"Dinding ukui" - a part of an Iban's longhouse

My sister and I were having a chat over the phone yesterday when she mentioned some words that I didn't hear for so long. They were Iban's words "dinding ukui" which refers to a part of a longhouse. (For those who are not familiar with Iban people, check out this is in wikipedia "Iban People".)

I didn't hear those words for like 10 years? It literally means "the dog's wall". An Iban's longhouse is consist of different parts such as "bilek", "tanju", "ruai", "sadau" etc.

The above pic shows 4 different parts of a longhouse, excluding the interior of "bilek". "Dinding ukui" is the wall that separates "bilek" and "ruai". It was called such a way because dogs are probihited inside "bilek" and often these pets are left lounging at the wall, hence earning its name.