APPENDIX TO PAET VL 



L — Names of the Months in Timor, 



Funu 



Fahi 



Karii 



Fotan 



MadauJi 

 Wa n I 

 Vhi .. 



(Saluki) Bibi^u^Mi. 



Madid hoot 



Madai hiih 



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In this month (corresponding 

 to about our December) they 

 plant the vaier^ or Indian 

 corn, and sow the dry ground 

 rice. 



Clear giass ont from nmong the 

 vater and rice. 



" Great month/' Indian corn 

 is in flower. Heavy rains 

 and all rivers flooded. 



The name of the month pro- 

 bably a corruption of the 

 Malay Fotong, the cuttin^j: or 

 harvest month. In it they 

 gather in the ripe Indian 

 corn, and give a great offer- 

 ing to the Lxdi^ a sort of 

 Harvest Thanksgiving, the 

 Indian com being their staple 

 food. 



Harvest dry rice fields. 



Honey and wax harvest. 



Possibly a corruption of TJbi 

 or fiweet pototo, which crop 

 in this month is dug up and 

 harvested. 



Month of fogs and heavy rains 

 from the sta. 



Less rain; little possible to be 

 done these two months. 



licet alt 



Fahi 



Nam 



Tor a 



JJln Jdik 



Lalcubutil 



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Samoro. 



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Madaak ,. 

 Want 

 UJii hoot . . 



Same operations. 



Same operations. 



Same operations. 



Same opuratioDS. 



Same operations, 



Same operations. 

 Same operations. 



Same operalions. 



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amc operations. 



