Uli
Uli - Go back or return
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Seng jeleng nah dau/do aya krismas, kahum lan nah kelunan kahi suti uli uma.
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It's near to Christmas, many people have applied for leave to go back home.
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Kuman
Kuman - eat
Uh nah kelo kuman du?
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Have you eaten?
Du'i
Du'i - drink
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Meng hadau/hado du'i atak uh kuman.
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Do not forget to drink water after you have eaten.
Uma
Uma - Home or house
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Dara lan kui em uli uma.
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I haven't been home for a while.
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Tek uma ka ha Miri du?
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Do you have a house in Miri?
Kanen
Kanen - (cooked) rice
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Kuman kahum kanen, ja ka salet dekaya.
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Eat more rice, so that you grow faster.
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Tei im na kanen, uh la'o nah sepui doh.
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Please (go) cook rice, grandmother is hungry.
Atak
Atak - water
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Im peng atak alem taring anan.
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Store water in the pot.
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Masep lan atak alem gutun anan.
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The water in the bottle is very dirty.
Tudu
Tudu - sleep
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Sayu lan noh kui tudu malem dih.
​I slept well last night.
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Usi kui deng tudu ngedo/ngedau.
​​I cannot sleep during the day.
Ma'un
Ma'un - 1. going up 2. awake from sleep
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1. Mingi kui ma'un san uma aru anih.
I feel a bit nervous/scared going up the stairs of the longhouse.
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2. Salet pa'en sepun doh nan ma'un jehima ja na kanen.
Grandmother always wakes up early to cook rice.
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Pano / Panau
Pano- walk / visit
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Salet lan ba'ung anan haman pano.
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The baby girl learns to walk quite fast.
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Tek kelo te' pano ha sepui doh diyah?
​Did you visit grandmother?