Lun Bawang Dictionary

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