Remun language

Remun
Milikin
Native to Malaysia
Region Sarawak
Native speakers
 3,500 (2000)[1]
Austronesian
Language codes
ISO 639-3 lkj
Glottolog remu1237[2]

Remun, or Milikin, is a Ibanic Dayak language of Borneo.

Sample Vocabulary

Comparison between Standard Malay, Standard Iban and Remun's Dialect
English Standard Malay Standard Iban Remun
No Tidak Enda Entau
See Lihat Meda Ngilau
Know Tahu Nemu Badak
Shirt Baju Baju Kelatang
Run Berlari Belanda Belawak
Silence! Senyap Anang inggar Sengian
Stupid Bodoh Beli'/Palui Labuan
No/Did not Tiada Nadai Entai
Tomorrow Besok Pagila Pagi
Later Nanti Lagi/legi Ila
Mat Tikar Tikai Kelaya
Good Bagus Manah Nyelaie

-Sample phases in Iban Remun-

Entai ku ngilau - "Nadai aku meda."
Entauk ku badak - "Enda ku nemu."

References

  1. ↑ Remun at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Remun". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.


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