Kayan, Rejang

Introduction

Kayan, Rejang is a language of Malaysia. It is spoken in Sarawak, Rejang, Balui river areas.

Dialects

Lemena, Lisum, Long Badan, Long Geng, Long Kehobo (Uma Poh), Long Murun, Ma’aging, Uma Daro, Uma Juman. Limited comprehension of Baram Kayan (See: Kayan, Baram?).

The Kayan, Rejang Verb

Verblist

• [meliʔ] -- to buy
• [tanem] -- to plant
• betuŋ -- to swell
• biti -- to stand
• dui -- to drink
• higem -- to hold
• jam -- to know, be knowledgeable
• j-em-ahut -- to sew
• kaka -- to hunt
• kesiŋ -- to laugh
• kuman -- to eat
• legak -- to fall
• l-em-até -- to kill
• l-em-ura -- to spit
• madaŋ -- to fly
• mahar -- to blow
• maté -- to die, be dead
• maʔet -- to bite
• megi -- to say
• mejat heŋaʔ -- to breathe
• meluʔ -- to sit
• meset -- to squeeze
• miaŋ -- to split
• mili -- to choose
• miri -- to lie down
• miteŋ -- to cut, hack
• m-uhav -- to yawn
• mujap -- to count
• mulu -- to stab, pierce
• murip -- to live, be alive
• na apuy -- to cook
• ñaduy -- to work
• ñagaʔ -- to hit
• naker -- to climb
• nako -- to steal
• naŋʔap -- to open, uncover
• ñatuŋ -- to swim
• né -- to come
• ñerut -- to suck
• ñili -- to turn
• nimek -- to shoot
• ñineŋ -- to see
• ñupiʔ -- to dream
• n-uta -- to vomit
• nutuk -- to pound, beat
• nutuŋ -- to burn
• nyepa -- to chew
• nyohok -- to hide
• ŋaliʔ -- to dig
• ŋatel -- to scratch
• ŋatuŋ -- to tie up, fasten
• ŋe-bu -- to sniff, smell
• ŋeriŋ -- to hear
• pano -- to walk
• pikir -- to think
• takut -- to fear
• taŋi -- to cry
• tevaleŋ -- to throw
• tubu, tuvu -- to grow
• tudu -- to sleep