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Useful Words[edit | edit source]
Iban word | English word |
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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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