English: why?
Bahasa Malaysia: kenapa
Source: Peter Martin's Kelabit Dictionary
Beten muh ngudeh neh idih? (Tu'en muh ngabet ngudeh neh idih?)
Why do you have to tie it?
Gagen muh ngudeh neh bera dih?
Why do you need to sift the rice? Why
does the rice need to be sifted?
Ngudeh iko ali-ali?
Why have you been so quiet (i.e. You haven't been around for some time)
Tu'en narih ngagag dih, dih teh idih na'em mula' ata'.
Ngagag bera ngudeh neh iko?
Shift the rice to avoid having too much unhusked grain in it.