'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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Thursday, December 27, 2007

lunsad. bibai.

beribu ampun. beribu beribu ribu ribu ribu (lol). for the lack of updates. >.<

i am having my summer holiday now, nearly a month now. Been very busy spending time with the beloveds, then family vacation (siukkk brabisss) and etc etc. Oh well, hopefully i'll have more freetime this january so i can update this place more often.huhu. (inda janji ah! =p)


right, back to the 2-words-of-the-day. I was talking to my dad few weeks ago, and he mentioned these two words. and i found them very unique. Maksudnya, aku jarang dangar these words in the house lerr.



lunsad (loon-sudd) - kumuh, kusut. messy.

selalunya dipakai untuk lapik tilam/selimut/meja yang inda tantu, inda berusai. Messy.

lunsad lapiq mija miyan ina gama idoh
kusut lapik mejaatu oleh durang




bibai (bee-bye) - patah.

i found it hard to understand the concept of this word at first. Medically, i would say the concept is similiar to twig-stick bone fracture in small children. The dad said "patah tapi inda jua patah", and i was like, wth (lol). An example he used was a car door; someone crashed it badly but its still stuck onto car's body. hmmm, you get the picture? *will edit this again until i have a better way to explain it.huhu*

(in a fight)
ado ni bibai lengon-nih ina gama jayi du-oh!
ada ya hancur tangan-nya atu oleh ku karang!




I hope I will get more strange words in this house. otherwise i wont have anything to write cos im only interested in some alien words.huhu. =P

akeh, Salam cuti-dan-balik-sekolah-lagi kamu. (hehe)

Nakalai~

ps/ kenangan beach: bah find out how to best describe bibai. (oh, thats ur assigment btw. huhu)

pps/ MERRY CHRISTMAS to all celebrating, a belated HAPPY HARI RAYA HAJI to all moslems,
and a HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone. May god bless us all, always. (=