Musi phrasebook

Musi (known natively as Basé Musi or Miliang Musai), also known as Sekayu, is a language spoken predominantly by the Musi people, native to the Musi regions of Musi Banyuasin—Musi Rawas—North Musi Rawas located in the southeastern part of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The sister languages of Musi are including the Lematang and Palembang.

Writing

Historically, Musi language written using its own native script known as the Musi script. But however, nowadays the Musi language speakers are commonly used the Latin script as the main writing system for Musi language.

Phrase list

Basics

Common signs

; OPEN : Mukaq ; CLOSED : Tungkap ; ENTRANCE : Masoq ; EXIT : Kélego ; PUSH : Sogong ; PULL : Raeté ; MEN : Lanang ; WOMEN : Kebay

; Hello! : Halo! ; How are you? : Naméq kaba? ; I'm well : Qu bajeq be ; What is your name? : Sapé namé nga? ; My name is ______ : _Naméqu _______ ; Please : Moʼon ; Thank you : Trimé kase ; You're welcome (in response to 'thank you') : Samé-samé ; Yes : Yé ; No : Daq ; Excuse me : Amét ; I'm sorry : Maʼafké qu ; I can't speak Musi [well] : Qu daq pacaq bebasé Musi [bajeq] ; Do you speak English? : Nga pacaq basé Énggerés? ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : Adé sapé pacaq basé Énggerés? ; Help! : Tolong! ; Look out! : Awas! ; Good evening : Siyang / Tengagay ; Good night : Malem ; I don't understand : Qu daq geti ; Where is the toilet? : Dimané toiletnyé? ; Where are you from?: Dai mané?

Problems

; Leave me alone : Mandaq ngola qu ; Don't touch me! : Démla ngendaq qu! ; I'll call the police : Qu ndaq telfonké polisi ; Police! : Polisi! ; Stop! Thief! : Mandaq! Maleng! ; I need your help : Qu merluké tolongan nga ; It's an emergency : Ikaq gawat ; I'm lost : Qu sesat ; I lost my bag : Tasqu ilang ; I lost my wallet : Dompetqu ilang ; I'm sick : Qu saket ; I've been injured : Qu taluké ; I need a doctor : Qu merluké dokter ; Can I use your phone? : Qu pacaq ngunéqké hapé nga?

Numbers

; 1 : sikoq ; 2 : dué ; 3 : tigé ; 4 : mpat ; 5 : limé ; 6 : nam ; 7 : tojo ; 8 : lapan ; 9 : samilan ; 10 : sapolo ; 11 : sabelas ; 12 : dué belas ; 13 : tigé belas ; 14 : mpat belas ; 15 : lima belas ; 16 : nam belas ; 17 : tojo belas ; 18 : lapan belas ; 19 : samilan belas ; 20 : likor ; 21 : selikor ; 22 : dué likor ; 25 : selawé ; 28 : lapan likor ; 30 : tigé polo ; 40 : mpat polo ; 50 : limé polo ; 60 : nam polo ; 70 : tojo polo ; 80 : lapan polo ; 90 : samilan polo ; 100 : seratos ; 200 : dué ratos ; 300 : tigé ratos ; 1000 : seribu ; 2000 : dué ribu) ; 1,000,000 : sejuta ; number _____ (train, bus, etc.) : nomer _____ (sepor, bes, laénnyé) ; half : separo ; less : kugang ; more : lebe

Time

; now : dang ; later : kageq ; before : sebelom ; morning : pagi ; afternoon : sore ; evening : petang ; night : malam

Clock time

; one o'clock AM : jam sikoq diniagay ; two o'clock AM : jam dué diniagay ; noon : tengagay ; one o'clock PM : jam sikoq tengagay ; two o'clock PM : jam dué tengagay ; midnight : tenga malam

Duration

; _____ minute(s) : _____ menit ; _____ hour(s) : _____ jam ; _____ day(s) : _____ agay ; _____ week(s) : _____ kelangan ; _____ month(s) : _____ bulan ; _____ year(s) : _____ taon

Days

Months

; January : Januwari ; February : Pebruwari ; March : Maret ; April : Aperil ; May : Mei ; June : Juni ; July : Juli ; August : Agustus ; September : September ; October : Oktober ; November : Nopember ; December : Desember

Colors

Transportation

Bus and train

; How much is a ticket to ? : Barapé regé tiket ka? ; One ticket to _____, please. : _Tolong, sikoq tiket ka ______ ; Where does this train/bus go? : Mané sepor/bes kaq endaq pegi? ; Where is the train/bus to _____? : _Mané sepor/bes ka ____? ; Does this train/bus stop in _____? : _Apé sepor/bes kaq mandeq ____? ; When does the train/bus for _____ leave? : Kapan sepor/bes bakal _____ bagangkat? ; When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : _Kapan sepor/bes kaq datang ____?

Directions

; How do I get to _____ ? : Mbaqmané/maqmané qu pacaq ka ? ; ...the train station? : ...stasion sepor? ; ...the bus station? : ...stasion bes? ; ...the airport? : ...bandara? ; ...downtown? : ...pusat kabupaten? ; ...the youth hostel? : ...pamalaman mudé? ; ...the _____ hotel? : ... hotel? ; ...the American/Canadian/Australian/British consulate? : ...kadutaʼan Amerika/Kanada/Australiya? ; Where are there a lot of... : Mané adé banyaq... ; ...hotels? : ...hotel-hotel? ; ...restaurants? : ...uma makan? ; ...sites to see? : ...situs ontoq dikeleq? ; Can you show me on the map? : Pacaq nga nonjoqké qu di peta? ; street : jalan ; Turn left : Béloq kidaw ; Turn right : Béloq kanan ; left : kidaw ; right : kanan ; straight ahead : logos teros ; towards the _____ : aga ka ______ ; past the _____ : liwat ______ ; before the _____ : sabelomnyé ______ ; in front of the _____ : rangkénnyé ______ ; behind the _____ : belakangnyé ; Watch for the _____ : _Awaské ______ ; intersection : simpang ; inside : dalam ; outside : lego ; north : ulu ; south : ilo ; east : timur ; west : barat

Taxi

; Taxi! : Taksi! ; Take me to _____, please. : _Tolong, undé qu ka ______ ; How much does it cost to get to _____? : _Barapé regé ka ____? ; Take me there, please. : Tolong, undéké qu ka sané

Lodging

; Do you have any rooms available? : La adé kamar kumpang daq sikaq? ; How much is a room for one person/two people? : Barapé regé sekamar bakal sikoq/dué wang? ; Does the room come with... : Apé kaq kamar la cakop... ; ...bedsheets? : ...sprei? ; ...a bathroom? : ...kamar mandi? ; ...a telephone? : ...telepon? ; ...a TV? : ...tipi? ; May I see the room first? : Bole qu ngeléq kamarnyé dulu? ; Do you have anything quieter? : Adé nyang lebe sunyi? ; ...bigger? : ...lebe besoq? ; ...cleaner? : ...lebe bersé? ; ...cheaper? : ...lebe mura? ; OK, I'll take it. : Oke, qu galaq pesen ; I will stay for _____ night(s). : Qu galaq tamalam bakal _____ malam ; Can you suggest another hotel? : Nga pacaq saranké hotel laen daq? ; Do you have a safe? : Nga adé paselamet? ; ...lockers? : ...loker? ; Is breakfast/supper included? : Apé la temasoq sarapan/makan malam? ; What time is breakfast/supper? : Kapan sarapan/makan malamnyé? ; Please clean my room : Tolong berséké kamarqu ; Can you wake me at _____? : _Nga pacaq mangonké qu jam ______ ; I want to check out : Qu galaq kélego (hotel)

Learning more

• Learning Musi at Wikibooks