Neh 1

English: already


Source: Peter Martin's Kelabit Dictionary


Examples


Akat akat neh ieh.
He was undaunted.

belu'en muh kapeh neh idih.
Why do you need to clump the grass?

Beten muh ngudeh neh idih? (Tu'en muh ngabet ngudeh neh idih?)
Why do you have to tie it?

Didtek (sidtek) neh uku' dih ngen batuh.
The dog was struck with a stone.

Diu' lem aan patun neh narih.
Take your bath in the pool of the dam.


Related to Neh 1


baneh: vegetable with dark green leaves

beneh: short, low, down

Dooq pian kuh neh petulu ngemuh: It’s nice meeting you.

Dooq pian kuh neh petuluh ngemuh: Nice to meet you

ineh: that

kineh: `that way'

neh 2: 3sg agent and possessor; him, his, her, hers, it, its

pekeneh: believe

sebeneh: to bend, to be humble

sineh 1: that one

sineh 2: title for a married women; equivalent of `Mrs'

tesineh: mother (reference)

Uih peh dooq pian kuh neh petulu ngen kiko.: It’s nice meeting you too.

Ma’ih mey lipa kabing suk pu’un ih. Pengeh neh ngesu neh. Lipa pekabin: Take the first left and go straight on. It’s on the left.

Rengaq kineh ih nalan neh tauh let nginih pukul 7.15 lekedtang.: That means we have to leave the lodge by 7.15am.

Tu’uh tineh. Teminaq uih pukul 7.15 lekedtang.: I agree. I will be ready by 7.15am.