A Kelabit - English Dictionary: S to Z
Comments, additional entries, bouquets and/or brickbats on these pages !
References:
- Blust, Robert (1993). Kelabit - English Vocabulary, Sarawak Mus. J. Vol. XLIV, No. 65 (New Series).
- Amster, Mathew H. (1995) - Kelabit/English English/Kelabit Glossary, Rurum Kelabit Sarawak, Kuching.
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Kelabit
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English
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sedarir |
a type of Kelabit song |
sina' |
mother, a general form of address for an older female person |
tama' |
father, a general form of address for an older male person |
tepu' |
grandfather or grandmother, a general form of address for an elderly person |
tunap |
separate rice from empty grains or husks using a winnower |
udo' |
ghost, carved wooden figure kept to ward off misfortune or disease |
ugam |
mat for drying padi |
? = generic word for mat |
uku' |
dog |
uwai |
a tool used to hollow out logs to make boats or coffins |
uwei |
rattan |