Introduction

The Bijagoi dialect consists of original words from our ancestors, combined with borrowed words from other Bornean languages, such as Iban, Malay, Kelabit, and Kadazan. Most of these borrowed words come from Malay (Melayu), as the Malays were a more advanced civilization with an established kingdom in Borneo during ancient times. A few words were even borrowed from English, introduced during the British era in the 1800s.

Certain words do not exist in the Bijagoi dialect, and it lacks a fixed set of grammatical rules like English or Malay. Many words and sentences can be constructed in different ways as long as the intended meaning is understood by the listener.

The pronunciation of Bijagoi words is unique, and someone unfamiliar with the dialect may struggle to pronounce them correctly just by reading a translation book. While some words are straightforward, many are not. To learn the language properly, one must immerse themselves in the community and observe how the Bijagoi people express themselves in various words and perspectives.

Tilima' kasih tudu ingan de mo' nog kati'. Dati' leh oto' suba nyikon sind'a de' mo' om-a, sind'a de ogi' to' komb-ut in sumuk babai nye' no'uh. Doi' sind'a bogo' ku terus nog kati' sija' bang sind'a pembukaan itih. Mo' nyam ogi' masa tia' ku samb'ung introduction tih namb'ah oda' omuu lagi'.

Oni mei in de' bokon tia' - suo' suo' bang sind'a oto' bijagoi tih mo' bisapul duoh sind'a kiliang (Melayu) in nya-a nang eh. Tih oto' di' dapod buu mangan eh sebab daang sekolah oto' terpaksa kai bahasa noh. Pa' eh doi' hal sija' ngan ogi' media social tih, oto' suba natong bang duoh ayong sind'a odop to' sa' to' di komut oni in eh. Mok nyam doi' nya'a de' nyikon wat-tih bang duoh ayong sind'a oto' akan bilubah atau pun musuop tia' ijo' oda sind'a de' bokon kaya' sind'a tuan (English) ataupun sind'a Kiliang (Melayu).

Mo' nyam ogi' bala dingan de' ya' ngin idea ataupun bang sind'a de' doi' daang blog tih - tulung geh ngin idea sa' ku dapod gan dati' jadin bua' pinatong odop to'.

Bogo' sibonal adon-adon kupuo' daki-daki sija' sinog-sinog doi' in bang sind'a bijagoi tia' - mok nyam nye sobot kan ju'uok manah so' de' sibonal in nya'a nang eh. Bait daang lidio (Radio) duoh sulat kabal (newspaper) gaya oto' kai bang sind'a Bijagoi lobih sinog sinda kiliang - inoh sebab oto' doi' comprehensive structure daang bang sind'a odop to'.

Ok leh doi' sind'a bogo' tilima kaseh bogo' - bogo' sija' eh.