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Sakai Semlai (or Semleh). The latter name refers to their 

 language, which, for some undiscoverable reason, is called 

 Semlai. According to their own account they call themselves 

 Bekturk CJiong, which has exactly the same meaning as the 

 Malay, Orang Bukit, i.e. Hill People. 



TRIBAL OFFICERS. 



The following are the names of tribal officers given in 

 their correct order of precedence. 



1. Batin. 



2. Mentri or Jukrah, 



3. Jinang. 



On the death of the Batin the Jukrah usually replaces 

 him, and the Jinang becomes Jukrah. 



HABITATIONS. 



The few houses seen were similar to those of the poorer 

 local Malays, except that they lacked a cook house (dapor) and 

 were not divided up into rooms. The house walls were made 

 of the bark of the kepong tree and the floor was of bamboo 

 laths. Cooking was done on an open hearth of dried mud. 

 One house had the space between the floor and the ground 

 fenced in to form a fold (kandang) , for a few goats which the 

 owner was rearing. 



BLOW-PIPES, QUIVERS AND DART POISON. 



The blow-pipe is similar to that of the Pertang people. 

 The only dart-quiver seen was without a cover. Poison for 

 blow-pipe darts was said to be composed of the juice of the 

 kayas tree (Antiaris toxicaria) mixed with akar ipoh (probably 

 some species of strychnos). 



FIRE-MAKING. 



The methods of making fire with a rattan saw and a 

 block of soft wood, or with a drill and block were both known. 



AGRICULTURE. 



The houses of the Bahau settlement were situated in a 

 fairly large clearing planted with kaladi, but tibi kayii (tapioca) 

 and hill rice are also grown to a certain extent. According to 

 the Jukrah, a clearing is only used for a year i.e., long enough 

 to get a crop from it, and is then abandoned. 



INTOXICANTS. 



As among several of the tribes of Selangor and Negri 

 Sembilan, notably the Besisi, an intoxicating drink is brewed 

 from the tanipoi fruit. The liquor is not stored, but consumed 

 as soon as ready for use. The tampoi season is the great time 



