngerawe
house-ruma'
road-dalan
river/water-abpa'
read-maca'
sing-nani
call-nawar
shut(door)-ngitek
open(door)-ngukab
play-marot
lie down-telubid
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Pray-sembayang
Bible-buku ago
worship service-tebubpun
praise-ngubur
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love-mawa
joy-awang
kind-mekatu
patient-mulai niat
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beautiful-metaga
ugly-dat taga
long-mekadang
short-mekamu'
tall/high-medita'
deep-medalem
shallow-metutun
big-rayeh
small-isut
wide-rayeh pipang
sharp(object)-metadem
blunt-mengadel
red-mesia
yellow-mebirar
black-mitem
white-mebuda'
green-bata don
blue-bata langit
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1. You are beautiful-Iko metaga
2.I like you-Ui pian nemu
3.I love you-Ui mawa nemu
4.I don't like you-Ui na pian nemu.
5.I don't want to eat- Ui ara kuman.
6.I am very happy today.-Ui pelaba mawang niat aco sini.
7.I want to meet you-Ui pian papu' nemu.
8.You are very kind-iko pelaba mekatu.
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bird-suit
dog-uko
cat-using
snake-menipeh
goat-amek
fish-lawid
chicken-lal
pig-barek
buffalo-kerubau
cow-sapi
eagle-kenui
tiger-balang
lion-singa
rat-labo
monkey-becuk/kuyad
mousedeer-pelanuk
barking deer-talau
deer-payo
procupine-terutung
leech-lematek
mosquito-tukung
fly-laled
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Mountain- pegkung
hill-surud
valley-alung
plain-tana' reked
sloop-irang
cliff-rengeb
waterfall-rueb
river-abpa
lake-takeh/takung
sea-abpa nanap
rock-batu rayeh
grass-uduh
trees-kayuh
clouds-laput
moon-bulan
sun-mateh aco
sky-langit/ arang gawa'
rain-udan
cloudy-melaput
rainny- mudan
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mula'-many
masi'-few
na luk idih-none
pawa'-a few
manged-many
sesuut- a few
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alone- sebuleng
accompany (me)-pebaya'(negku)
follow me- maya' negku
in front- pa' atun
behind-pa' puet
left behind-ketacan
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if- kudeng
when-kareb
what-anun
which-sapeh
where-yapeh
who-ide'
why-ngudeh
If you come, bring along your dog.
-kudeng iko ame tunge, nguit uko' midih.
I will tell you when I am ready.
-ui mare kali nemu kareb ui pangeh temina'.
What are you doing?
-anun ruen mu?
Which one is yours?
-Sapeh diko dih?
Where is my friend?
-Yapeh rurum kidih?
who is that?
-ide' yeneh?
why are you crying?
-ngudeh iko nangi'?
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Don't waste the food.
-aleg nuso nuba' ineh.
Eat the food.
-kuman nuba' ineh
-kana' nuba' ineh
The food is to be eaten.
-Nuba' ineh kanen.
He ate the food.
-Ieh nekuman nuba' dih.
He has eaten the food already.
-Ieh pangeh nekuman nuba' dih.
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I met him last night. He was very sad.
-Ui nepapu' neneh malem ina.Ieh pelaba dat niat/melaso niat.
I comforted him.
-Ui nengubuk niatneh.
But he was very quiet.
-Iamo ieh ungeng mo'
Some tears drop from his eyes.
-remuat abpa matehneh.
Why was he sad?
-ngudeh ieh melaso niat?
His girl friend left him.
-rurum decur nidih nenecan neneh.
Why did the girl friend left him?
-ngudeh rurum nidih nenecan neneh?
She found a new lad.
- Ieh nepapu' ace delei baruh.
She is so stupid to leave such a nice person.
- Decurneh pelaba bace necan ace lemulun luk pelaba do'
Ah! there are plenty of girls around.
-Ah, mula' teh decur libut tau kelem.
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I want to hear you speak.
-Ui pian ninger nemu peburi.
I don't want to hear you speak.
-Ara' ui ninger nemu peburi.
You don't know how to speak.
-Na iko ni mileh peburi.
Who say I cannot speak?
-Ide mala ui na miak peburi?
I am joking!You can speak well.
-Ui merot kelem.Iko do ileh peburi.
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headache=met uluh
stomachache=met batek
backache=met kated
pain-met
sick=met
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wild=meliput
tame=melayo
fierce=mesangit
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proud=mesido'/mana'
humble=mebeneh niat
shy=migu'
brave=mekuu'
you are very proud (Iko mesido')
You are too humble (Iko pelaba mebeneh niat)
Don't be shy please.(Aleg migu')
He is very brave.(Ieh pelaba' mekuu')
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head-uluh
hair-abpuk
forehead-madu'
nose-icung
ear-lalid
eyes-mateh
neck-dier
lips-bibir
mouth-tang
tooth-lipen
tongue-dila'
eyebrow-bulu mateh
chin-adaa'
hand-ticu'
elbow-siku
palm-palad ticu
arm-langen
finger-bua' ticu'
finger nail-lisun
arm pit-liang ilek
back-kated
shoulder-tudung
chest-ruuk
stomach-batek
buttock-puet
tigh-tipan
knee-aleb
leg-kukud
toe-bua' kukud
foot-dapar
ankle-bangkil
heart-niat
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spring-bued
ulun-life
water-abpa'
river-abpa
stream-arur
brook-paru'
lake/pond-takung
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footprints-lengayan
junction-lisangen
road/path-dalan
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change-misu'/isu'
unchange-mepad
forever-ruked-ruked
everlasting-meruked
temporary-sigageh
beginning-puun-puun/rat puun
end-peped/
the end-kekiped
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praise-ubur/ngubur
to be praised-buren/ruen ngubur
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twins- anak rapid
orphan-anak mate
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big-rayeh very big-ba rayeh the biggest-meluun rayeh
new-meberuh quite new-ba beruh very new-pelaba beruh
lazy-mekupe very lazy-ba kupe
eat-kuman to be eaten-kenen eaten-kinan
kick-nupak kicked-sinupak kicked-tinipak/sinipak
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sigapung- hide
situnga- mock/taunt
silepu- pretend to faint
sidaat- pretend to be bad/poor/sick
siate- pretend to die
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raga- cost
meraga-costly
sido'-boast
mesido'-boastful
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Meru'- wash
meru' ticu'- wash the hands
merapang- worry or being worried
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meringu' - congested
meraruh trawe - confused
meremen- selfish
mering- a bamboo implement use to trap fish
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lal- chicken
lak- year
lau'-heat
lapad-partition
labo- rat
lapen- to be taken
lapun- durian tree
lam- mango tree
ligan- holiness
lipen- teeth
libetuh- tadpole
libung- fence/ encircle
lungung- shade
lupung- floating
luping- stale
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mado tu - very far
mapih - not at the correct point/to the side
mata'- not ripe/ or not cook
maya'- follow/obey
mabuk-drunk
Meratan- leaking
meraben- solid/established
melubang- hollow
meringu'- congested
merebpu'- at times / sometimes
merebpun- smokey
meruar- loose
meremen- selfish
merimud- smiling
merot- play or joke
metot- afraid
bang- in
bang puet- anus
bang ruma'- in the house
butung- corpse
bung- eel
bu ma'- expression of pity to a child
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write- ngayud
read- maca'
listen- ninger/ hear
rest- ngeto erur
Write to me often. Megei ngayut surat ame negku
listen to me while I speak. Ninger negku kareb ui peburi'
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udung kayu- top of the trees
peped kayu- end of the stick or wood
buduk- top of a hill, mountain or house.
budung apui- flame
bulung- oaths or swear
butung- carcass( animal), dead body
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mingel- determined
meringu'- crowded/ very little space
meruden-mad
merebpu'-sometimes
meseraber- not very clear( sight)
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musam-bored (boring)
mupun-grandson or daughter
munung tanga'-at the door
mukut-punch
mudik-ascending
mukit-upside down
muro-scaring the birds at the field
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penget- somebody looking for head
ada' - ghost
sitan- setan
ada' rayeh- giant
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mukaa - early
muuk - poke (at fruit)
mukul - using a pole to drop fruits
mutul- to break
mutut- to frighten someone by telling story of ghosts
mutuh- to ask
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peripuyut- to hang or depend on one another. Like a child holding on the skirt of her mother.
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muting - to cut with scissor
mudeng- stay in / to stay
murat- have some cuts/ wounds
mudut- to build
mudik- to ascend a hill or higher ground
musul- to descend or walking down a hill, or a parang
coming out of its sheath
merirem- the color of a bruised toe or any part of the body.
becuk- short tailed monkey
kuyad- long tail monkey
rasung- probosis
ugam-mat
bitaran-platform (in the room)
biter- vege or minched meat cooked with rice
bubur-porridge
bubuh-fish trap made of bamboo
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rungau- some of the teeth are gone
merungau-not having some teeth left
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sikel ui maya' nemu.( I am willing to follow you)
Ara' ui maya' nemuyuh.( I don't want to follow you all)
Ngecuk nedeh maya' negku.( Ask them to follow me)
migu' ui. Na kali' deh ui ini. (I am very shy. They don't know me)
Na mekudeh. Nutun mo.' (Never mind. Just try)
Na iko kudeng ineh leh.( Don't be like that )
Na ui mekuu' kegkum. ( I told you, i don't dare to)
Ame' meh maya' negku. ( Just come and follow us)
Mekupe ui. (I am so lazy)
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Bura peh taga delei sidi neh leh. ( That man is so handsome)
Dui dih meluun taga kem. (Mine is more handsome)
Kali ku diko neh. Ba kadang icung.( I know yours. Very long nose)
Diko dih? Mitem petala. Lipen meh mebuda. ( Yours? Very black! Only teeth is white.)
Ngudeh kiteh pekedaluh peh? (Why are we quarrelling?)
OOO.. ui mutu do' ( ooo i am sorry)
Rat pad sini, na kiteh pekedaluh.( From now on wards, we don't quarrel anymore.)
Atad ineh piem, pelaba do' ( If its like that, thats very good).
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Kareb ku nuli ine Long Semadoh lak nalem, nenginawa ui nier do' taga luk libut bawang ineh. Na ieh kudeng tunge' Miri. Dei, do' teneb idi do sanang kareb medecem. Na usa pakai aircond.
When i went back to Long Semadoh last year, i was full of wonder at the beautiful surroundings. Its not like here in Miri. There, its cool and comfortable at night. No need to use air-cond.
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