Bah-bah Black Sheep
If you can speak Malay, you should be able to surive in Brunei. It's pretty much the same breed of language, with certain exceptions. The first thing I noticed was their fondness for the word "bah". Kinda like the equivalent of our "lah", except infinitely more flexible. It fits most situations. Can use it to agree, get attention, and even prohibit. And they "kita" instead of "awak" as a sign on respect. Confusing kan? Then you have your "ngak payah" and "ngak buleh" that somehow just rolls off the tongue with a funny melody to it. Quite fun to use. And instead of "tidak", they use "inda". Then they have a whole lot of "Dayangku"s and "Awangku"s floating around... people with royal lineage. On top of this, I just found out that when Bruneians say "belayar", they actually mean going on a trip. :S.
"OK bah!!"
"OK bah!!"
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Helix
+Ant+
Hehe
@Twi:
I'm really not sure if Sabah and Sarawakians speak like this too. I did not notice this in Kuching.
@SynchZ:
Did not notice this. Anything else to add?
@Nicky:
You used to date a Sabahan?
@Cheryl:
Most of them do.
@Legs:
Pasang telinga lo...
@Grat:
I have not heard "bo" here.
@SimonL:
You should f*ck a Bruneian in KL and let me know!