Kayan Language Legacy Project
Simple everyday English phrases to Kayan
How are you?
Nun dengah?
I am fine.
Sayu kah akui.
I do not feel good.
Ji'ek noh kui.
Where are you going?
Tei hino' ka' du?
I am going to the market.
Akui seng tei ha' pasen anih.
I am going to the farm.
Akui seng tei ha' luma anih.
Akui seng tei kakah anih
*kakah - the word kakah means going out to do general works on the farm.
I am going to work (office).
Akui seng tei nyadui anih.
What do we have for lunch today?
Nun kan telo danih?
We are having fish.
Kan masik.
We are having chicken.
Kan nyap.
We are having pork.
Kan bavui.
We are having preserved pork meat.
Kan lisem bavui.
We are having preserved fish.
Kan lisem masik.
The weather today is good.
Sayu lan dau danih.
It's a bad weather today.
Ji'ek dau danih.
It's raining today.
Usan dau danih.
The weather is terribly hot today.
Hanit lan dau danih.
I am drenched because of the rain.
Basa nyot kui kenan ujan anih.
Have you taken your bath?
Uh nah ika' duh du?
No, I haven't.
Usi piyan.
I have a headache.
Perah kuhung kui.
You need to take medicine.
Kani ubat k.
I don't have medicine.
Usi te' ubat.
The clinic is close today.
Usi klinik buka, or,
Tutup klinik danih, or
Pekap klinik danih.
Take care of yourself.
Pelihei kah, ineng sayu.
Life is hard.
Tusah lan urip.
Take heart.
Pelihei kah.
He is a good person.
Sayu lan lake' anan.
She is a good person.
Sayu lan doh anan.
Can you throw the rubbish, please?
Im tolong meso / mesau luhap anan.
Bring this to school.
Im geri anih sekula.
Bring this to work.
Im geri anih nyadui / kakah.
They had a good time during Christmas.
Ngelu'an lan dalo' te' dau aya' dih.
They are going fishing today.
Tei mesek dalo' danih.
They are going hunting tonight.
Tei nimak dalo' malem anih.
They are going to catch fish tomorrow.
Tei nyikep dalo' jima.
*nyikep is a Kayan term for catching fish using a traditional net usually used by women.
Long Panai
Patek lan ata' hungey Tutoh.