7 Popular 'Sabahan' Words

Hello! It's been awhile.

I haven't posted much. I'm sorry. I keep having writer's block. Anyway, recently my boyfriend asked me to speak Sabah for him. And for those of you who don't know, yes, I'm Sabahan. I am from a city called Sabah. Shout out to all my Sabahan followers lol. As I was saying, I think he just gave me an idea to update my blog. So, without any further ado. Let's jump right in.

#1: First things first, you simply cannot put the word "bah" anywhere you want in your sentences. For example: "Bah kau sudah makan kah bah?" TEEEETTT. The correct way is either "Bah, kau sudah makan kaini?" or "Kau sudah makan?" It's that simple okay, people?

#2: Instead of saying tumpang lalu, we say, limpas. "Limpas, limpas, saya mau cepat ni."

#3: The word buduh, is not some kind of a side dish or whatever you're thinking. Buduh means stupid. Or every Sabahans personal favorite, palui. "Bah, buduh/ palui jugak lelaki tu."

#4: Tapuk-tapuk means sembunyi-sembunyi. Hide and seek! Kalau tak pernah main tapuk-tapuk, you're not a legend lol. "Weh, jom main tapuk-tapuk!"

#5: Sumandak means beautiful girl. "Wow, ada sumandak!"

#6: Giuk means ulat. Hahaha. And you don't like giuk in your mango, don't you? :p "Eee ada giuk tu dalam tu, jangan makan."

#7: Bubut-bubut means kejar-kejar. We like to play bubut-bubut when we were younger! "Jom main bubut-bubut!" or "Kena bubut dia sama ayam kampung tadi petang."

That's all I can came up with right now. I'm sure there are a lot but perhaps in the future? I hope you enjoyed and learned something :)