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You are reading Kayan phrasebook. The Kayan language (каян. kajan) is one of the major languages of Borneo. It is spoken not only in Sarawak, Malaysia, but over a much larger area in Indonesian Kalimantan.
Phrase list
[edit | edit source]Basics
[edit | edit source]- Hello.
- Kenun dengah.
- Hello. (informal)
- Nun dengah.
- How are you?
- Sayu ka ika' ya? ( ?)
- Fine, thank you.
- Sayu ka akui,. ( )
- What is your name?
- Kenun aran ka du? ( ?)
- My name is ______ .
- ______ aran kui. ( _____ .)
- Nice to meet you.
- Sayu kenep deng pepsuk dahim. ( )
- Please.
- Tulung. ( )
- Thank you.
- Trimak kasih/Sayu kenep men ikak/ikam lim/kelo. ( )
- You're welcome.
- Sayu kenep ka mn ika lahuh. ( )
- Yes.
- Ie. ( )
- No.
- Nusik/Usik. ( )
- Excuse me. (begging pardon)
- Akei asi. ( )
- I'm sorry.
- Akei asi kui. ( )
- Goodbye
- Pepsuk la'an. ( )
- Goodbye (informal)
- Bai. ( )
- I can't speak Kayan [well].
- Nusi kui jam/haman duan dahun Kayan[lan-lan ]. ( [ ])
- Do you speak English?
- Jam ika' duan dahun urang puti du? ( ?)
- Is there someone here who speaks English?
- Tek hi hi hak inih jam duan dahun urang puti du? ( ?)
- Help!
- Tulung! ( !)
- Look out!
- Jaga! ( !)
- Good morning.
- Selamet jehima. ( )
- Good evening.
- Selamet ngedau. ( )
- Good night.
- Selamet malem. ( )
- Good night (to sleep)
- Selamet malem. ( )
- I don't understand.
- Nusi kui jam. ( )
- Where is the toilet?
- Ha' hino' jaben du? ( ?)