Bahasa Melano Balingian

My trip to Miri not only gave me the opportunity to reunite with old friends that I missed dearly but I also took the golden opportunity to learn more about my dad's language. My dad is a Melanau from Kpg Suyong, Balingian. Their melanau dialect differs from the rest of the Melanau dialects from Mukah, Oya, Rejang, Dalat, Matu, Igan & Bintulu. Sad to say that this particular dialect is slowly disappearing. Even my aunt Regina or fondly known as Usu Ina who is married to a melanau from Bintulu is at loss with her own Balingian dialect at times. So far, I've noticed that only my dad, my first cousins Lai & Kak Senah are still speaking this beautiful dialect fluently. Usu Ina converse mostly in the Mukah dialect and I observed that she would refer to Lai if she was not sure of the language itself. My dad and his siblings back in Balingian still converse in their own dialect but once they are out of their kampung, they would converse in the Mukah dialect again. Mmmmmmmmmmm....

Melano Balingian

mene'ad - nanga

mengidam - nengar

tu'au - gilak

awah akou berjagoi - aku sik berbulak

om - kau

om hek - kau tok

kuduk mu'un - duduk ajak

mendalau - marah

Om mendalau mu'un - kau marah2 ajak

mamau/mendahau - takut

awah davei/aru davei - sik ada

menselem tu'aunya - kedekut gilak

Om hek menselem tu'ai - kau kedekut gilak

megen - tidur

temuk - mandi

bertegud - kelakar/madah

irak - banyak

barang- du'an

Irak tu'au du'an om - banyak gilak barang kau

Pemen om? - siney kau

Mapun dihik om - Pegi sitok kau

Diak jeh - kacak

ameroun en - perempuan ya

jemeda - perempuan (situational)

analai - lelaki

anak isik - mbiak kecik

buak lavat - buah pisang

sagah - sayur

Duan om - barang kau

hek jeh duan om - tok barang2 kau

bertahik - bunting

tetei - sikit

awah tenep - sik ingat

melak awah bersarok om - lamak sik jumpa kau

Paya om mulik - bila kau pulang

gegahan - demam

Om hek gegahan- kau tok demam

suda sungen - dah sampei

Lau en suda sungen - sidak dah sampei

suda ayeng - udah besar

mepuk yasek - cuci/sesah baju

Ako bak mepuk yasek - aku nak nyesah baju

mendangik/ma'ang - rona merah

Mendangik tu'au bajau alai yen - Merah gilak baju org laki ya

mitem/metem - hitam

putih - mapuk

ijo - gadong

Lau ing ako - tunggu aku lok

leu hek - ari tok

buah rambutan - buak buleu

udang - padak

sigek - jebahah

dua igek - dua bahah

jangan bising - kak kelirah keleu

burung - kepuleu

ular - dipa

tek kayau - batang kayu

padeu/paged/matai - mati (utk manusia - usage is situational)

suda matai ngaknya - nya dah mati

begeu - mati (utk binatang)

paya om mulek - bila kau pulang

tuad - pagi

Sai ngan om bertegud? - Dengan sapa kau kelakar?

Ako bertegud ngan lai - aku kelakar dgn Lai

Sai hek - sapa tok?

tebesou - aunty

tuak - cousin

janeek - adik beradik

Om hek berjaneek - kitak duak adik beradik

pintu - bersuked

penjan - teraweng

tutup - patep

buka - tenikang

(Gelaran dlm keluarga)

bertukar - anak tua

tarei tu'au - bungsu

Nok ney yang tua - Nemen na bertukar

uncle - wak

aunty -babok

nenek - pak yeng/mak yeng

sejuk - sengeghoh

panas - melasuk

merasa - mengiram (bukan utk merasa merasa makanan..act of touching, mcm megang etc)

aku baru sampei/datang - ako janeek sungen hek

aku lelah gilak duduk sitok - ako melilah tu'au kuduk dihek

ambik - megik

rambut - vok

peluh - lasei