maang. raya.

i had my 2 words ready for today until ta mentioned few 'interesting' lines. 'abut jiyu maang' and 'iti jiyu raya'. i had a good laugh. lol (and more LOL). no i wont tell you the meaning here. too explicit to be posted. email me if you're that curious. huhuhu..
oh yes, that is why i have 'maang' and 'raya' for todays' two-words. (=

maang (maa-'ung) - merah. red.

to describe red-coloured object. duh. not only objects, someone's face or part of body (*wink* lol). huhuhu..

jawui-ni maang..
muka-nya merah..

raya (r*a-ya) - basar. big.
*french 'r'

can be for something huge like 'a huge house' - lamin raya. talking about our 'r', it is similar to the french 'r'. so anything spells with 'r' will be pronounce with the french r. its the letter after 'ain'. 'ghin'. if you remember you jawi that is. huhuhu..

puru raya bah mato ina !
suruh basar bah mata atu !

2 words for today, Salam.

Nakalai~

peep~ lakau dai jiyu kulu!!!

i smiled when a friend of mine told me he knew one famous line. in tutong ofcourse. 'abut jiyu raya' nya. ceh, siapa lagi mengajar anak atu that line. i wont tell you what they stand for, find out from someone else. haha..

yes, we do have lines of our own. top of my evergreen list...

'lakau dai jiyu kulu!!!' (la-cow dye jew koo-loh) - 'jalan tah kau dulu!!!'

use it to reply after someone car-horns you. i like to utter it whenever where i hear a car-horn. oh yes, you YELL, baru umph! huhuhu..


a line for now, Salam.

Nakalai~

alud. liyu.

alud (a-lood) - perahu.

i dont know how to describe perahu in english. i cant think of its english word right now. eh macam the ones in kampung ayer, water taxis ah. but the word alud is rather appropriate for the older version of those hi-speed water taxis. where a 2m wooden paddle is used to get the alud moving. "kayuh! kayuh! kayuh! buaya blakang kamu!!" huhuhu..

yapa-ni ado alud na..
bapa-nya ada perahu tu..

liyu (lee-yooh) - sungai. river.

nada sungai,nada lah perahu. so yeah we call river, liyu. but you can't use Liyu Tutong for Sungai Tutong. for me, it just doesn't sound right. ah well, lets just ask my nenek. huhuhu..

alud-ni ge liyu tiru..
perahu-nya di sungai sudah..

2 words for now, Salam.

Nakalai~

sigot. diek.

sorry for the '1-day off'.internet has been suck-ky this week.*ampas2 modem.staring at it,hoping the ASDL light would be on*.

sigot (see-gott) - rajin. hardworking.

since i've posted lundung, i guess it wouldn't be complete without its opposite. like lundung, this word is a rare in our home. aku pun baru tau afew minutes ago, courtesy of Haji Ishak. mr-daddy-ku.huhu..

sigot od jiyu ituh kepasak
rajin jua kau ani memasak

diek (dee-ache) - damit. kecil. small. tiny.

common word. we use this for someone younger in the family. like anak damit, adik kecil. it is also suitable for describing things like a house, or a car. boleh jua untuk badan, but alus is more appropriate to describe someone being skinny.

diek od lamin ina...
damit jua rumah atu...

*please refer basic list for the 'other' words in the sentence. Tq (=

2 words for now, Salam.

Nakalai~

lundung. kepasak.

lundung (loon-dong) - malas. lazy.

i would say this word is rarely used. even among the tutong people. it is a very 'strong' word, usually for 'extreme' cases. huhu.. ie 'terlalu malas'. 'very very lazy'.

lundong jiyu ituh!
pemalas banar kau ani!

kepasak (ke-pu-suck) - memasak. cooking.

a noun. used 24/7 in the kitchen. okay, may be in 'my' kitchen. of 'my' house. huhu..

endo jiyu kepasak lema ituh?
inda kau memasak malam ani?

2 words for now, Salam.

Nakalai~

basics.

nui ado? (apa ada?. what's up?)

anyways, i guess i shall start with few basic tutong words, 'cause i will use most of them in my future posts. especially when i try to make a sentence using a particular word.

im sure most of you guys would know these...

jayi - aku.i.me.
jiyu - kau.you.
jami - kami.we.
jimu - kamu.you guys.you people.
miyan - makan.eat(-ing).
lakau - jalan.going out.
endo - inda
ituh - ani
ina - atu
lema - malam. evening. -night.
alu - pagi. hari. morning.

i guess ani saja dulu.will try to update this list selalu.huhu(=

cheers kamu, Salam.

Nakalai~
*please..do drop a word or two.i need feedbacks,correct me if im wrong.you might want to add in some more words (or english words) to this 'basic' list and yes i'll have them in.thank you.