Latiq

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Translations

English
1. (noun) farm or field
  • latiq baaq - wet paddy
  • latiq luun - dry hill paddy
2. (verb) to farm
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 ?