Monday 31 January 2011

Hutak

Hutak (Noun )

Pronounciation: Hu-Ta'

definition:
English: fish
Malay: ikan
deutsch: der Fisch

By: Learn Melanau On 22:59:00

Grammar 1: Penjodoh bilangan Bahasa Miriek

In this first grammar lesson we are going to learn about Miriek Classifiers.Classifiers in general are words or particles used in classifying things and events.In Malay it is called Penjodoh bilangan.

The Miriek Classifier is almost same as Malay Classifier. The selection of classifiers are however similar to the Melanau Classifers.

For example in Malay only one classifier Buah is used for fruits. In Miriek and Melanau there are two classifiers used for fruits.

The standard structure for Miriek Classifier is:

Quantity + Classifier + Noun

List of Miriek Classfier:

Classifier	Meaning	Usage	example
tulloh	body Orang/ekor	For people	setulloh iddéh (one person) maddik tulloh idéh (8 persons)
Bungon	animal binatang	for animal	sebungon awu (one dog) pat bungon awu(4 dogs)
tulaik	seed biji/buah	object, fruits, grains	setulaik tejuk (1 egg) debéh tulaik tejuk (2 eggs)
lang	animal binatang	for marine creature	selang hutak (one fish) pat lang féyk (4 Prawns)
batang	shaft batang	for shaft-like object	sebatang Ajjuh (1 woodstick) pat batang Ajjuh (4 woodsticks)
aok	spoon sudu	Spoons measurement	seaok gulé (a spoon of sugar) pat aok gulé ( 4 spoons of sugar)
irés	cuts potong	for slices	seirés a'al (a slice of chicken) 2 irés hutak ( 2 slices of fish)
tanen	bunch tandan	bunches like coconut,banana	setanen Butan (a bunch of coconut) pat tanen butan (4 bunches of coconut)
dahen	stalk tangkai	stalk of fruits like rambutan, guava	sedahen Abas (a stalk of guavas) pat dahen Abas (4 stalks of guavas)
ungon	seed biji	for fruits like Pineapples,coconut, papaya	seungon Bason ( a pineapple) maddik ungon Butan (4 coconuts)
gunik	packet karung	for packages	segunik beréy (a packet of rice) pat gunik Tepong (4 packets of flour)
iget	ikat bind	for things that tied up	seiget assang béyt (a bundle of long beans) pat iget ajjuh (4 bundles of woods)