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Ethnographic Kayan Online Dictionary

Endangered Language Legacies Fund

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My research team working on a Language Legacy project funded by the Endangered Language Fund, USA. A digital ethnographic Kayan dictionary structured along cultural themes (From left-right:Foad Motalebi, Roselind, Temenggong Pahang Deng, Marcelo Artioli Schellini, September 6, 2024).

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Some small progress on the Kayan Uma Pu dictionary. The author, Taman Sara Jok and team in a technical meeting with Dr Alexander D Smith, NUS.

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International Symposium on Bornean Linguistics, National University of Singapore, 5-7 June 2024.

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The waves on this city roar Relentless in their intensity What angst it so, bleeding cold sea sweats Shadows of many lost souls Here near the sea edge Lies many dreams that wander afar Such dreams are far and between Return to collect the promises of their youth Alas! But they are no more Forgotten by years that punished them Their affliction is not spoken for Silent as the night shadow Unspoken as the depth of one’s despair Locked in and hardened

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River net fishing@Hunge’ Bah.

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Driving my home sweet home ⛴️ @ Long Panai

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Life is meant for the living. Live.

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Do prayers of the broken matter?

I know God exists.

Only-

Sometimes,

He does seems

Like,

A silent presence;

Listening,

But not

Hearing,

The pleas

That besiege

battered

Hearts.

Do those prayers

Whispered

By

The

BROKEN

matter?

Sometimes,

He does seems to

Be a hesitant bystander.

Watching,

But not

Seeing.

(Is heaven so far)?

Sometimes,

I wonder.

.

.

.

.

.

Do prayers,

Whispered by the broken,

Matter?



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My forever song.

Lyrics

Ku berhenti di batas ini Antara cinta dan mimpi bersamamu Aku sadari kini, bahwa memang hatimu Bukan untukku

Ku kembali kepada sunyi Kuikhlaskan semua pada takdir Tuhan pasti tahu yang terbaik untukku Tenanglah hatiku

Tegarlah diri walaupun perih Berjalanlah lagi sejauh mungkin Hingga suatu hari nanti pasti bertemu Dengan hati yang tak menyakiti

Kugenggam hati dan sakit ini Memang suratan, tak bisa ku memaksa Tuhan pasti tahu yang terbaik untukku Tenanglah hati

Tegarlah diri walaupun perih Berjalanlah lagi sejauh mungkin Hingga suatu hari nanti pasti bertemu Dengan hati yang tak menyakiti

Oh-uh-oh-oh-oh

Tegarlah diri walaupun perih Berjalanlah lagi sejauh mungkin Hingga suatu hari nanti pasti bertemu Dengan hati yang tak menyakiti

Kepada hati, aku katakan Jangan jatuh lagi ke hati yang salah Hingga suatu hari nanti pasti bertemu Dengan hati yang tak menyakiti

Dengan hati yang tak menyakiti Hm-mm

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Simple pleasure in a highly troubled world

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Capturing this here as reference for the future to when a discussion on a Kayan dictionary first started. Left to right: Ester Jok, me, amei Jok (Taman Sara) and Gebala Ngau Jok. One day soon, this will materialise.

Taman Sara, a Kayan elder has given us the honor to see through the publication of his life’s work. Written neatly in Kayan, he started works on the dictionary more than 40 years ago preserving Kayan words for generations to come.

Taman Sara was involved in the translation of the Kayan Bible working together with Australian missionaries at the time. An amazing accomplishment and the fact that he studied only up to Primary Three.

18.11.2023, Dynasty Hotel, Miri, Sarawak, Borneo