'basa kita'

(Title means Bahasa kitani;Our language) BAHASA TUTONG is one of many languages we 'bruneians' use at home. It is one interesting language I should say; has been used for centuries by folks in the Tutong district (country Brunei). Oh yes, Welcome!!! This site is very new, so I need some support and feedbacks. Besides that, I do hope you gain something from this site. DO learn few Tutong lines other than 'abut jiyu raya', a line I heard becoming popular among students in the UK right now. huhu..

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Tuesday, December 26, 2006

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~

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