Iban language
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The Iban language is spoken in Kalimantan (the Indonesian part of Borneo) and the Sarawak state region of Malaysia by the Iban, a branch of the Dayak ethnic group (formerly known as "Sea Dayak"). It belongs to the Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family, and is closely related to Malay.
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Sample lexicon
- makai - "to eat"
- ngirup - "to drink"
- tinduk - "to sleep"
- belanda'/belawak - "to run"
- bejalai - "to walk"
- dani - "wake up (from sleep)"
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Sample phrases
- Nama brita nuan? - "How are you?"
- Sapa nama nuan? - "What is your name?"
- Brapa rega utai tu? - "How much is this"
- Dini alai ___? - "Where is ___?"
- Ari ni penatai nuan? - "Where are you from?"
- Aku datai ari ___. - "I come from ___."
- Pukul brapa diatu? - "What is the time now?"
- Slamat lemai! - "Good evening!"
- Slamat datai! - "Welcome!"
- Anang manchal! - "Don't be naughty!"
- enda ulih datai - "cannot come"
- Anang guai - "hold on"
- Nadai ngawa nya - "nevermind that"