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‘ open.’’ The meanings given for the other words are also 
suspect. A possible free trans'ation is, ‘‘ I go from the door, 
and come out, come out.’’’ It is a Chemam who is speaking. 
Bitul yek kelel, lel, lel / 
Go straight I spin, spin, spin ! 
Yek bitul, ver kelel, lel, lel / 
I go straight, I spin, spin, spin! 
“TI go straight, Ispin, spin, spin! I go straight, I spin, spin, 
spin!’’ It is the tiger spirit of the halak which is speaking. 
Lohmon pideh, guruk,* baleh Chinoi. 
Wh call, interpreter, maiden Chinoi 
‘*Why do you call me, a maiden Chinoi, O interpreter ?” 
It is a female Chinoi who is speaking. e females use 
words not found in the everyday language of the Kintak 
Bong Negritos, and the males sometimes copy them. 
Miwoh mutau, yek, baleh. 
Laugh loudly hill-top i; virgin. 
*‘T,a virgin, laugh loudly on the hill- -tops.’ 8 It is the Chinoi 
Kawang (Argus Pheasant Chinoi) who is speaking. She is 
female. 
Baleh, lareh tupar lindong. 
Virgin, moon fly fluttering. 
“Ta virgin, fly fluttering by moonlight.”* The same Chinoi 
is speaking. Lareh is the Chinoi word for “moon.” 
Deh, Deh, Deh. 
This has no meaning according to Mémpélam. Said by one 
of the Jaman, were-tigers, who live with the Yak (grand- 
os at the base of the Batu Herem. There are many 
Jaman. ‘This one, I was informed, is sitting at the ‘‘ Rice 
Stone’ > near ae Balu Herem towards where the sun falls. 
Ambot, Amboi, ayah kami ! 
On Oh, father ours ! 
This line isin Malay. It is a Jaman who is speaking. 
Okeh (1921) says soe ‘ should read, ‘‘ Bedlad (go) res (buzzing) 
un- “ m (that Mord un-un (that that).’’ ‘‘I go appt. 
Malay word guru (?) ‘* teacher.’ 
3 Token (1921) however, would toatl ge mutau as ‘* moving the head 
up = dow: 
$ Tokeh (1921) gives larch ** owl,” tépar (sic) ‘‘ branch,”’ Jindong ‘* hide.’ 
There isa — word lindong which has the same me aning. 
