Ijant In Pisiet

English: The rain is so heavy

Bahasa Malaysia: Hujan sangat lebat


Source: Jecky Misieng


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Aank Minyowan: a river in Krokong - the village of Blinggink is located near the place where the Goru’ and the Minyowan rivers meet

asink: urine

bala dingan: friends

Batuh Sinja: The Sinja Rock This is a boulder half way up Mount Sipinggient. The rock is named after a maiden who used to sit on the rock after taking her bath each day to dry her hair in the morning sun and the cool mountain air. After some time, a mountain spirit took notice of her and one day while she was sunbathing as usual, the spirit came down from the mountain top and carried her off never to be seen again. The villagers decided to name the rock Batuh Sinja as a memorial tribute to her. Legend has it that a powerful Bidayuh warrior from Krokong named Sikupit used to fight enemies from this boulder alongside another very strong warrior named Sipangam. A depression resembling a heel mark at one side of the rock and strange markings that look like the surface of the rock at the top has been cut can still be seen today. It was told that, at the sound of approaching enemies, Sikupit jumped onto that rock so hard that his heel made a hole into it. The other markings on top of the rock were reportedly left by him where he used to sharpen his weapons. Some parts of the rock appeared to be cut which according to the legend was done by Sikupit who used the cut pieces of the rock to bombard his enemies down the mountain below him.

bibint: lips

bidosing: blazing

biink: a shrimp paste

bikolink: to misbehave in the same manner

bilingieng: shining

bilingieng kodieng: brightly shining

binawas: a toad

bingon: side

bingon olan: a roadside

bingoon: to have awareness

binie': seeds

binua: country or locality

birating: rafting

bironying: heaty

Bisinggai: the people of Singgai - These Bidayuhs speak the Singgai dialect. This is the only Bidayuh group who used to have a king ruling over them. Some of their major settlements are Apar, Atas, Sudoh and Segong. There are a number tourist attractions in the Singgai area such as the Singgai Plateau, the Association of Research and Development Movement of Singgai (REDEEMS) center and the newly opened Borneo Tribal Village in Apar.

dingan: a friend

dipoh pinganon: a python

dipoh pinganon to'od: a dwarf python (curtus)

Dorod Sipingient: a mountain in Krokong - Literally, it means the Plate Mountain or Dorod Sipingient. It is part of a mountain range with Bung Tra’an as its neighboring peak. The original inhabitants of Blinggink came from a settlement built on the steep slopes of this mountain. On one of the slopes lies the Sinja Rock where legend has it that a Bidayuh warrior named Panglima Sukupit stood to defend his village against marauding enemies. The whole mountain area gets regular annual visits from his descendants who come up to collect stink fruits called durians which came from huge trees planted almost a hundred years ago as part of the village’s fruit garden. Fruit gardens like these are called lisont.

gradink: a frog

ijant: rain

ijant tata': rain with sunshine - An old Bidayuh superstitious belief says that if you venture out or get caught in this rain, you will meet a tall ghost, fall ill and die if not treated by the shaman. Another version says that you will get caught in a net set by the tall ghost which usually appears in this type of rainy weather. The effect is the same.

indank: a prawn or shrimp

indunk: a nose

ingan: you (plural)

inoh: that