Bahasa Panau

Bahasa Panau (bah-HAH-sah pah-NAW) is an Austronesian language spoken in the Island of Panau, Malay Archipelago. This is based on the island nation of Panau in Just Cause 2.

Bahasa Panau, also called as Panauan in English, is a variant of Malay spoken in the Panauan archipelago. Due to influence with its neighbors as well as various races (Malaysians, Indonesians, Filipinos, and native Ulars) living in the archipelago, it has mixed words from the races living here.

The language uses Latin, Tamil, and Thai alphabets. Due to religious reasons, Devanagari is used by the Buddhist community and Arabic script by the Muslim community in the southwest.

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History of the Language (Sejarah Bahasa)
The earliest settlers in Panau were the Ular people from the Pacific Islands. They spoke a language called Ular (Pasa Ular), which was related to other Austronesian languages. They adopted Hindu and Tibetan scriptures, gained their religion, built temples, and got some loanwords.

Because of the ongoing growth of Islam in the Malay Archipelago, Panau was influenced by Arab merchants during the 13th century. Islam spread quickly, however the native Ular people stopped the spread of Islam, thus only the southwest portion of Panau became Muslim. Also, lots of people from Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines migrated to Panau. This resulted in more loanwords from Arabic, Malay, Indonesian (Javanese, Sundanese), and Filipino (Tagalog, Bisaya).

During the Age of Exploration, most lands were conquered by the Spanish, however, other islands were controlled by the Portuguese, Dutch and British. Most words obtained were from Indo-European.

During World War II, the Japanese controlled Panau. Many Japanese people migrated to Panau, and learned how to speak any dominant languages of Panau depending on region: Malay, Indonesian, Filipino and Ular.

After Panau declared its independence led by Papa Panay, the government decided to make a language that can unify people. They chose Malay as a basis of a unifying language, added some words from the four dominant languages in order to balance the cultures of every ethnic group. And the result was Bahasa Panau.

This is the text from one Panauan article after the independence movement:

"Bahasa ini akan menjadi bahasa ofisial Panau untuk bersatu semua orang-orang yang hidup di tanah raya ini, untuk kita mempersatu semua yang memiliki budaya dan adat berbeda, dan bahasa ini membuat pembelajaran mudah untuk semua orang Panau dan orang lain dari luar bangsa ini. Ini bisa digunakan untuk setiap hari, edukasi, perdagangan, komunikasi antara ras lain, dan lainnya."

"This language will become the official language of Panau for unifying all people living in this great land, for us to unite all who have different cultures and traditions, and this language makes easy learning for all Panauan people and other people from outside the country. This can be used everyday, education, trade, communication between different races, and others."

Alphabet (Alpabet)
Latin, Tamil and Thai are dominantly used throughout Panau, Devanagari is used by Buddhist monks, and Arabic by the Muslim minority. Example:

(ee-NEEH ah-dah-LAH EEHN-duh)

Ini adalah indah.

இநி அத்ல: இநத்:.

อินิ อะทละ: อินทะ:.

इनि अदलः इंदाः

يني ادلاه ينداه.

Greetings
Hello! = Halo!

Goodbye! = Selamat tinggal!

How are you? = Apa kabar? / Anda baik?

I'm fine. = Saya baik.

I'm not fine. = Saya tidak baik.

What is your name? = Apa nama anda?

My name is ... = Nama saya ...

Where are you from? = Anda dari mana?

I'm from ... = Saya dari ...

Where do you live? = Anda hidup di mana?

I live in ... = Saya hidup di ...

How old are you? = Berapa umur anda?

I am ... years old. = Umur saya ...

Nice to meet you. = Gembira bertemu dengan anda.

Good morning. = Indah pagi.

Good noon. = Indah tengahari.

Good afternoon. = Indah sore.

Good night. = Indah malam.

Yes. = Iya.

No. = Tidak.

Maybe. = Mungkin.

Thank you. = Terima kasih. / Makasih.

Thank you so much. = Terima kasih banyak.

You're welcome = Sama-sama. / Kembali.

Excuse me. = Maafkan. / Maaf.

Sorry. = Maafkan. / Maaf.

Colors (Warna-warna)
red = merah

orange = jeruk / jingga / orenja

yellow = kuning

green = hijau

blue = biru

purple = ungu

brown = warna coklat / warna kopi

black = hitam

white = putih

pink = warna rosa / merah muda

Language, Do you Speak ...?
Do you speak ...? = Boleh anda bercakap ...?

I speak ... / I speak ... language. = Saya bercakap bahasa ...

Do you understand? = Boleh anda memaham?

Yes, I understand. = Iya, saya paham.

No, I do not understand. = Tidak, saya tidak paham.

Animals (Hiwan-hiwan)
dog = anjing / asu

cat = kucing

cow = sapi

horse = kuda

goat = kambing

bird = burung

chicken = ayam

parrot = burung loro

duck = itik

lizard = cicak

crocodile = buaya

bee = lebah

ant = semut

mosquito = nyamuk

housefly = lalat

monkey = monyet

pig = babi

lion = singa

tiger = harimau

bear = beruang

elephant = gajah

squid = sotong

deer = rusa

rhino = badak

snake = ular

owl = burung bahau

rabbit = arnab

fish = ikan

Flavors (Rasa-rasa)
sweet = manis

sour = masim

salty = masin

spicy =pedas

bitter = pahit

fresh = sewari

delicious = sedap

hot = panas

cold = sejuk

Parts of the Body (Bahagian-bahagian badan)
hair = rambut

eyes = mata

ears = telinga

nose = hidung

mouth = mulut

tongue = lidah

head = kepala

face = muka / wajah

neck = leher

shoulder = belikat

arms = lengan

hands = tangan

fingers = jari tangan

chest = dada

belly = perut

hips = pinggul

legs = tuhur

knees = lutut

feet = kaki

toes = jari kaki

heart = jantung / hati

liver = hati

blood = darah

skin = kulit / kutis

Seasons (Musim-musim)
spring = musim bunga

summer = musim panas / musim hari

autumn = musim jatuh

winter = musim sejuk / musim salju

Members of the Family (Anggota-anggota keluarga)
father = bapa

mother = ibu

child = anak

sibling = saudara

grandfather = datuk

grandmother = nenek

parent = induk

cousin = sepupu

uncle = paman

auntie = bibi

in-law = mertua

husband = suami

wife = isteri

niece / nephew = keponakan

Plurality (Pluraliti)
Just repeat a noun, like for example, children = anak-anak, goats = kambing-kambing, etc.

Pronouns (Pronun-pronun)
Since there are no possessive forms for plural pronouns, use the formula: (noun) + (pronoun).

Alternative form of "kamu" is "engkau" and "kau".

To use the noun "anjing", which means dog, there is a lot of possessive combinations: However, plural pronouns should not be confused with the sentences:
 * anjingku = my dog
 * anjingmu = your dog
 * anjingnya = his / her dog
 * anjing kami = our dog (not you included)
 * anjing kita = our dog (you included)
 * anjing kalian = your dog (you guys, you people)
 * anjing mereka = their dog

Anjing-anjing mereka = Their dogs

Mereka adalah anjing-anjing. = They are dogs.

The notable difference is seen, in which in the second sentence, the word "adalah" is placed, which means is or am.

There are some pronouns for objects like:

Ini -> "This"

Itu -> "That"

In order to tell "this one" or "that one", place the word "yang" in order to be "yang ini" or "yang itu".

Sini> "Here"

Sana > "There"

Seperti ini =====> "Like this"

Seperti itu =====> "Like that"

Nature (Alam)
sun = matahari

moon = bulan

star = bintang

sky = langit

cloud = awan

rain = hujan

water = air / danum

wind = angin

snow = salju

land, soil = tanah

mountain = gunung

hill = bukit

valley = lembah

plains = datar / kedataran

tree = pohon / pokok

flower = bunga

desert = gurun

forest = hutan

sand = pasir

grass = rumput

island = pulau

archipelago = kepulauan

river = sungai

sea = laut

ocean = lautan

earthquake = gempa

tsunami = cunami

storm = ribut

typhoon = badai / taifun

snowstorm = ribut salju

Subjects (Sabjek-sabjek)
Mathematics = Matematik

Social Studies = Pelajaran Masyarakat

History = Sejarahan

Geography = Geografi

Economics = Pelajaran Ekonomik

Civics = Pelajaran Sivik

Science = Agama

English = Bahasa Inggris

Music, Arts, Physical Education and Health (MAPEH) = Musik, Seni, Pelajaran Fisikal, dan Kesehatan

Technology and Livelihood Education = Pelajaran Teknologi dan Kehidupan

Home Economics = Pelajaran Ekonomik Rumah

Countries (Bangsa-bangsa)
U.S.A. = Amerika / Bersatu Negeri-negeri Amerika

Philippines = Filipinas

Panau = Panau

Malaysia = Malaysia

Indonesia = Indonesia

Vietnam = Vietnam

Thailand = Thailand

China = Cina

Japan = Yapun / Japon

Korea = Koria

U.K. = Kerajaan Bersatu / Kerajaan Bersatu Britanya

India = Baharata

Saudi Arabia = Saudi Arabia / Kerajaan Saudi Arabia

France = Perancis

Spain = Spania / Kastila

Italy = Italia

Russia = Rusia

Germany = Germania

Brazil = Brasil

Mongolia = Mongolia

Kazakhstan = Kazakstan

Pakistan = Pakistan

Iran = Iran

Iraq = Irak

Israel = Israyel

Turkey = Turkia

Greece = Helinika / Griega
 * bangsa = country, nation
 * satu = one
 * ber- = have, had
 * raja = king

Vehicles (Kenderaan-kenderaan)
car = kereta

motorcycle = motorsiklet

bicycle = duasiklet, bisiklet, sepeda

tricycle = tigasiklet, trisiklet

unicycle = satusiklet, unisiklet

pedicab = becak, pedikab

scooter = skuter

truck = trak

bus = bus

van = van

train = tren

boat = perahu

ship = kapal

airplane = pesawat, erplen

helicopter = helikopter

Directions (Arah-arah)
north = utara

south = selatan

west = barat

east = timur

up = atas

down = turun

left = kiri

right = kanan

front = hadap

back = kembali

Prefix (Prefiks)
ora-, peng- = states where the person is from, what his/her job or doing is.

ber- = to be, to have

mem-, meng- = to do

di- = was done, did

nan- = more, less (comparative)

ter- = most, least (superlative, adj.) / accidentally (verb)

se- = one thing (Filipino sang-), (Malay / Indonesian se-)

pada- = to have an ability

ben-, peng- = states what thing is used for (Filipino pang-)

ke-, ker- = sets the gloss of an adjective (Fil. ma-, ka-)

ta- = makes a noun change into a verb (ex. to color = tawarna)

Suffix (Sufiks)
-kah = asking a question curiously

-lah = saying politely, stressing the sentence

-in = suffix that makes new words

-i = (verbs)

-kan = results in a verb indicating causation; making or causing something to happen.

Confix (Konfiks)
ke- -an, ker- -an = (English -ness), noun referring to a place or region, etc. (Malay / Indonesian ke- -an), (Filipino ka- -an)

ketidak- -an = (English in/un- -ness), negation of ke- -an

pe- -an, per- -an = noun referring to a place or region

memper- -i / mempel- -i = to do

di- -i = was done

Basic Words (Kata Basik)
person = orang, rakyat, manusia

man = lelaki, pria, lakilaki

woman = gadis, betina, wanita, perempuan

city = kota

town = bandar

country = bangsa, negara

animal = hiwan, binatang

plant = tanaman

house = rumah

language = bahasa

province = wilayah, provinsi

region = rantau

race (people) = ras

earth = bumi, dunia

Technology (Teknologi)
computer = komputer

cellphone = selpon

tablet = tablet

television = televisi

radio = radio

refrigerator = refrijeretor, kulkas

microwave = mikrowaif

CD disk = disk CD

bulb = bombila

Government (Pemerintah)
government = pemerintah

president = penghulu, presiden

vice president = penghulu visi

senator = senator

senate = senat

law = hukum

court = hukuman

community, society = masyarakat

politics = politik

economics = ekonomik

factory = pabrik

product = produk

Mathematical Operations (Operasi Matematikal)
addition = tambahan, adisi

add = tambah

subtraction = bausan, subtraksi

subtract = baus

multiplication = biakan, multiplikasi

multiply = biak

division = kilahatian, divisi

divide = kilahati

fraction = fraksi

... over ... (... / ...) = ... per ...

1/2 = satu per dua / separuh (half)

1/3 = satu per tiga / sengarat

1/10 = satu per sepuluh / sepulir

equals / equals to... = sama (same)

Emotions (Emosi-emosi)
happy = gembira

sad = sedih

angry = marah

laugh, laughter = tawa

worry = kuatir

doubt = ragu

pity, mercy = balas

scared, fear = takut, ketakutan

nervous = marudah

depression = kesedihan, depresi

Adjectives (Kata-kata sifat)
tall = tinggi

big = besar

short, small, little, tiny = kecil

beautiful = indah

handsome = tampan

ugly = jelek

fat = lemak, gemuk

thin = nipis

strong, powerful = kuat

weak = daif

wise, intelligent, knowledgeable = bijak

fool = bodoh

kind, good = baik

bad = buruk

many = banyak

few = sedikit, beberapa

great = raya

tight = ketat

loose = longgar

bright = terang

dark = redup

high = tinggi

low = rendah

smooth = kinis

rough = kasar

new = baru

old, ancient = lama

old (age) = tua

young = muda

fast = cepat

slow = lambat

early = awal

late = lewat

thick = tebal

complete = komplit, lengkap

complicated = komplikadi, rumit

hot = panas

cold = sejuk

weird = aneh

easy = mudah

hard = keras, sulit

rich = kaya

poor = miskin

sharp = tajam

brave = berani

coward, fearful = pengecut

free, independent = merdeka

colorful = penuh warna

crazy = gila

raw = mentah

frozen = beku

burning, overcooked = setiap bakar (bakar = burn)

shy, shame = malu

different = berbeda

none, nothing = tidak ada, tiada

funny = lucu

native = asli, asal

origin, original = asal, asalan

wide = lebar

narrow = sempit

close = ditutup (tutup = cover, cap)

open = buka

expensive = mahal

cheap = murah

safe = selamat, aman

cute = lucu

sleepy = mengantuk

near = dekat

far = jauh

short = pendek

long = panjang, lama

etc...

Placing adjectives should be: (noun) + (adjective).

Placing very: [sangat / amat] + (noun) / (noun) + [banget]

If it is a cardinal adjective: (number) + (noun).

School-related Things (Benda-benda berkaitan Sekolah)
student = pelajar, student

teacher = pengajar, guru

learn, study = belajar

teach = ajar

school = sekolah

pencil = pensil

bolpen = bolpen

paper = paperis, kertas

chalk = kapur

crayon = krayon

draw = seri

paint = lukis

scholar = sekolar, sarjana

medal = medal

test, exam = kir, eksam

quiz = ulangan, kwiz

seatwork = kursi kerja, sitwerk

answer = sahut, jawab

chart = cart

globe = model dunia, glob

map = peta, map

Verbs (Kata-Kata kerja)
speak, say, tell, talk = berjakap, berbahasa, berbicara

draw = seri

know = tahu

understand = paham

live, settle = hidup

make = buat

do = melaku / melakukan

to answer = jawab

teach = mengajar

study, learn = ajar

to color = mewarnai

see, sight = lihat

hear = dengar

smell = bauh

feel = merasa

taste = cipi

touch = sentuh

hold = memegang

continue = terus

find = cari

smile = senyum

frown = kerut

watch (as in to watch someting) = tonton

save, save someone = surang

buy = beli

sell = jual

hide = numput

need = perlu (needs, basic needs = keperluan)

beat (a person in battle, etc.) = atong / mengalahkan

bring = bawa

arrive = datang

leave, depart = meninggalkan

stay = tinggal

to cross, to go = pergi

trade = dagang

to tease = anguda

to fight = juang

shout = jerit

cry = tangis

walk = berjalan (jalan = street)

run = lari

fall = jatuh

stand = berdiri / bersedili (diri, sedili = one's self / self)

sit = duduk

hop = lompat

fly = terbang

play = bermain (main = play)

to assign = menetapkan

to pinch = mencubit

eat = makan

drink = minum

take = ambil

like, want = ingin, suka, mahu

believe = percaya

dance = tari

act = tindak

change = ganti

call = panggil

sleep = tidur

use = menggunakan

rebel, to be against = memberontak (berontak = struggle)

write = tulis, surat

build = bangun

rise up = bangkit

become = menjadi

choose = memilih / pilih

cut = memotong

help = tolong / bantu

keep = menjaga

place = menempatkan

etc...

Food (Makanan-makanan)
eat = makan

food = makanan (notice the -an)

meat = daging

beef = daging sapi

pork = daging babi

chicken = daging ayam

squid = daging sotong

fish = daging ikan

fruit = buah

vegetables = sayur

hotdog = hatdog

sausage = sosej

rice = beras, nasi

milk = susu

chocolate = coklat

salad = salad

egg = telor

apple = apal

orange = orenja

grape, grapes = anggur

pear = pair

mango = mangga

banana = pisang

tamarind = sempaluk

guava = jambu

candy = kendi

cracker, crackers = kraker

wafer = wafer

jelly = jeli

lollipop = lolipap

ice cream = ais krim

vinegar = cuka

soy sauce = sas soya

ketchup, catsup = kecap

sauce = sas

gravy = kuah, grevi

carrot = karot

cabbage = kobis

lettuce = saleda

celery = seleri

cheese = keju

oil = minyak

etc...

Months (Bulan)
January = Januari

February = Febrari

March = Marsi

April = April

May = Mayu

June = Junyu

July = Julayu

August = Agustu

September = September

October = Oktober

November = November

December = Desember

Days of the Week (Hari Minggu)
Sunday = Minggu / Ahad (Muslims)

Monday = Senin

Tuesday = Selasa

Wednesday = Rabu

Thursday = Kamis

Friday = Jumat

Saturday = Sabtu

Other Terms
month = bulan

day = hari

week = minggu

year = tahun

Time (Waktu)
hour = pukul, jam

minute = minit

second = saat

am = pagi

pm (afternoon) = sore

pm (night) = malam

Example: November 27, 2:35 pm = November duapuluh tujuh, pukul kedua dan minit ketigapuluh lima sore

Frequency
every = saban, setiap (saban hari, saban bulan, saban tahun)

People and Society, etc. (Orang-orang dan Masyarakat, etc.)
people = orang / rakyat

community, society = masyarakat

living = kehidupan

religion, belief = agama / kepercayaan

technology = teknologi

government = pemerintah

culture = budaya

tradition = tradisi / adat

race of people = ras

species, specimen = spesi, spesimen

language = bahasa

native language = bahasa asli / bahasa asal (original)

sign language = bahasa isyarat (sign)

communicate = komunikat

start = mulai / awak

end = akhir

conversation = konversasi / perbualan

inside = dalam

outside = luar

...

Romance (Percintaan)
I love you. = Aku cinta kamu.

Do you love me? = Kamu cinta aku?

I love you so much. = Aku cinta kamu banyak.

I want you. = Aku mahu kamu.

You're beautiful. = Kamu adalah indah. / Indah kamu.

You're handsome. = Kamu adalah tampan. / Tampan kamu.

You're sexy. = Kamu adalah seksi. / Seksi kamu.

You're attractive. = Kamu adalah menarik. / Menarik kamu.

Can we have a moment? = Boleh kita jurus? (jurus = moment)

I'm (...) = Aku adalah (...). / (...) aku.

single = lajang

married = dinikah (nikah = marry)

widowed = dijanda (janda = widow)

divorced = dicerai (cerai = divorce)

complicated = dirumit (rumit = complicate)

...

Tenses (Tegang-tegang)
Past: sudah & telah (already), dulu (distant past), tadi (recent past)

Present: setiap, sekarang (now), sedang (currently, in moderation)

Future: akan (will), dapat (should), kelak (distant future), nanti (near future)

Events (Acara-acara)
Happy Birthday! = Senang Hari Lahir! (lahir = born, birth)

Happy New Year! = Senang Tahun Baru!

Merry Christmas! = Senang Krismas! / Senang Hari Noel!

Happy Easter! = Senang Hari Paskah!

Happy Anniversary! = Senang Aniversari! / Senang Hari Kenikahan (nikah = marry, pernikahan = marriage)