Iban
Facts
- Language: Iban
- Alternate names: Sea Dayak
- Language code: iba
- Language family: Austronesian, Malayo-Polynesian, Malayo-Sumbawan, North and East Malayo-Sumbawan, Malayic, Nuclear Malayic, Ibanic
- Number of speakers: 658000
- Script:
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Introduction
Iban is a language of Malaysia. It is spoken in Sarawak, Sadong river north to Bintulu, Sibu; Sabah, Tawau district, 1 village. Also in Brunei, Indonesia.
Dialects
Batang Lupar, Bugau, Dau, Lemanak, Skrang, Ulu Ai, Undup.
The Iban Verb
Verblist
abas, abis, ada, ajar, ambi, anchur, angkat, anjung, ansul, anti, anu, apus, arap, asai, asu, asuh, asur, awak, awakka, ayan, ayap, ayun, ayung, bacha, badu, bagi, bai, bajau, bali, bamput, banding, bantu, basu, bebakih, bedarah, begagaika, begulai, bejaku, bejalai, belajar, belaki, belanda, beli, bepeluh, berandau, berap, berapat, besemaya, besentuk, betan, betemu, beterang, bisi, buai, buka, bula, bulih, bumai, butang, charik, chelak, dani, darah, datai, deka, diau, dinga, duduk, emba, embing, empa, engkakah, enjuk, gaga, gagai, gali, galong, giga, guna, ibun, idup, ikak, ikat, ingat, intu, ipa, irau, irit, irup, itung, jadi, jaku, jamah, jual, jurai, ka, kanchin, kangau, kaul, kawin, kayuh, kelala, kenang, kerat, ketawa, ketup, ketup sima, kibut, kiruh, komen, kunchi, laban, labuh, lalu, lelengau, lemak, lenyau, madah, mai, makai, mandi, meli, mending, merap, merindang, milih, minta, mujur, mupuk, mutar, nadai, naya, nemu, nerang, nerusan, ngabang, ngagai, ngelala, ngelaluka, ngemanahka, ngemata, ngembuan, ngetau, ngiga, nginsap, ngirup, ngulihka, nikal, nitih, nyabak, nyadi, nyeling, nyur, padah, pajak, pambar, panggang, panggil, pasuk, pasung, peda, pegai, pegi, pelajar, perati, perchaya, pilih, pinta, puji, pulai, pungkal, rambu, raun, regang, reti, richah, rindu, salin, sarak, saut, sayau, sebut, sembah, semela, sepu, sinu, sipat, sumai, tabur, tagang, tama, tambah, tambai, tampi, tan, tanam, tanda, tangkan, tarik, tarit, tati, tau, tauk, tempik, temu, tenggau, terebai, terima, tikau, tinduk, tinggal, tinggang, titih, tubu, tuchuk, tuchum, tuju, tulak, tulis, tulung, tum, tunda, tunjuk, tunu, ubah, uji, ukun, ukur, ulih, ulu.
- arung, jungking -- to flow
- belah -- to split
- belalai, pelam -- to hide
- beli -- to buy
- be-ñawa, enseput, nyintak seput -- to breathe
- bilok -- to turn
- bukaʔ, kebak, silak, telenga -- to open, uncover
- b-umai, gawa, kereja, pengawa -- to work
- bunoh -- to kill
- datai -- to come
- diŋa -- to hear
- diri -- to stand
- dudok -- to sit
- galiʔ -- to lie down
- garuʔ, kisai -- to scratch
- gelam, perah -- to squeeze
- gigaʔ, ŋ-asu -- to hunt
- gigit, kanit, ketup -- to bite
- idup -- to live, be alive
- irup -- to drink
- itoŋ -- to count
- jait -- to sew
- jakoʔ, sebut -- to say
- jalai -- to walk
- kali -- to dig
- kebat, nanchang, nanggam, ŋikat -- to tie up, fasten
- kembai -- to swell
- ketawaʔ -- to laugh
- kuñah -- to chew
- laboh -- to fall
- lunsin, maluk, paluʔ, pukul, sipat -- to hit
- makai -- to eat
- mati -- to die, be dead
- mimpi -- to dream
- mutah -- to vomit
- ngenchuri -- to steal
- nyemerai -- to swim
- ŋe-ludah -- to spit
- ŋuap -- to yawn
- pedaʔ -- to see
- pegai -- to hold
- pikir, runding -- to think
- pilih -- to choose
- puput, sepu, tiup -- to blow
- sabak -- to cry
- sium -- to sniff, smell
- sumai, tanak -- to cook
- takut -- to fear
- tanam -- to plant
- tauʔ, temu -- to know, be knowledgeable
- terebai -- to fly
- tetak -- to cut, hack
- tikau -- to throw
- tikiʔ -- to climb
- timbak -- to shoot
- tindok -- to sleep
- tumboh -- to grow
- tunu -- to burn
- tusok -- to stab, pierce
- tusu' -- to suck
- tutok -- to pound, beat