Saturday, December 13, 2008

Melanau - The People

When i went study outside Sarawak, my friends from other states (Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah) will says that mostly Melanau people looks like Chinese. I will say not all looks like Chinese. It maybe because they refer it to me. If they refer it to me, i am not purely Melanau. So, i am not a good example of how purely Melanau looks like. How to describe us? Hmm.. Again, i am not good in describing but maybe you guys can have a look at this blog posts that i found. The blogger is from Mukah and this posts is about Melanau traditional wedding at Mukah. Quite interesting to read and she got a beauitiful collections of photos.

Click to this link: Twinkle and Me

A lots of mix-marriage is happen now so i am not sure what will the next generations of Melanau will looks like. As for myself, part of my blood is Chinese and my sisters and brothers already married to other races as well. My nephew is more into Chinese blood because my brother married to Chinese lady. So...what left for Melanau blood in my family. I am not sure too..That's why i am gathering informations about Melanau here and i am sure i will find a lot more after this.

Mun sabei, ako debei rapa bak peduli angai gak adat a liko atau mana-mana pasal a liko. Tapi ajau ih ko pilak idak angai ji wak ngak neliluk. Apatah agei bila a lakei-lakei wak memigang adat gak kapong ngak matai min. Lian ih, gak kapong ko mun lian a kawin kurang angai ji agei wak menak surong berian. Adet debei rapa nebak ji agei. Luin suka aluk kawin cara aliko putik. Kawin gak restorenlah wak paling senang. Ienlah tan wak menak ko luk pinyi idak aluk pasal ji gaya udip a liko wak saji atang. Ako keman umit angai debei nelajer lo mak ko pasal adet a liko.

14 comments:

  1. Thanks Rainfield61. I hope i can do it. Explore my own ethnic culture & traditions..:)

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  2. just found this blog. ;)
    btw, i am a melanau dalat(not pure) myself.
    i can converse in melanau dalat very2 well.
    and the adat of a liko at dalat is still strong tho.

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  3. Thanks for drop by ugly benny...

    Mun kaau saji liko Dalat, kapong ga'an lah kaau? Ako saji pubak ubak liko Dalat kawak.
    Bak menulih blog dagen ubak liko tapi idak angai aa debei mereti, jadi ko menulih dagen ubak liko putik singenlah agei ih.

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  4. ooo.. padu eh. ko kapong medong. au?
    dao kwk au menulih kejiih. kenah la a tao adat a liko. :P

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  5. ako kpg. kebuaw..heheh..kapong wak agei dagen gu'un sui aa..bukan nau buyak alun, apui, anum semuah debei ngak labik kapong ko.

    ako nulih ih pun bukan tao angai adat a liko. ako bak nulih fully ubak liko udeilah dagen ih..dei tao angai tan ko bak nulih dagen ubak liko putik...what do u think? hehehe..idak udei lah a dei paham na'ah...

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  6. nak kaau dagen dwibahasa la. ok? try au website eh.website kedau liko daled eh.promote au gin blog au naah. dalatsocialnetwork.ning.com

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  7. i just stumble upon this blog..what was your other blog...roseragai.blogspot.com/ right?

    akou pun a melanau, asal keman dalat, menetap ga bintulu...au likou kebuaw?

    i've been finding links/platforms where i could spread political agendas, & coincidentally mukah now is having broadband... masik tan kou peden likou telo tikap a nyat bau, tikap perintah, dibei lalu ji perkembangan pembangunan ga likou telou inan...

    that's all for now...

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  8. Ugly Benny -- ngak ko join DSN and bei lah temu lo segak ko dagen ien. Thanks ah. KO ngak add kaau kawak. Dwibahasa? Ilak lah tan. Ako dei rapa tao angai bak explain in English mun wak ngak komplikated angai sau..heheeh..

    Justice For Sarawakian -- roseragai.blogspot.com is my other blog that more to my personal life at work etc..this one is just for my Melanau blood..I just want to write anything that i think related to Melanau ethnic.

    I am not into politics. I am afraid i will become very emotional so i will not get involve for now. But, it is a good mission for you if you think you are doing something good for our communities. God bless you.

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  9. bak iklan blog akau gak gi-ih
    http://melanauunion.blogspot.com/

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  10. bak iklan blog kau gak gi-ih
    http://melanauunion.blogspot.com/

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  11. sagu benyuh--no problem..iklan singen. asel bei a liko wak tao memaca post ko coz my post sometime using melanau language. dalat melanau.
    thanks.

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  12. ako pun a liko.dao ngai sau ngak blog kaau.

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  13. chermine--thanks..ngak pa'ut ji ngak gaya kamei debei update blog kamei ih...na'ah pinyi cerita bak dikongsi dagen ih.

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