binatang. animals.

happy chinese new year people. i just got home from the CNY festival in octagon (just 5 mins walk from my place). I (ofcourse with some friends) waited until midnight to see the 'fireworks'. it was amazing to see everyone just gathered around octagon since 6-7pm and celebrate CNY together. now thats the spirit. and ofcourse its a saturday night, a night for us the kids to go out and have a drink. school's going to start soon (this monday actually), so i could see students (80% of us here in dunedin = students) were trying to enjoy their 'freedomness'..huhu

ok back to today's post, as the title says.. it will be something on animals. Top of my list is MONKEY (i dont know why..huhu).

*note: single/plural doesnt matter here. (i think. still need to confirm with the 'book'.hehe)

kuyad (koo-yudd) - monkey. ambuk.
awuh (a-woo) - dog. anjing. kuyok.
ucing (woo-cheng) - cat. kucing.
puta (poo-taa) - fish. ikan.
bawui (baa-wooi) - pig. babi. [Happy CNY peeps! Year of Pig~ ]
manuk (maa-nook) - bird. burung.
a'al (a-ull) - chicken. ayam.
itik (yee-teek) - duck. itik.
buayo (boo-waa-yohh) - crocodile. buaya.
ketom (kuh-tome) - crab. ketam.
nepoh (nee-powh) - snake. ular.
telalod (tuh-la-lode) - housefly. lalat.
kerias (kurr-ree-ass) - mosquito. nyamuk.
belabu (buh-la-boo) - rat. tikus.

those are all i have in my mind. will add more to the list as requested (yes, just drop them @ the tagboard). insyaallah.

enjoy home you people.. as im abit homesick, Salam.

Nakalai~

kisah ayam berkokok.

managed to record them during my visit to tasek merimbun. there's a tale behind it, according to grandma. Back in the old days, they use the sound as their 'alarm' to get up in the morning; also for the dawn prayer. and amazingly, it 'was' quite accurate. For me, its a 'was' because clearly the video was taken around 2pm (morning's over babeh)...huhu so i believe the 'modern roosters' are no longer reliable as the morning alarm, or is it because the modern 'us' dont really need them..?





cheers everyone, Salam.

Nakalai~

random ones.

few words from the tagboard.also those used in previous posts,and they are not in the 'basics' list.
so that nobody is lost here.huhuhu..

mason (ma-sone) - malu. galat-rasa.
buyon (boo-yone) - lapar. hungry.
besor (bu-sor*) - kanyang. full. *remember the 'r'. ;)
temangis (tu-ma-ngeese) - menangis. cry(ing).
od (odd) - jua.
jawui (ja-wooi) - muka. wajah. face.

alright.atu saja dulu.

*if you guys have words you wish to be translated,just drop them @ the tagboard.thank you. (=


cheers kamu, 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.