Iban Culture


ajat

English: all-purpose basket


beliong

English: adze


bilik

English: apartment


bindu

English: patterned coat


binkai

English: rim to strengthen a container


buling

English: a ritual or a prayer to protect paddy fields


buyu'

English: an evil spirit that can take the form of any wild animal


chelapa

English: a brass steel box


dakah

English: dirt left by the low tide


dampa

English: farmhouse


dapur

English: fireplace


dau

English: tributary


dujong

English: leaves worn in the hair as ornaments


duku'

English: broad knife


dungai

English: love songs


durok

English: to help one another, to give reciprocal aid, to work together (mainly used to refer to helping one another in each other's farms)


empok

English: large storage basket


endaraja

English: rainbow
Bahasa Malaysia: pelangi


geladak

English: roof


kain bidang

English: iban women's skirt


kapak

English: axe


kelambi

English: short sleveless coat


lesong

English: mortar


liup

English: small basket


lungga'

English: penknife


menoa

English: land


nyabur

English: sword


para'

English: rack


pedang

English: foreign sword woth cross-hilt


pemansai

English: fireplace


pua

English: blanket


pua kumbu

English: cotton ritual cloth


raga'

English: basket carried over the shoulder


raga' agak

English: basket used to carry betel


raga' menarang

English: one with black patterns


ranjau

English: sharpened bamboo set in ground


sadau

English: loft


tangga'

English: staircase


tanju'

English: outside platform


tempuan

English: passage on the ruai


tiang

English: post


tibang

English: padi bin


tikai

English: mat


tikai bemban

English: reed mat


tikai burit

English: seat mat


tikai lampit

English: heavy rattan mat


tumpoh

English: loom