Gawai Mangkong Tiang (Semina kenang utai ti ditulis aki kelia)

 Gawai Mangkong Tiang (Semina kenang utai ti ditulis aki Lionel Bediman kelia)

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    Nyadi Bansa Iban ti siti ari bansa orang bukai, asal dalam Pulau Kalimantan tu, ke endang berasal berumah panjai, maia sida berengkah berumah panjai enda temu, tang dalam ensera enggau jerita tuai, Sida Sengalang Burong, sida Keling, enggau sida Tutong, endang berumah betampong panjai enggau anembiak sida.

    Leboh berumah endang ngena burong, belaboh ari sida ngerembang tanah ke alai berumah, nyentok ngagai sida pindah ngagai rumah baru.

    Udah sida pindah nitih ka adat tuai, sida lalu nyendia ka diri deka begawai, ke dikumbai Pangkong Tiang. Ator pengawa kena niri ka gawai baka gawai bukai. Sama belulun ka asi, sama di pengap ka Lemambang kena ngagau ka "ANDA MARA" Pengebai. Pia mega ripih pengawa makai ngirup, samalam nya, sabaka magang enggau ba jam makai ngirup leboh gawai bukai.

    Samina mimit utai bisi agi, laban nya nitih ka utai ke di pe-gawai ka, leboh "ANDA MARA" niki pagi, ruas asi pulut, nyadi orang  ke di asoh malu tiap-tiap iti tiang pemun nya di pilih ari orang ke udah tuai, ke dipeda bidik, lansik, ngidup ka diri di menoa.

    Nyadi ka pengap Lemambang burong alai sida ngiga lika kayu nya, Tuchok ke digelar Galong Mudoh Bukir tuboh gelong ka punggong, Tuchok ke tindok nempeling bungkong. Nyadi menoa endor iya di Rajang Nunggang Sebumbun Daun, di bungkong ngembong penerima ambun.

    Nyadi babi dibunoh ke dipeda atau siko aja, Iya di sugu nyenyuah nyugu babi di bunoh ka gawai bukai. Udah atau iya dipeda orang pagi gawai tembu, nya baru pengabang pulai.

Jako tu disalin nitih ka bup asal tuai ti agi disimpan Ex TR Mark Luna Ak Sandah.

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Gawai Mangkong Tiang (Only a memory of what our ancestors wrote)

The Iban, one of the other ethnic groups, originally from the island of Kalimantan, who originated in the village, when they began to live in the village is not known, but in stories and legends, the Sengalang Burong, the Keling, and the Tutong, lived in a village with their children.

    When building a house, they use birds sign, starting from the time they clear the land where they live, until they move to a new house.

    After they moved according to the old custom, they prepared themselves for the festival, called Pangkong Tiang. Arrange the ceremony to celebrate the festival like any other festival. They both wrapped the rice, the same was wrapped by the Lemambang to call "ANDA MARA" Pengebai. Similarly, the order of eating and drinking, that night, is the same as at the time of eating and drinking during other festivals.

    Only a few things are left, because it is according to the things that are done, when "ANDA MARA" rises in the morning, ruas asi pulut, become the person who is asked to be knock each of the pillars is chosen from the elderly, who are seen wise, wellknown , living in the country.

    Therefore, the bird Lemambang where they look for the tree, Tuchok who is called Galong Mudoh Bukir body gelong to the back, Tuchok who sleeps nempeling bungkong. So the place where he lived in Rajang Nunggang Sebumbun Daun, in the back of the dew receiver.

    So the pig is slaughtered in sight or alone, He is asked to wait for the pig to be slaughtered for another festival. After he was seen by the people in the morning, the pengabang returned.

This is translated from the original book kept by Ex TR Mark Luna Ak Sandah.