Categories: Iban Publications

(2006) Compiled by Janang Ensiring and Robert Menua Saleh.
Published by The Tun Jugah Foundation.
Paperback, 394 p.

The Tun Jugah Foundation’s Jaku Dalam, contains approximately 9467 proverbs in use in the Iban language. Each of these proverbs is defined in clear Iban. This book has a number of unique features. Each proverb is defined in concise, contemporary language. Each proverb comes under any major word in it which is arranged in an alphabetical order. The clear typography an easy-to-read format makes looking up a proverb simple and fast. This book is an essential reference for anyone seeking to understand the meanings of proverbs in use in Iban society.

Written by Janang Ensiring and Robert Menua Saleh