Life in the forests of the Far East (vol. 2 of 2)

by Sir Spenser St. John

APPENDIX D.

Languages of Northern Borneo.

——	IDA’AN.	BISAYA.	ADANG (MURUT).
Numerals:—
One	iso, san		sabulang
Two	duo		dua
Three	telo		telo
Four	apat		ampat
Five	limo		lima
Six	anam		anam
Seven	turo		turo
Eight	walo		walu
Nine	siam		ewa
Ten	opod		pulo
Eleven	opod dam iso		pelud cha
Twenty	duo nopod		pelud dua
A hundred	atus, san atus
Day	adau, tadau	adau	chaw
Night	sedap	mentiong potong	rachăm
Morning	suab nakapia	bukatadau	kamuka
Evening	tawañg-an
Yesterday	kăniab	kiniab	seladi
To-morrow	suab	suab	napā
Day after do.	suab dina
Light	okalub	miang	machang
Name	naran
Use	guno (muni)
The same	bagal
Food	takanan	akanakan
Rice	ogas, wagas	nubur (nasi)
Kaladi	gual
Yam	kaso
Kribang	wei
Fowl	manok		lahal
A cock	piak
Salt	silan	uson
Plaintain	punti		ba’ong
Cocoa-nut	piasau		bua butan
Flesh	ansi	ansi	wang
Fat	lambon, lunak	lunok	lumo’
Tobacco	sigup
Fish	sada	sada	lawid
Arrack	tuak bahar talak tinamul
Padi	parei	parei	pade’
Milk	gatas
Oil	umau	umau
Water	waig	aig	pa
Fire	apui	apui	apui
Smoke	lisun	lisun	rapun
Ashes	ahun	a’u
Egg	antalun	lampuni
Price	arga
Charcoal	tahun
Tree	guas, puhn kaya	puhn	pohun
Branch	rahan
Leaf	rahun	daun	daun
Flower	usak	usak	usak
Bark	kulit
Root	gamut	amut	war
Gutta	pulut
Fruit	uah	buah	buah
Seed	linso	umi	ilong
Plants	tanaman
Pitcher do.	kaku anga
Rattan	tuei
Bambu	ragup
“Batang” trunk	wabañgan
Moss	rañgilut
Thorn	rugi
Pinang	lakang
Young do.	lugus
Country	pagun	pagun	bawang
Earth	tanah	tanah	tanah
Stone	watu	batu	batu
River	bawang	bawang	pa
Mountain	bukid	bukid	turud dita
Valley	parong		aroi
Cave	luang	luang	lobang
Plain	kapayan	gana	balad
Sea	rahat	laut	pa nawap
Island	pulau	pulau	penulong
Wind	ibut	loñgos	bario
Storm	tañgus
Rainbow	meluntong	melintong	takang
Rain	rasam	rasam	mudan
Lightning	kadumaat	kaduma’at, longganit	lalam
Thunder	garut	sengkarut, lalam	lugo
Sun	matadau	mata-adau	chaw
Sand	oggis
Moon	ulan	bulan	bulan
Stars	rambituan	bintang	gatuan
Road	ralan
Forest	talunan
Lake	ranau
Deer	tambang	tambang	priau
Bear	buhuang
Horse	kuda
Buffalo	karbau
Cow cattle	sapi
Goat	kambing
Dog	asu	asu	okaw
Hog	bakas	bau-hi	barak
Wild hog		ramo	baka’
Cat	tuñg-au	using	kuching
Monkey	kara	kara	koyad
Rat	ikus	tikus
Snake	lanut	lanut	mampa’
Butterfly	galamambang	kalabang	berăpang
Beetle	anggiloung
Domestic bee	kalulut
Bee	tañgiñgat	mutit	sikan
Mosquito	sisit	kalias	tokong
Sandfly			ritak
Ant	kilau	kilau	dra
Horn	sungu		nga
Hair	ulu
Tail	tiku	iku	iyor
Feather	alad
Egg	antalu	lampuni
Honey	paha	leng	duro
Wings	tulut	alan	ilad
Half	siñggaran
Trade	bilian
A “dustar”	sigar
House	lamin, walei	alei
Wood	seduan
Posts	trigi	rigi
“Ataps” (mats)	tahap
Door	sesuanan	kārbon
Ladder	tukat	tukad
Window	tatiga-an
Fireplace	dapu-an
Bed (sleeping mat)	tikam modop	lubok
Mat	tikam	ikam
“Priok” pot	kuran
Hut	sulap
A measure	tuñgap
Pillow	roei
White man	kambura
Man	kadayan	mianei
People	suang
A man	kusei, ngulun	mianei
Woman	tandu	kimo
Husband	kusei	ano’
Wife	sawa, sau	sau-o
Father	ama	yama
Mother	ina	indu
Grandfather	adu aki	yaki
Grandmother	adu
Child	anak
Virgin	samandak
Kiss	siñgud	narokadong
Cloth	umut
“Chawat”	santut	sirot
Spear	andus	bangkau
“Parang”	dañgol	madi
Knife	peis
Shield	taming
Sword	pedang
A spirit	ragun	lematei
Iron	besi
Brass wire	saring
“Bidang”	ganap
Earring	anting anting
Needle	dalat
Jacket	rasuk-garong
Sheet	ramut
Body	inan	inan	burur
Head	ulu	ulu	ulu
Hair	tabuk	abuk	bok
Face	turas	rabas	monong
Ear	teliñgo	teliñgo
Eye	mato	mato
Eyebrow	kirei
Nose	tadong	adong
Mouth	kabang	kabañg	tang
Lip	munong
Tooth	nipun	ipun	lipan
Tongue	lelah	lelah	lebah
Cheek	piñgas	ilan	piñg-it
Neck	lio
Shoulder	liawa
Armpit	pakilok
Hand	palad	loñg-on	tichu, palad
Finger	tentuduk		buatichu
Thumb	malahing	indu loñgon	tuju tapo
Nail	sandulu	siñg-ilu	selon
Breasts	susu
Belly	tenai	tenai	batak
Navel	pusat
“Kamaluan” m	tali
“Kamaluan” f	tato tata’
Thigh	paw
Knee	atud
Calf	dakud
Foot	lapak	atis	palad kukud
Bone	tulang
Blood	raha	ra
Flesh	ansi	ng’giri	wang
Fat	lambon	lunok	lumo
Skin	kulit	kubil
Saliva	luja	jimpi	aka
Sweat	tumus	umos	pana
Elbow	siku
Fathom	dapo
String, &c.	toggis
To roll up	lapiau
Cover, lid	sompon
Thief	penakau
Good	rañggoi	munsi
Bad	arahat	rat
Right	rañggoi, ingka	bunoi
Wrong	sala’
Tall	kawas
Long	naro	auad	rawir
Short	sariba	riba	benua
Sweet	momis	mamis
Nice	wasi
Bitter	pait	pait
Sharp	taram
Blunt	amo, katagu
Old (tuah)	lai-ing (lai-ag?)	kako
Young	mulok	tari
Old (lama)	laid, kilo	laid, matuo	maun
New	wago	ago	baro
Hot	lasu	lasu
Cold	sagid	sagit	tenab
Wet	eiapas	masah	bah
Dry	magintu	kala’	takaring
True	ranggoi	bunor
False	udut	bawa
Ugly	arahat	rat
Pretty	osonang	monsei
Large	gaio, kagaio	gaio	raya
Small	koré	diok	madi
Heavy	magat, bagat [wagat, ogat	magat	brat
Light	gan	gan	rahan
All	timong	sañgai	abiabi
Many	gamo, sapo	suang	mulamula
Few	koré-koré	diok	sesut
Like	bagal (“mirad”)	sama paras	pahad lea
Different	suei
Slow	boei	boei	dadan
Rapid	gompas	deros	mauwar
Heavy as rain	gompas
Thirsty	tuhan	kalalio
Hungry	losun	mitil
Striking	buntong
Sick	sagid	duol
Dead	matei	matei
Sorry	susah	gagau
Angry	magulau	siau
Straight	tulid	tulid	sŭn
Crooked	brakilong	belengkok	kelo’
Square	apat, persagi	ampat pensagi	lepingpat
Round	urud		taburor
Broad	kalab	lebah	raya
Thick	kapah	kapah	kapal
Thin	mipis	nipis	nipi
Shallow			tutun
Deep	ralam	lalum
Black	eitom	hitom	mitam
White	purak	purak	buda
Red	ragang	ragang	sia
Yellow	silau	chilau	berar
Sore	owal
Raw	matah’	matah	matah
Ripe	mansak	mansak	lak
Dirty	amut
Clean	aro’k
Hard	kadau	kodau	tua
Soft	lumi	lembut	leia
Enough	ganap
“Korang” wanting	amo, karuñgut
Pregnant	betian
Slippery	lamau, lamo
Clever	tutun
Quick	jajaran
Right	ganan
Left	gibang
Rough	sanilu
Bold and brave	siau
I or we	yeho, yai dugu	jami
You	dia	ikan
He or they	idia	iyo
Who	sei	iseo
What	nono	a’an
This	iti	tio
That	ina	sulo
Here	diti	ditio	dini
There	ilo, dilo	sulu	dŭng-a
Where	nambo	domboi	dapei-a
Far	sadu	sado	madi
Near	sămak, sămok	somok	monăng
Without	saribau	ribau	lemela’
Within	saralam	selalam	metakap
Above	kawas	ribau	duñgeilun
Below	sariba	sua	meilena
Behind	likud	likud	katad
Before	dibrus	derabas	lepa monong
Between	palatan		rang
To	ka
Previously	gahulu
From	masunut
Not yet	eiso po
Yes	aw	awe
No	eiso	ŭnjob
Now	kirakira	kila	năpŭ
When	sañgira	memburo	idan
Afterwards	turi, tahuri	turi	muchi
In this way	inka’, pinka’
In that way	inka-i
How many	sangkora, gamo
Presently	ruhei
More	aro
To eat	mengakan
To see	magintong	lintong
To drink	menginum
To laugh	magirak	girak
To weep	miad	giad
To kiss	maniñgud	narokadong
To speak	boras	betuntut
To be silent	mada	gorom
To hear	makinañgo	koroñgo
To lift	kakatan	teñgañgo
To walk	manau	manau
To run	magidu	midu
To stand	mindahau	kakat
To sit	mirikau	koko
To climb	midakud	nakod
To sleep	modop	modop
To awake	tumanag, tuñgag	tidong
To recollect	insam
To know	pandei, mila	pandei
To forget	aliwan	kalamuan
To ask for	makiano
To wait	magandad	ninteo
To come	sikei	mikot
To go	mañgai, pagidu	midu
To meet	bertemu
To hide	lisuk	mensusut
To search	magi-om	yumo
To give	noan	menak
To bring	oito	mito
To kill	sañgat, meniangat	metai-o
To wound	suhat
To sow	memambri
To plant	meñgasuk
To fight	meñgulan, merasang
To trade	berdagang
To buy	bili
To sell	taranan
To cheat	menipu
To steal	menakau, menikus
To marry	menasawa
To bear children	berganak
To grow	samuni
To shout	meniangkis
“Ada”	warah
“Habis”	awi, ei, nei
To shade	osorong
To swim	samadoi
To arrive	korokod
To wash	miñg isu
To bathe	madsiu, padsiu
To want	saga
Don’t	ada
To burn	tutud
“He says”	kadsio
To play	berunsei
To tie	kagus
“Gurau”	bersibak
“Amput”	berkiu
To hug	gapus
To lay hold of	migit, makahei
To desire	saga’
To return	sagulei
To take a wife	kasawa
„ husband	memañgat
High		sau-at	dita
To strike		pudo	mapar
To break		petul	motul
To open		bika	ngukab
To shut		beno	nutub
To lift		tenañg-o	năkang
To throw		menokon	mapat
To sound		katab	buri
Darkness		potong	racham
Green
Iron	basi		belawan
Hill		bukid diok	turud, murud
Hurricane	tañgus	ribut	buri mawar
West		surapadau
East		matadayau
Cloud			laput
Noon		tampakadau	topud chaw
Sky		adau
To burn	tudo	sensuli	menunoh
To smoke	lisun	lisun	rapun
Rice	agas, wagas	agas	brah
Pumpkin	tawadak		belabu
Yam	kaso		ubi
Mouse	ikus		labaw
Squirrel		niamo
Bird		manok	suit
Kite		kanio	kanio
Sparrow		pirit	pirit
Swallow		senkalayang	kalua
Crow		mangkak	brengkak
Cage		kuruñgan
Frog		sei	sit
Crab		kuyu	kra
Prawn		tentudik
Fly		pañgat
Spider		senkalang
Wax			ulih
Thirsty		kalalio	pring
Hungry		mitil	lau
Smell	kiabau	mau
Fragrant		munsei
Stinking	buntong	mutong
Dead	matei	matei
Answer		sumbarau
Pleased		nako
Afraid		lemakak
Shame		mikum
Love		ngako
Hate		baji
Wish		ngako
Right		bunor
Find		malak
Take		lapo
Boil		sunsam
Broil		sinalau
Earring		subang
Road		langgaio
Bridge		pentaran
Boat		padas
Canoe		padasdiok
Son		mianei
Daughter		kimo
Brother		sitari
Sister		sitari kimo
Girl		anak agu
Shallow (as water)			tutun
Tin			simara’
Sweet potato	wei
Kaladi	gual
A cock	piak
Ask for	makiano