Calls in the Jungle

00:00:02mo, kinih nih uih mala karuh Kelabit lah
ok so now I'm going to speak Kelabit

00:00:06lem pasal tauh pedawar lem pulung
about how we used to call for each other in the forest

00:00:10um
um

00:00:14ngela'ui
calling out

00:00:16edteh la'ih edteh ngela'ui
if one man calls out

00:00:18neh niko ngela'ui la'ih sineh
and then you call out to that man

00:00:21neh niko na'up ieh
then you return the call

00:00:25neh niko nguuk ieh
and you make the uuk sound

00:00:27paad teh bererti dedih
they have the same meaning [ngela'ui and nguuk]

00:00:29ngela'ui la'ih suk dingi
the man over there calls out

00:00:30la'ih suk lem pulung ih ngela'ui
the man in the forest is the one who makes the ngela'ui call

00:00:33neh neh kiko jawab ieh
then you answer him

00:00:35neh niko nguuk ieh
and you make the uuk call

00:00:36mala tungey tuih kan
to say I'm here

00:00:37paad teh, paad tebey' idih nebey'
they're the same actually

00:00:39edteh la'ih edteh nguuk nekap lemulun meto' ieh meto'
if a man makes the uuk noise he is trying to find people

00:00:41nguuk beto' ieh
if he makes an uuk call

00:00:42neh niko nguuk ieh
then you make an uuk call too

00:00:44paad, paad teh diweh neh
same, they're the same

00:00:46suk ngela'ui na'ah ih, la'ih sengi nuk ngela'ui
with "ngela'ui" it's the man over there who makes the call

00:00:48la'ih suk lem pulung nangey
the man in the forest

00:00:51ieh nekap lemulun nieh
he is looking for people

00:00:52neh nieh ngela'ui
so he makes the ngela'ui call

00:00:54kadi' neh kiko nguuk ieh
so that's why you make the uuk sound

00:00:55suk nguuk ih beruh, paad tidih
"nguuk" is the same

00:00:57uih nguuk nekap lun beken
I make the uuk sound to find other people

00:00:59lun beken peh nguuk
and if other people make the uuk sound as well

00:01:00nekap uih teh kedideh
they are looking for me

00:01:02neh nguuk
so that's "nguuk"

00:01:05kapeh renga' unih nguuk ih?
how does the "nguuk" sound?

00:01:10uuuk
uuk

00:01:12mo, tak deh ngela'ui, kapeh ieh?
if they do the "ngela'ui" how is it?

00:01:14ngela'ui, paad teh erti nedih
"ngela'ui" has the same meaning

00:01:16kadi' ngela'ui erti nedih, la'ih let dingi
but "ngela'ui" is a call made by someone far away

00:01:19la'ih suk penangey suk ngela'ui
it's the man over there that makes the ngela'ui call

00:01:22ninger keyh, paad teh unih renga' ngela'ui keyh
if you listen, it's the same noise

00:01:25nga' ieh ngela'ui
when he makes the call

00:01:27nekit sinih nih
this "nekit" shout

00:01:30edteh nuk midih keyh
if there is something

00:01:32tak iko ngenep edteh puung, ngenep edteh puung keyh
if you catch an animal

00:01:35mulun-mulun matey-matey
alive or dead

00:01:37neh niko ngenep ieh
you catch it

00:01:38neh niko nganeh ieh, kill him
and then you kill him

00:01:42that means you nekit
that means you shout

00:01:44that means I've done my... mo
that means I've done my... yes

00:01:46"pengeh uih nengalap nengatey ieh"
"I've already caught and killed it"

00:01:48"nih nuih ngimet inih"
"and now I'm holding it"

00:01:49neh nekit sineh
that's "nekit"

00:01:50iko doo' pian
you are happy

00:01:52doo' pian nengenep nuk midih sinih
happy because you caught this thing

00:01:54neh niko nekit
so you shout

00:01:56nekit
nekit

00:02:03eyhhh, neh edteh nuk nekit
eyhhh, that's a type of "nekit"

00:02:05ooooi, kayu' ineh ih, nekit
ooooi, like that, "nekit"

00:02:10kineh
so like that

00:02:14enun sinih tebey'? nguuk ah?
what is this one? nguuk?

00:02:16enun sinih tebey'? nguuk ah?
what is this one? nguuk?
kapeh muyuh renga' muyuh nekit ngarang ih?
how does it sound when you "nekit" whilst dancing?

00:02:16kapeh muyuh renga' muyuh nekit ngarang ih?
how does it sound when you "nekit" whilst dancing?

00:02:19kapeh unih dedih?
what is the sound?

00:02:22ngarang dela'ih keyh
when men dance

00:02:23nekit beto' muyuh, kapeh unih?
if you "nekit" how does it sound?

00:02:29"eyyh," keneh, "oooi," keneh, neh dteh nekit
"eyyh," "oiii," that's what they shout

00:02:36neh edteh nekit
that's "nekit"

00:02:37nekit sinih po'
also this "nekit"

00:02:39maya' ena' tieh beruh, maya' iko doo' pian
it's when you are happy

00:02:42doo' pian narih ngen edteh nuk midih
if you are happy about something

00:02:45neh niko nekit kah, nekit
then you shout

00:02:50nguuk, nguuk kedieh nih
calling out

00:02:54iko, lem pulung ko
you, you are in the forest

00:02:56neh niko mekeneh inan lemulun lem pulung ih
and you think there might be people in the forest

00:03:01neh niko nguuk
so you make the "uuk" noise

00:03:02nguuk ko keyh
you call out

00:03:04"uuuk," kemuh
you say, "uuuk"

00:03:07na'ur neh la'ih sineh kedieh beruh
and the other man answers

00:03:08nguuk meto' kedieh meto'
he makes the "uuk" noise as well

00:03:10neh niko mala tungey uih
that's you saying "I'm here"

00:03:11neh erti karuh nedih
that's what his call means

00:03:12"uuk," keneh
he says, "uuk"

00:03:14that means, neh neh medueh pekeli' lah
that means you both know where the other one is

00:03:19ngarud
scream

00:03:20ngarud edteh karuh tauh, ngarud
"ngarud" is a Kelabit word, ngarud

00:03:24tak beto' ieh neperitek keyh
if someone gets caught between two things,

00:03:27nengudeh lah
or whatever

00:03:28kayu' ieh nepupu', nepakub
if someone gets hit, bangs into something

00:03:36ma'it neh keli' neh keyh
and he is in pain

00:03:37neh nieh ngarud
then he screams

00:03:39maya' ieh, maya' ineh tidih
it's because of that

00:03:41"adey kuwa"
"adey kuwa"

00:03:43neh edteh ngarud teh sineh man
that's an example of "ngarud"

00:03:45"ooooi"
"ooooi"

00:03:47am tieh mala enun keyh
he doesn't say anything

00:03:48ngarud tupu tieh
he just screams

00:03:49am tieh mala, "ooooi," keyh
he doesn't say, "ooooi"

00:03:52erti nedih, ma'it ieh
that means he's in pain

00:03:55edteh nuk midih na'am muned ngeneh lah
something isn't right with him

00:03:59neh ngarud
that's "ngarud"

00:04:04enun sinih nih?
what's this one?

00:04:13ngedtui
ngedtui

00:04:14ngedtui
shout at someone
ngedtui
ngedtui

00:04:14ngedtui
shout at someone

00:04:16ngedtui, suk ngedtui inih
"ngedtui" is when

00:04:23inan lemulun, inan lemulun
there are people

00:04:27tu'en muh nawar deh keyh
and you call them

00:04:29am tideh pian tu'en muh ninger
they don't want to be heard by you

00:04:32am tideh pian marih ngemuh peredtu ko'
they don't want to come to you immediately

00:04:35laling-laling tideh
they are just going very slowly

00:04:36am deh besibuh lah
they're not in a rush

00:04:39neh niko ngedtui deh
so they you call out to them

00:04:41"ooooi, mey peh muyuh?"
"ooooi, where are you going?"

00:04:44"ooooi, naru' enun muyuh?"
"ooooi, what are you doing?"

00:04:46"besibuh tebey' uih ngen muyuh nabey'!"
"I was waiting for you"

00:04:48ngedtui ngadan sineh neh
that one is called "ngedtui"

00:04:50karuh ngedtui
the word is "ngedtui"

00:04:52"mey peh muyuh?"
"where are you going?"

00:04:53"ngudeh muyuh laling?"
"why are you late?"

00:04:55nengedtui ngadan sineh
that is called 'ngedtui'

00:04:56ngedtui deh
you shout at them

00:04:57paad ideh ninger ko
so that they listen to you

00:05:03ngera'ak
scream

00:05:04ngera'ak edteh
"ngera'ak" is one of these words

00:05:05ngera'ak inih paad tieh kayu' iko...
"ngera'ak" is the same as when you...

00:05:08dteh nuk midih keyh
there's something

00:05:12kayu' enun ih, kayu' edteh nuk midih inan muh ta'ut
like something that you are scared of

00:05:15kayu' selangui
like a snake

00:05:17ta'ut iko ngen nuk midih nuk ineh
you are scared of things like that

00:05:18kayu' kerubau la' metanur ko
like a buffalo about to chase after you

00:05:19neh niko ngera'ak kedeh ngen sineh neh
so then you scream - that's what they call that

00:05:21erti nedih
it means

00:05:23maya' ena' iko meto' ieh man, maya' ra'ak iko ih
it depends on how you scream

00:05:26kapeh unih mudih leyh
whatever you sound like

00:05:28ngera'ak
scream

00:05:30neh ngera'ak sineh
so that's "ngera'ak"

00:05:31kadi' iko keli' edteh nuk midih
because you saw something

00:05:33inan muh da'at pian ko'
that you don't like

00:05:35neh niko ngera'ak mala
then you scream saying

00:05:36"at lenuwen kuh ngen inih"
"I don't like this"

00:05:38"ta'ut tuih ngen idih"
"I'm scared of this"

00:05:39ngera'ak ngadan sineh
that one is called "ngera'ak"

00:05:41ngera'ak
scream

00:05:47edteh nuk ngisui ih
there is something called whistling

00:05:48keli' tauh teh sineh
we know that

00:05:49inan lemulun
there are some people

00:05:51kayu' nawar edteh nuk midih
who call for something

00:05:53nawar deh, neh ngisui
when they call they whistle

00:05:54kayu' dedtur mey mey malid padey, malid bera ko'
like when women go to separate the rice from the husks

00:06:00neh nieh nawar bariu ih
if she calls for the wind

00:06:03[whistle sound]
[whistle sound]

00:06:05ngisui ih
whistling

00:06:06ngisui ngadan sineh
that is called "ngisui"

00:06:07pakai ena' neh tieh, pakai unih tupu tieh
that only uses a sound

00:06:09ngisui ih ngadan sineh
it's called "ngisiu"

00:06:12ngisui
whistling

00:06:14suk ngera'ak inih po', ngera'ak na'ah ih
as for "ngera'ak"

00:06:17gagap ieh keyh
he is shocked

00:06:19gagap ieh mey
he is shocked so he goes

00:06:20"ooooi adey kuwa," keneh keyh
"oooi adey kuwa," he says

00:06:22neh ngera'ak sineh neh
that's "ngera'ak"

00:06:24paad lemulun keli'
so that people know

00:06:26ngudeh ieh, kapeh ieh
what happened to him, how he is

00:06:27neh ngera'ak
that's "ngera'ak"

00:06:28gagap teh burur ieh keyh
he is really shocked

00:06:30kadi' nieh ngera'ak
so that's why he shouted

00:06:37ngerengat
shout

00:06:40ngerengat po', paad teh erti nedih, ngerengat
"ngerengat" has the same meaning

00:06:43kadi' pian ngen lun beken ninger karuh
but you want other people to hear your words

00:06:46kayu' lemulun nuk nekaruh-nekaruh ih keyh
like people that give speeches

00:06:49i'it teh karuh dedih
if they are talking quietly

00:06:51neh nieh mala, "ngerengat ko leyh"
then someone says, "speak up"

00:06:52"rayeh-rayeh karuh muh"
"speak louder"

00:06:54"paad kamih kekeli' karuh mudih"
"so that we can hear you"

00:06:55neh ngerengat
that's "ngerengat"

00:06:57paad narih ninger karuh nedih
so that people can hear what he is saying

00:06:58ngerengat kedeh ngen sineh
that is "ngerengat"

00:07:04uih pikir nabey' paad teh ngerengat diweh ngera'ak
I think that "ngerengat" and "ngera'ak" are the same

00:07:07tapi ngerengat kedieh
but with "ngerengat"

00:07:09nuru' dulun karuh rayeh ko
you are asking other people to speak loudly

00:07:12tak ieh ngera'ak
if it's "ngera'ak"

00:07:19lun beken tieh beruh
that's also someone else

00:07:21lun beken teh, iko burur teh
other people, or you yourself

00:07:23kereb tiko ngera'ak
you can also scream

00:07:24paad teh erti deh neh
they have the same meaning

00:07:25iko gagap
you are shocked

00:07:27gagap ngen edteh nuk midih
you are shocked at something

00:07:27neh niko ngera'ak niko keyh
so you screm

00:07:29kadi' ko gagap ih lah
because you are shocked

00:07:36nesengir
crash

00:07:37nesengir, inan beto' nuk midih tutu'
"nesengir" is when there is something that falls

00:07:39kayu' bigan ih, kayu' belawan-belawan ih
like china or metal

00:07:42munih beto' ieh na'an
if it makes a sound

00:07:44dideh sound, dideh unih
the sound it makes

00:07:46nesengir ngadan ineh
is called "nesengir"

00:07:48midih pepet
when something hits the ground

00:07:49nesengir erti dideh unih
"nesengir" means that sound

00:07:52"enun nuk nesengir-nesengir neh?" kedeh
"what was that crash?" they say

00:07:55"ooh, inan bigan tutu'!"
"some plates fell"

00:07:56"inan nuk pakub"
"something smashed together"

00:07:57neh nesengir ih
that is "nesengir"

00:08:00la'al ih, la'al
the rooster

00:08:03tak beto' ieh lekedtang muka
if it's early in the morning

00:08:05pukul limeh beto' ieh
if it's about 5am

00:08:06neh nieh neku'uk
then he crows

00:08:08neku'uk ieh renga' ieh pukul limeh lekedtang
he crows when it is 5am

00:08:10neku'uk ngadan nedih
they call that "neku'uk"

00:08:15tak beto'
if

00:08:18tak beto' ieh medto beto' ieh, medto beto' ieh
and when it's midday

00:08:22neku'uk nieh
he also crows

00:08:23unih la'al tineh
that's the sound of the rooster

00:08:25beken ayu' tieh renga' ieh neku'uk ih
he's really strange when he crows

00:08:29jadi tulu na'am sala'
if I'm not wrong

00:08:31mesti ieh naru' unih nedih lekedtang ih
he has to crow in the morning

00:08:34dueh ruka, teluh ruka ieh nganeh ieh neku'uk
he crows two times or three times

00:08:41neh ieh mala lekedtang
saying it's morning

00:08:42suk neku'uk inih, ena' teh sineh
this "neku'uk"

00:08:45neku'uk, maya' ena' ieh teh sineh neh
this crowing depends on the rooster

00:08:48midteh ruka pieh
even if it's only once

00:08:49doo' pian ieh ngen ena' nih keyh, kawan-kawan nedih iring neh
he wants his friends to be near him

00:08:54neh nieh neku'uk
so he crows

00:08:55my friends lah, kayu' hen ih iring neh
my friends, like his hen

00:08:59neh nieh doo' pian, neh neh neku'uk
so he's happy and he crows

00:09:02ngurung
barking

00:09:04ngurung is uku'
"ngurung" is for dogs

00:09:08tak beto' uku' mey lem pulung
if dogs go into the forest

00:09:12keli' deh edteh baka keyh
if they see a wild boar

00:09:14neh nideh mangang ieh
then they will bark at him

00:09:15ngalo baka sineh
and chase that wild boar

00:09:18kail men baka
the wild boar is strong

00:09:20iuk-iuk rupu' nieh
but after a while will get out of breath

00:09:22rupu' neh baka ih
the wild boar is tired

00:09:23am nieh kereb upun
and can't run any further

00:09:25pengeh merur nieh
he's already tired

00:09:26kadi' nieh udtu' la' ngelawan neto' ieh keyh
so he stops and wants to fight back

00:09:29"doo' muyuh muneng-muneng"
"why don't you come closer?"

00:09:30"doo' uih ngelawan muyuh"
"so that I can fight you"

00:09:32"doo' uih ngerep muyuh," keneh
"so that I can bite you," he says

00:09:35udtu' nieh
then he stops

00:09:36medting uku' ih keyh
the dog arrives

00:09:38neh nieh ngurung ieh ko'
and barks at him

00:09:40mala, "eyh da'at nieh"
saying, "he's in a bad way"

00:09:41"eyh merur nieh," keneh
"he's tired," he says

00:09:43kadi' neh hunter la'ih suk mey muit uku' ih
so then the hunter

00:09:46mey nangey ieh neh keyh
he goes over there

00:09:47ieh pun, am tieh kereb upun ih neto'
he can't run away anymore

00:09:49kadi' nieh mayung ih
so he spears him

00:09:50kadi' nieh madil ih
and shoots him

00:09:52neh erti mangang diweh ngurung
so that's the meaning of "mangang" and "ngurung"

00:09:56neh, paad ineh sineh
so that's the end