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A NATUBALIST'S WANDERINGS 



Lakuhutik 

 Idot 



Lakuhutik 

 kiik 



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■ • 



J^€^€ • • « A 



(Suluki) BLbi9u9u, 



Still showery .. 



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Very hot. In this month, after 

 great offering to the LiilL 

 acaich is made foi^ ^old, fiBd 

 coutinuecl only during Ihis 

 month. 



Hot month. Grass ia "turned, 

 and preparations made for 

 planting the Indian corn. 



Funu 



Samoro, 



3fadai 



9 9 



Leet Manu^ 

 luh 



Same operations, 



Same operatiods, 



Same operations. 



There are thus twelve months, -which they reckon by mcons, in their years. 

 How many days there are in a moou they did not seem to know, for the number 

 was variously give as sixteen to thirty-five 



II. — Dialects sjooken in Eastern Timor ». 



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In the different districts of Timor, different dialects (or (?) languages) are 

 found to be spoken. Tlie following is a list of the names of those said to be 

 spoken in the region tr.^^vexsed by me, with the districts in which they are 

 six>ken :— . . \ ■ . 



Mamhia or Kaladi , . 



Tetu (more or less the 

 lingua franca of E, 

 Timor) 



Idaie . . 



Lahale 



Haukeuke 

 Veke .\ 



VaiqU(^no 

 Galolo 



Marai 



Manohai 

 Kemah 



Tocudade 



Dagada 

 Macassai 

 Na iihete 

 Meadih 



in 



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Turscain ; Motael ; Hermera ; Kaimauk ; Hera ; 



Laicor. 

 Barique; Bibi9U(;u; Alias; Snai ; Hera; Saluki; 



Laelubar ; Bailobo ; Cotubaba. 



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Cairui; Laclubar; Mantntu ; Viqneque. 

 Bibi^u^u; Kimauk ; Vemasse ; Barique ; Alius; 



Samoro. 

 T,alea; Vemasse; Matitutu; Fatumarto; Vinilale. 

 Bailobo. 

 Cova; Suai. 

 Hera; Laculo; Motael; Lalea; Maututu; Luga; 



Vemasse, 

 Manufahi; Eameau; lioliile. 

 Alias; Samoro; Tituluiu; Turscain. 

 Bailobo; Cora; Snnir ; Cutobaba; Kailakuk; At- 



tesabe ; Boibau ; Diribate ; Lameiau ; Maheibo. 

 Boibau ; Liqui^a ; Muubaia, 

 Lalea ; Fatnro ; Sarau. 



T^"g'*; Vemasse.- 

 Luc a, 



Faturo; Luga; Sarau. 



