Phrases you are likely to need in Borneo, to judge from a phrasebook distributed in 1966 by the Borneo Literature Bureau:

Wait while I remove these leeches.

I have been bitten by sand flies.

There are too many rats.

There are a lot of mosquitoes here.

The cockroaches have eaten my shirt.

Is this poisonous?

What made that noise?

Is Sibu Laut in a swamp?

Is there a taboo on your house?

Is the burning finished?

Where can I defecate?

Is that fish dangerous?

This floor is not safe.

The roof is leaking.

There is no room in this boat.

We must keep dry.

I can’t come for a time because the monsoon will soon start.

She has a bad pain/snakebite/gunshot wound.

Tear some clean cloth into strips.

Keep him warm.

Go quickly for help.

This vomiting needs urgent treatment.

I do not know what is wrong. You must take her to the clinic.

Your eyes need treatment, or you will become blind.