Sarawakian Dialect

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Sarawakian dialect is a common language used by natives in Sarawak. This dialect sounds quite similar to the official language - Bahasa Melayu. These are some simple examples of Sarawakian dialect:

abis - habis - finished
boyak - buaya - crocodile
coklet - coklat - chocolate
dokon - dukun - witch doctor
empap - hempap - to fall on
gemok - gemuk - fat
halo - halau - chase
ias - hias - decorate
jujor - jujur - honest

As shown in the examples above, Sarawakians tend to pronounce something "directly",(e.g. they will pronounce "fat" as "fart") causing a bit of misunderstanding to newbies.