Lun Bawang

Introduction

Lun Bawang is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in East Kalimantan Province; mountainous area where Sesayap River tributaries arise. 2 enclaves in western Sabah State. Also in Brunei, Malaysia.

Dialects

Lun Bawang (Long Bawan, Sarawak Murut), Lun Daye, Papadi. Not Murutic, although sometimes called Southern Murut.

The Lun Bawang Verb

Verblist

• bara' -- to swell
• derut -- to sew
• dinger -- to hear
• eme' -- to walk
• faag -- to squeeze
• gafung -- to hide
• inebpeh -- to fall
• keli' -- to know, be knowledgeable
• kuman -- to eat
• lemangui -- to swim
• mabal -- to hit
• madil, ngefut -- to shoot
• mafaa' -- to chew
• malaa -- to say
• malid -- to blow
• marut -- to scratch
• matey -- to die, be dead
• mecing -- to come
• meno -- to steal
• meriruh -- to laugh
• mesieb -- to flow
• mesuu, ngukab -- to open, uncover
• metoot -- to fear
• milii' -- to choose
• mitung, nalaa' -- to throw
• mudur -- to stand
• muen -- to sniff, smell
• muley -- to buy
• mulun -- to live, be alive
• namai -- to plant
• nangi' -- to cry
• nebpek -- to stab, pierce
• nefeh -- to pound, beat
• ngabet -- to tie up, fasten
• ngafak -- to split
• ngatey -- to kill
• ngekem -- to work
• ngelaak -- to cook
• ngelicaa' -- to spit
• ngerawey -- to think
• ngeseb -- to burn
• ngeteb -- to cut, hack
• ngiap -- to count
• ngilip -- to hunt
• ngimet -- to hold
• nginiat -- to breathe
• nginufii -- to dream
• ngirup -- to drink
• nguab -- to yawn
• ngubit -- to bite
• ngukat -- to dig
• ngutaa' -- to vomit
• nguut, niti' -- to suck
• remier -- to turn
• rudap -- to sleep
• sium -- to see
• telubid -- to lie down
• temubu' -- to grow
• temulud -- to fly
• tudo -- to sit
• ukey -- to climb