Rejang phrasebook
Rejang phrasebook
Rejang (known natively as Miling Hêjang ꤸꥇꤾꥇ ꥁꥍꤺꥏ or Miling Jang ꤸꥇꤾꥇ ꤺꥏ) is an indigenous language spoken predominantly by the Rejang people, native to the Rejang regions in the southwestern hemisphere of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
Writing
Rejang language has its own native writing system called Buak Jang ꤷꥈꥁꤰ꥓ꤺꥏ (literally means 'Rejang script'), it is the native script commonly used by Rejang people for Rejang language, but these script also used as the writing system for its neighbouring ethnic languages as well, such as Serawai and Mukomuko. Though still used in native documents, and sometimes seen side by side with Latin script in street signs and the names of public buildings, it has been almost totally replaced by the Latin alphabet. A traveller will almost never have to read Rejang script to get information. Makes an awesome tattoo, though.
Phrase list
Basics
Common signs
; OPEN : Kenʼak ; CLOSED : __ ; ENTRANCE : __ ; EXIT : __ ; PUSH : __ ; PULL : __ ; MEN : Semanié ; WOMEN : Selawié
; Hello! : Oi/Oik! / Hoi/Hoe! ; How are you? : Awêi ipê/Wêipê ko/kumu? ; I'm well : Uku/ku padek ; What is your name? : Api gen ko/kumu? ; My name is ______ : _Gen uku _______ ; Please : ... ; Thank you : ... ; You're welcome (in response to 'thank you') : ... ; Yes : ... ; No : Iso / Coa ; Excuse me : ... ; I'm sorry : Uku/ku ... ; I can't speak Rejang [well]. : Uku/ku iso ... miling Hêjang/Jang [padek] ; Do you speak English? : Ko jano miling Inggêris? ; Is there someone here who speaks English? : Api nêak pio/pie ... miling Inggêris? ; Help! : ...! ; Look out! : ...! ; Good evening : Bilai ; Good night : Kêlmên ; I don't understand : Uku/ku iso ... ; Where is the toilet? : Nêak ipê ...? ; Where are you from?: ...?