Melanau is one of the ethnic from Sarawak. Melanau language has many version. The one that i'm going to share to you is Melanau Dalat version. Let's learn some basic words/sentences of Melanau.
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| Dalat |
Me/ I am = ako
You/your = kaau
What is your name = sai ngadan kaau
My name is Fafa(for example) = ngadan ako Fafa
What are you doing? = no nak kaau?
I'm eating = ako agei keman
Do you love/like me? = kaau suka gak ako?
I love/like you = ako suka gak kaau
Good morning = selamat bah awel
Good afternoon = selamat tengah lau
Do you want to drink some water? = kaau luk tuteng anum?
I want some plain water = ako luk anum matai
I'm starving = ako lukuh
Melanau language is not a very hard language to learn. Estimated, you will be able to understand Melanau language itself if you live in the community for about 6 months. If you want to be able to speak, so learn! Good luck 🍀!
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