Verbs in Kelabit


abung

English: hovering or flying around like an insect


adek

English: to talk in a low voice, to murmur
Bahasa Malaysia: berbisik


baliw 1

English: change form, metamorphose, as a caterpillar into a butterfly; hatch, as an egg
Bahasa Malaysia: berubah bentuk (rupa)


baliw 2

English: to warp
Bahasa Malaysia: menggeleding


bayar

English: to pay
Bahasa Malaysia: membayar


bekakit

English: turn something over, e.g. glass, vase


bekukit

English: topple or fall over head first while squatting


bekuku'

English: kneel
Bahasa Malaysia: berlutut


belawang

English: give birth
Bahasa Malaysia: melahirkan anak


bube'

English: to defaecate
Bahasa Malaysia: berak, membuang air besar


dawid

English: hanging, clinging


duket

English: to perch, of a bird
Bahasa Malaysia: hinggap


eme

English: go, go to
Bahasa Malaysia: pergi


kuman

English: to eat
Bahasa Malaysia: makan


mae'

English: to love
Bahasa Malaysia: sayang, cinta


mala

English: to say


marih

English: to come
Bahasa Malaysia: datang, mari


mela 2

English: to massage
Bahasa Malaysia: urut


menad

English: climb stairs or a tree
Bahasa Malaysia: menaiki tangga, memanjat pokok


meti'

English: to kick


mudik

English: swim across from one bank to another
Bahasa Malaysia: berenang menyeberangi sungai


mudu

English: to stand


muen

English: to smell


muli'

English: return home
Bahasa Malaysia: balik, pulang


namai

English: to scatter, plant padi


ngabang 2

English: to ambush someone


ngaur

English: remove the rice from the pot after cooking, and wrap it


ngegka

English: rub the eyes, as when something has got inside and is irritating them


ngelab

English: apply a poultice


ngele

English: pick the weak point in the line when fighting the enemy


ngeraad

English: to hunt with spears and dogs


ngerurong

English: shake, as a kettle, etc to stir up dregs


ngidtah

English: toborrow for short while
Bahasa Malaysia: pinjam sekejap


nulis

English: write
Bahasa Malaysia: tulis


nutun

English: to try, taste; to challenge
Bahasa Malaysia: cuba


pakay

English: to use
Bahasa Malaysia: gunakan, pakai


patot

English: to mate, of animals; (humans - vulgar use)


pejadi'

English: to promise
Bahasa Malaysia: berjanji


pian

English: to want, desire
Bahasa Malaysia: mahu, ingin


riruh

English: to laugh
Bahasa Malaysia: ketawa


rudap

English: to sleep
Bahasa Malaysia: tidur


selengu

English: to shed, of a snake shedding its old skin


selubid

English: lie down
Bahasa Malaysia: baring


tekeku'

English: to squat
Bahasa Malaysia: bertinggung


temapad

English: lie with the body next to the fire instead of lying with feet toward the fire; lying on one side across something


tiket

English: overtake someone, as in walking along a path


tu'i

English: get up
Bahasa Malaysia: bangun (dr tidur)


tunuk

English: surrender
Bahasa Malaysia: menyerah diri


ubpir

English: to overflow (as a bucket left under running water)
Bahasa Malaysia: tumpah keluar kerana terlalu banyak dlm bekas