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Iban
Etymology
From n + gagai
Pronunciation
Verb
ngagai
- to chase
Preposition
ngagai
- to
ia peng-anjong pesan kami ngagai sanu'ti bermalam di umai- he takes our message to those spending the night on the farm
minyak nyau ambis lalu kami ber-atong kili' ngagai pasar- our fuel ran out so we drifted down (till we came) to the bazaar
References
- Richards, Anthony. An Iban-English Dictionary, Volume 1 Clarendon Press. 1981.