Sarawak'06(Part 5: Sapah)

Sapah is actually the sister village of Semawak. Some decades ago, the people of Sapah and Semawak are from the same mother village (also known as Sapah). However, it was then there was a period when deaths keep occurring among the people of the village. Hence, believing that misfortune has befallen on the place (this event is also known as “temawai angan” in Iban), the villagers decided to move to new places to avoid the misfortune. Some of the villages decided to move further while others wants to stay near by. And so, the villagers are divided into two new groups. One forming the new Sapah and the rest built Semawak.
Sapah is yet another beautiful longhouse village with its very own mesmerizing views.
Here, we too conducted a service at night.
<--Minwei, sharing his testimonial.
Villagers of Sapah. -->

Nevertheless, after spending 2 days with the Ibans, we learn some Iban words. Some Iban words are very much the same with those in Malay, while others sounds completely different.

English	Malay	Iban
Me You Chicken No Evening Eat Return Come Love	Aku Awak Ayam Tidak Petang Makan Pulang Datang Cinta	Ku Nuan Ma-nyuak Nadai Lemai Makai Pulai Datai Rinduk

And many more....