English: A Bidayuh girl's name
Bahasa Malaysia: Nama Bidayuh
English: lost from view
Bahasa Malaysia: lesap
English: interior, inside
Bahasa Malaysia: ruang
English: inside a house
Bahasa Malaysia: dalam rumah
English: a stream with its source at Mount Goru’ in Krokong
Bahasa Malaysia: Sungai Goru
English: a river in Krokong - the village of Blinggink is located near the place where the Goru’ and the Minyowan rivers meet
Bahasa Malaysia: Sungai Minyowan
English: The Pidie' River - it is the upper tributary of the Sarawak Kanan River. This upper reaches of the Sarawak River like its sister tributary, the Sarawak River Kiri, is a popular recreation destination.
It used to be a dying ecosystem but efforts by the authorities to revive the flora and fauna in these watershed areas are slowly revitalising the river system. There are a number of jungle retreats in the area starting from the Silingguos settlement all the way down to the Fairy Caves and the Wind Cave near Bau.
Bahasa Malaysia: Sungai Pidie'
English: in the jungle
Bahasa Malaysia: dalam hutan
English: don't know
Bahasa Malaysia: tak tahu
English: a root
Bahasa Malaysia: akar
English: a kitchen
Bahasa Malaysia: dapur
English: clouds
Bahasa Malaysia: awan
English: nonsense
Bahasa Malaysia: tidak masuk akal
English: a name
Bahasa Malaysia: nama
English: forever
Bahasa Malaysia: abadi
English: a picking pole
Bahasa Malaysia: kayu pemetik
English: a platform - This platform is a raised portion of the wall like a window seat that doubles as a sitting place during the day and a bed at night. The kombant or convertible roof is usually built above it to become a window to allow air to come in and cool the house during the day when you nukunk the kombant or raise it with a piece of wood. At night, the window is lowered to close the window. This kombant is call kombant bak kaa'os.
Bahasa Malaysia: pelantar
English: defeated
Bahasa Malaysia: kalah
English: a long wooden pestle - This goes together with a wooden mortar or lisuonk to pound paddy to get rice. It can be done solo, double, or even up to four people each pounding with their aluh at the same time. It makes the work faster.
Bahasa Malaysia: alu
English: a current
Bahasa Malaysia: arus
English: scrap
Bahasa Malaysia: keping
English: a mat
Bahasa Malaysia: tikar
English: a mat made of a reed plant found in swampy areas of Southeast Asia
Bahasa Malaysia: tikar bemban
English: to catch up with
Bahasa Malaysia: menyusul
English: to gape
Bahasa Malaysia: ternganga
English: gaping wide
Bahasa Malaysia: ternganga-nganga
English: insecure
Bahasa Malaysia: manja
English: a meal of mixed pork with rice - This meal is eaten as a snack at a ritual ceremony especially if it is carried out far from the house. It is cooked in bamboo for convenience.
Bahasa Malaysia: makanan campuran nasi dan daging yang dimasak dalam buluh
English: bare naked
Bahasa Malaysia: telanjang bulat
English: roof size - It is approximately six feet in length.
Bahasa Malaysia: Sais atap
English: flooded
Bahasa Malaysia: banjir
English: liquor
Bahasa Malaysia: arak
English: a moonshine
Bahasa Malaysia: arak buatan sendiri
English: not yet or still
Bahasa Malaysia: belum atau masih
English: still physically fit
Bahasa Malaysia: masih cergas
English: How annoying!
Bahasa Malaysia: geram nya
English: urine
Bahasa Malaysia: air kencing
English: breath
Bahasa Malaysia: nafas
English: very greedy
Bahasa Malaysia: sangat gelojoh
English: smoke
Bahasa Malaysia: asap
English: a spear
Bahasa Malaysia: lembing
English: sour fruits
Bahasa Malaysia: asam
English: a wild jungle mango called mangifera pajang
Bahasa Malaysia: asam embang
English: a basket for winnowing
Bahasa Malaysia: nyiru
English: a balcony or veranda that runs the length of a longhouse and which is used as a communal space - There is an Awah Cafe located in the Dayak Bidayuh National Association headquarters which serves exotic Bidayuh cuisines. It is located in one of the awahs of the building.
Bahasa Malaysia: serambi, balkoni, beranda
English: a piece
Bahasa Malaysia: keping
English: space
Bahasa Malaysia: ruang angkasa
English: a bamboo drip - It is made by splitting a long bamboo into half and each one is used to join with other bamboos to form a long elevated drain to carry water downstream off a creek to a collection point very much like the Roman aqueduct
Bahasa Malaysia: titisan buluh
English: stalk
Bahasa Malaysia: tangkai
English: big
Bahasa Malaysia: besar
English: they, them
Bahasa Malaysia: mereka
English: a swing
Bahasa Malaysia: buaian