The World in Bidayuh Bau


abunt

English: clouds
Bahasa Malaysia: awan


bak ka'os

English: back of the house
Bahasa Malaysia: belakang rumah


bitank

English: 1. a star; 2. quite
Bahasa Malaysia: 1. bintang; 2; agak


bosow

English: dawn
Bahasa Malaysia: awal pagi


botont ondu

English: the Sun
Bahasa Malaysia: matahari


ijant

English: rain
Bahasa Malaysia: hujan


ijant tata'

English: 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.
Bahasa Malaysia: hujan panas


ngalom

English: night
Bahasa Malaysia: malam


ngumi

English: evening
Bahasa Malaysia: petang


putiek

English: sunshine
Bahasa Malaysia: sinaran matahari


tana'

English: soil. earth, land
Bahasa Malaysia: tanah


tuluop ngalom

English: in the middle of the night
Bahasa Malaysia: tengah malam


tuwant

English: a westerner or white people
Bahasa Malaysia: orang putih