Life in the forests of the Far East (vol. 2 of 2)St. John, Spenser, Sir
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Life in the forests of the Far East (vol. 2 of 2)
St. John, Spenser, Sir
Borneo -- Description and travel; Natural history -- Borneo; St. John, Spenser, Sir, 1825-1910 -- Travel -- Borneo
Wife | maraū | doh dah | oro
Father | ama’ | ameh | aman
Mother | ina’ | indeh | inan
Grandfather | ipo’, akeh | ukuh | aki
Child | ugut | apang |
Son | anak lai | anak lakeh | anak alé
Daughter | anak marau | anak doh | anak oro
Brother | janak lai, tatat | aren lakeh | naken alé
| lai | |
Sister | janak marau, | aren dob | naken oro
| tatat marau | |
Old | lake’ | dab muku | toké
Young | jemanak | dah niam | iyong
Boy | jemanak lai | makeh | iyong isi
Girl | jemanak lūas | nyen doh | iyong oro
| _or_ marau | |
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I must draw attention to the letter represented by ng in English. In
pronouncing the words in these vocabularies, it must be remembered
that, whether marked or not, the Malay letter has the sound of the ng
in “singing,” and that the g must not be pronounced with the following
syllable.
APPENDIX D.
LANGUAGES OF NORTHERN BORNEO.
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---- | IDA’AN. | BISAYA. | ADANG (MURUT).
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Numerals:-- | | |
One | iso, san | | sabulang
Two | duo | | dua
Three | telo | | telo
Four | apat | | ampat
Five | limo | | lima
Six | anam | | anam
Seven | turo | | turo
Eight | walo | | walu
Nine | siam | | ewa
Ten | opod | | pulo
Eleven | opod dam iso | | pelud cha
Twenty | duo nopod | | pelud dua
A hundred | atus, san atus | |
| | |
Day | adau, tadau | adau | chaw
Night | sedap | mentiong potong | rachăm
Morning | suab nakapia | bukatadau | kamuka
Evening | tawañg-an | |
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