'basa kita'

(Title means Our Language / 'Bahasa kitani') 'Bahasa Tutong' is the language for the Tutong community in Brunei. My parents were born in Tutong, but I am not as fluent as one should be. So Ive decided that whenever i get back home for summer, I have to start collecting bits and pieces from the dad, grandma, and old folks at local kopitiam; and share them here. This is dedicated for my family back home, I miss you all

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Wednesday, May 30, 2007

conversations.

i've noticed interesting conversations going on @ the tagboard. and i dont want my non-tutong readers to feel left out. so here are the translations.. enjoy~

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Ali
eg: mason jayi tendi masa ido ni-an jayi / malu ku tadi masa durang liat aku. 30 May 07 07:04

Ali
mason ertinya malu 30 May 07 06:56

Ali
supasta: awu ge UK jayi sa. Eh ge Mesir.. Khaifahaluki? hehe... supasta inbit muli satu mummy. hehe 30 May 07 06:56
supasta: yes, im in UK. eh in Mesir? (i cant translate arab.sorry peep..huhu) supasta, bring me one mummy back.

Ali
nakalai: cuba jiyu introduce adat org tutong gitip mcm adat besiram/bebasuh po-o. how is that? 30 May 07 06:52
...why dont you try to introduce abit on our tutong customs eg: the 'basuh-kaki' in weddings..

nakalai
any idea what they're talking about? find out in the next post. (= 28 May 07 13:42

supasta
jiu UK ali? jai ge mesir... 28 May 07 05:38
u're in UK? im in mesir.

Nad
I agree with Ali - perfect place for weekend - tho' i dont really understnd what ur saying awal2 atu hehehehe 27 May 07 09:30

Ali
supasta: oo.. ok.. cheers *wink* 26 May 07 09:25

supasta
ndo Ali..ge lain atin.. 26 May 07 07:34
no ali, another place..

Ali
supasta jiyu study ge UK kah? 26 May 07 05:15
supasta you're studying in UK?

Ali
Info about danau: danau adu org ge siyo basa dusun. tapi adu ot ido bebasa campur, tutong samo dusun. thats my personal observation. Indeed Danau is a nice area to chill at the weekend 26 May 07 05:13
info: danau has duson-speaking people. but most of them mix duson with tutong language.


neesa
hye... nui ado? 25 May 07 19:46
hi.. what's up?

supasta
i live in pengkalan mau..nado bisai2 tampat neh, nada view lawa2..ahaha.. 25 May 07 17:21

Nad
ok..i'll try but im seriously my grammer sux! even malay! but i'll try my best =) 23 May 07 20:20

nakalai
nad: promote danau? i saw u got few great shots of danau. i would appreciate it even if its a short post about ur place.. 23 May 07 10:28

Nad
i live in Danau, Tutong - but i dnt speak Tutong nor Danau lang. :( so hope i can learn more from ur site.. hehe 22 May 07 21:20

nakalai
nad: sure(=. thanks for the support. i welcome any suggestions or if you want to post something, that would be awwsome.. huhu 22 May 07 14:40

nakalai
msOrdinary: thanks. nahh not very informative right now. quite busy with work..huhu 22 May 07 14:39

Nad
Hey nice blog, adore it! Hope u dont mind tht i link u to my page =) 20 May 07 13:37

Nad
oh yeah btw im Tutong-ninaz eheheh 20 May 07 13:37

MsOrdinary
wow, this is really something...my mom org tutong but i far from good in tutong language...klu menyelangot ok lah but uah start kan cakap...karau...this is nice n informative. 20 May 07 05:30

nakalai
g-10: thanks for dropping by. and thanks to your 'kena'i' too~ (=.. i live in serembangun, few blocks away from the light-industrial complexes.. but both my parents are from somewhere else.. huhu 18 May 07 19:16

G-10
Salam nakalai, interesting benor blog ju tuh. Kena'i ku bada ge pasal blog ju. Since ju mentioned yapa yama ju urg ttg, jimu ttg ge dumbo?
salam.... your blog is interesting (thankyou!..huhu). My younger sibling (either brother or sister, no info given) told me about this blog. since you mentioned that both your parents are from tutong, where in tutong are you?

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as you noticed, i cudnt really translate them word by word. it wont make sense. and will sound funny.

for example,
jimu tutong ge dumbo - kamu tutong di mana? you tutong where? <--- see what i meant..

interesting new words i noticed:
imbit - bawa. bring.
muli - balik. goinghome.
bada - baritahu. tell/inform.
mason - malu.
kenayi - adik. younger sibling.
segitip - sedikit. a bit.

till nex time, Salam.

Nakalai~

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