Flora and Fauna in Bidayuh Bau

English: a type of tree - Its bark is tough enough to make ropes and when woven together with rattan, they make a very strong mat called a kasah.
Bahasa Malaysia: kayu ringan

bu'ai

English: a crocodile
Bahasa Malaysia: buaya

buank

English: a bear
Bahasa Malaysia: beruang

English: a shrub called dillenia suffruticosa - This shrub has big leaves which are very useful to the Bidayuh community who use them to wrap their rice as pack lunches. The leaves can also be used in many ways such as wrappers, covers, and even roofing materials. The fruits are pink and will attract many animals. The Bidayuhs often use the fruits to trap mousedeers or pilonduk which are found to be very fond of them.
Bahasa Malaysia: simpoh air

bua’

English: a fruit
Bahasa Malaysia: buah

bua’ lada

English: pepper berries
Bahasa Malaysia: buah lada

buo'

English: an owl
Bahasa Malaysia: burung hantu

butant

English: a coconut
Bahasa Malaysia: kelapa

dient

English: a stink fruit called durian or durio zibethinus - This fruit is loved by almost all Bidayuhs even though the pungent smell can be over-powering.
Bahasa Malaysia: durian

dient muot

English: a species of the stink fruit durian called durio graveolens
Bahasa Malaysia: durian rimba, durian kuning

dowont kapal

English: a creeper which has a very bitter tasting leaf eaten as a delicacy
Bahasa Malaysia: daun yang pahit

dowont manah

English: a leaf of the phacelophrynium maximum plant - The leaf of this plant is very useful for a Bidayuh. It is used to wrap food of all types.
Bahasa Malaysia: daun kelupis

gimaga

English: a frog species
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis katak

kabank

English: a tropical tree known scientifically as shorea macrophylla - The seeds from the tree contain vegetable fat that can be used to make butter.
Bahasa Malaysia: engkabang

kondad

English: a tadpole
Bahasa Malaysia: berudu

kondank

English: magpie
Bahasa Malaysia: murai

krosiep

English: a long-legged frog
Bahasa Malaysia: katak

landink

English: a cockroach
Bahasa Malaysia: lipas

libo’uh

English: an eagle
Bahasa Malaysia: menaul

limota’

English: a water leech
Bahasa Malaysia: lintah

limo’ung

English: a tiger
Bahasa Malaysia: harimau

lipapient

English: a centipede
Bahasa Malaysia: lipan

lisont

English: a fruit garden - It is usually far from the village.
Bahasa Malaysia: kebun buah-buahan

liya'

English: ginger
Bahasa Malaysia: halia

musank

English: a fox
Bahasa Malaysia: musang

ngiliwat

English: a tree - Its wood makes excellent firewood and is highly valued by Bidayuhs.
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis pokok baik untuk dijadikan kayu api

osoh

English: a red ant
Bahasa Malaysia: kerengga

pariet

English: a fish
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis ikan

pas

English: a squirrel
Bahasa Malaysia: tupai

pas baai

English: a squirrel species
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis tupai

pas pora'

English: a banded squirrel
Bahasa Malaysia: tupai berjalur

ratak

English: long beans
Bahasa Malaysia: kacang panjang

sagu'

English: sago
Bahasa Malaysia: sagu

sidakot

English: a type of Borneo sucker fish
Bahasa Malaysia: ikan sungai

sidapek

English: a type of Borneo sucker fish
Bahasa Malaysia: ikan sungai

silumah

English: a ploiarium alternifolium tree - It's one of the hardwood that the Bidayuhs use for building purposes.
Bahasa Malaysia: jungir

sirokub

English: a shell
Bahasa Malaysia: cangkerang

so'i

English: a frog - It is usually found near rivers or streams and slightly larger than a girogag and smaller than a tigowan
Bahasa Malaysia: katak

sondu

English: a large fern
Bahasa Malaysia: pohon paku yang besar

subi

English: an ant
Bahasa Malaysia: semut

subi podos

English: fire ant
Bahasa Malaysia: semut api

sud

English: a kingfisher
Bahasa Malaysia: burung cekakak

timun

English: cumcumbers
Bahasa Malaysia: timun

tobuh

English: a sugar cane
Bahasa Malaysia: tebu

toka'

English: spider
Bahasa Malaysia: labah labah

tokank

English: a frog
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis katak

towienk

English: a leaf
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis daun

tunguon

English: a yam like plant only found on tropical mountain side - /tᴜŋᴜɔn/ Bidayuhs eat the young leaves raw dipped in shrimp paste sauce.
Bahasa Malaysia: daun keladi gunung

tunuong

English: a variety of light wood - /tᴜnᴜɔŋ/ Its bark is often used to make ropes and the trunk is light enough to float for making rafts.
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis kayu ringan

tupai

English: grass
Bahasa Malaysia: rumput

umbunk

English: a bamboo shoot
Bahasa Malaysia: rebung

umbut

English: a soft shoot of plants
Bahasa Malaysia: umbut

uwi

English: a rattan vine also called calamus pilosellus - /ᴜwɪ/ It is a spiny, evergreen, climbing palm which can reached heights of 10 metres or more. This is a very useful plant to the Bidayuh people. Depending on their size, length, flexibility, and toughness, the canes from this plant are used to make furniture, mats, wicker baskets, fishing instruments and more. When stripped, they can be used for all kinds of binding purposes. However, when they are twisted together, they make very strong cables.
Bahasa Malaysia: rotan

uwomp

English: a pangolin
Bahasa Malaysia: pangolin