Iban (jaku Iban) is a tribal language of western Borneo, spoken in Malaysia's state of Sarawak, the Indonesia state of West Kalimantan, and Brunei. There are many dialects; this phrasebook uses the Kuching dialect.
Basic Iban grammar is easy to study. Some of the grammar is closely related to Malay grammar. Word order is verb-object-subject.
I read a book "Macha bup aku"
Adjectives are placed after the verb
Macha bup aku
Another example:
I'm go shopping with my friend "Raun enggau bala bakih ke pasar aku"
I search for something " Ngigak utai aku tok"
I'm so tired " Lelak mai aku"
; Hello. : . () ; Hello. (informal) : . () ; How are you? : ? (Nama brita nuan?) ; Fine, thank you. : . (Manah) ; What is your name? : ? (Sapa nama nuan?) ; My name is ______ . : ______ . (_ _____ .) ; Nice to meet you. : . (Manah begulai enggau dik) ; Please. :. (Bah__) ; Thank you. :. (Terima Kasih__) ; You're welcome. :. (Sama-sama__) ; Yes. :. (aok) ; No. : . (enda) ; Excuse me. (getting attention) : . () ; Excuse me. (begging pardon) : . () ; I'm sorry. :. (Minta ampun) ; Goodbye :. (Selamat Jalai) ; Goodbye (informal) : . (__) ; I can't speak Iban [well]. : [ ]. (enda nemu jako ?????? []) ; Do you speak English? : ? (?_) ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : ? (bisi urang nemu jako English ditu?) ; Help! :! (Tulung!) ; Look out! :! (Berjimat!) ; Good morning. : . (Selamat pagi) ; Good evening. : . (Selamat lemai) ; Good night. : . () ; Good night (to sleep) : . () ; I don't understand. : . (endak nemu aku) ; Where is the toilet? : ? (Dini jamban)
Pukul brapa diatu?
red
(mirah)
black
(celum)
white
(burak)