Segai

Introduction

Segai is a language of Indonesia. It is spoken in East Kalimantan Province, Berau regency. Kelai river area around Longlaai town.

Dialects

Kelai, Segah. Called Segayi by the Berau, Ga’ay by the Kenyah and Kayan.

The Segai Verb

Verblist

• baw -- to climb
• blom -- to live, be alive
• bo'ahaè -- to open, uncover
• bu' -- to grow
• bup -- to hit
• du' -- to sleep
• encil -- to throw
• enjiu -- to scratch
• enlèu -- to buy
• enlik -- to choose
• èntah -- to split
• inkaw -- to steal
• jieuk -- to suck
• jo' -- to swim
• kam -- to hold
• kap -- to bite
• kat -- to dig
• kut -- to fear
• lèng saw -- to hunt
• lewas -- to die, be dead
• lo' -- to laugh
• mehot -- to sew
• melèkin -- to count
• menyu' -- to spit
• mnyul -- to flow
• msit -- to squeeze
• mun -- to eat
• myang -- to fly
• na'aw -- to chew
• na'hii' -- to work
• naw -- to walk
• nebu' -- to sniff, smell
• negu'ngan -- to cook
• nekjiang -- to stand
• neklè' -- to lie down
• nelèsngèn -- to breathe
• nembak -- to shoot
• nenglow -- to stab, pierce
• ngahajing -- to hear
• ngang -- to see
• ngejap -- to kill
• ngempi:n -- to dream
• ngès -- to cry
• ngeusang -- to think
• ngo -- to sit
• nyu -- to yawn
• pe'ak -- to fall
• pesiu -- to say
• poh -- to pound, beat
• ptèng -- to know, be knowledgeable
• rat -- to turn
• sebuk -- to swell
• sijup -- to blow
• suek -- to hide
• tawo' -- to come
• tole -- to cut, hack
• tong -- to burn
• tu' -- to vomit
• wal -- to tie up, fasten
• wos -- to plant
• yo' -- to drink