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Useful Words[edit | edit source]
| Iban word | English word |
|---|---|
| Agu/bilik mandi | Toilet |
| Ai | Water/liquid |
| Aki | Grandfather |
| aku | My/myself/I |
| Anak | Child |
| Ananas | Pineapple |
| Angat | Hot |
| Apai | Father |
| Api | Fire |
| Asi | Rice (cooked) |
| Atas | Upstairs/above |
| Aus | Thirsty |
| Babi | Pork/Pig |
| Babi babas | Wild pig |
| Babi Kasam | Preserved Pork |
| Bah | Flood |
| Baruh | Downstairs |
| Belacan | Dry Fermented shrimp paste |
| Belakang | Back |
| Belanda | Run |
| Belangkas | Horseshoe crab |
| Berapi | Cook |
| Beruang | Sunbear |
| Bilik | Room/apartment |
| Bini | Wife |
| Buah | Fruit |
| Budak/laki | Boy |
| Bunga kecala | Ginger flower |
| Burit | Buttocks |
| Burung | Bird |
| Capah | Plate |
| Capi | Beef |
| Cawan | Cup |
| Cincalok | Wet fermented shrimps |
| Cuci | Wash (dishes,hands etc) |
| Daging | Meat |
| Dapur | Kitchen |
| Duduk | Sit |
| Duku | Knife |
| Durian | Durian |
| Empelawa | Spider |
| Gali | Lay down |
| Garam | Salt |
| Gemuk | Fat |
| Gigi | Teeth |
| Gula | Sugar |
| Hidung | Nose |
| Ikan | Fish |
| Indai | Mother |
| Indu | Girl |
| Ini | Grandmother |
| Jalai | Walk/road |
| Jari | Hand |
| Juoi | Mouse deer |
| Kaban | Relative |
| Kaki | Leg |
| Kala | Scorpion |
| Kami | Us |
| Katil | Bed |
| Kelinga | Tattoo |
| Kepala | Head |
| Kerusi | Chair |
| Ketam | Crab |
| Kicap | Soy sauce |
| kita | You |
| Kitai | Us |
| Kopi | Coffee |
| Kra | Monkey |
| Kuah | Soup |
| Kuda | Horse |
| Kuga | Tokay Gecko |
| Kunyit | Tumeric |
| Kurus | Skinny |
| Laki | Men/Husband |
| Langkau | Rice distillate |
| Lapar | Hungry |
| Lari | Run (away) |
| Lelabi | Turtle |
| Lengan | Arm |
| Lengkuas | Galangal |
| Lia | Ginger |
| Lita | Slug (edible) |
| Maias | Orangutan |
| Makai | Eat |
| Mandi | Wash (self) |
| Manuk | Chicken |
| Mata | Eye |
| Matapanas | Sun |
| Mee | Noodle |
| Meja | Table |
| Menantu | Son/Daughter in Law |
| Mentua | Father/Mother in law |
| Mulut | Mouth |
| Naga | Dragon |
| Ngirup | Drink |
| nuan | You |
| Nyur | Coconut |
| Padi | Rice (unhusked) |
| Panas | Heat/full sun |
| Pandak | Short |
| Pangan | Friend/fiancee |
| Perut | Stomach |
| Pintu | Door |
| Pisang | Banana |
| Pusu | Little dried fish (anchovies) |
| Ragi | Yeast |
| Ragum | Beard |
| Ramaung | Tiger |
| Rambut | Hair |
| Ribut | Wind |
| Ruai | Hallway |
| Rumah | House |
| Rumah Panjai | Longhouse |
| Sawa | Python |
| Semut | Ant |
| Singut | Bee |
| Sudu | Spoon |
| Suntung | Cattle fish |
| Tangga | Stairs |
| Teh | Tea |
| Telur | Egg |
| Tempoyak | Preserved Durian |
| Terung | Eggplant |
| Ticak | Gecko |
| Tikai | Mats |
| Tindoh | Sago worm |
| Tinggi | Tall |
| Tuai Rumah | Headman |
| Tuak | Rice wine |
| Tubu | Bamboo shoots |
| Tubuh | Body |
| Tunu | Burn/smoke |
| Ujan | Rain |
| Ular | Snake |
| Undang | Prawns/shrimps |
| Upa | Palm heart |
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