Latiq

Translations

English

1. (noun) farm or field

• latiq baaq - wet paddy
• latiq luun - dry hill paddy

2. (verb) to farm

• mey latiq ngen ih muyuh edto kinih - who are you farming for today

Kelabit - Bahasa Malaysia

Farming Terms

1. ebpeng - bunds around a wet paddy plot
2. renaan - a bunded wet paddy plot

Preparation & Maintenance

Kelabit	English	Bahasa Malaysia
ngebpeng	?	?
ngeleleng	?	?
nukat	dig	?
nebpuq	to cut grass, weed, etc.	tebas rumput

Planting

The hill padi farming sequence is sung in the nursery rhyme (nani anakadiq) - Dayang Isi

Kelabit	English	Bahasa Malaysia
nibu	to plant	tanam
nebaluq	?	?
namai	to sow, or plant seedlings	?
nu'an	?	?
demamuq	?	?
ngaka	to clear a plot	?
muro	?	?
ranih	to harvest	?

Processing

Kelabit	English	Bahasa Malaysia
rumik	?	?
nuad	?	?
tunap	winnow	?
ngatar	?	?
midang	to dry under the sun	?
tupah (tupeh)	?	tutuk dalam lesung

Farming Tools & Accesories

Kelabit	English	Bahasa Malaysia
akang	scarecrow	?
rinuh	?	?
belu'ing	?	?
bu'an	a type of basket	?
binen	a type of basket	?
epin	mat	tikam (tikar)
iung	mortar	lesung
aluh	a long wooden pestle	tutuk lesung
sangkol	hoe	cangkol
labong	sarong or piece of cloth worn as headress	?