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obtain information as to the language, traditions, etc., of the Ka- 



langs, 'out they seemed to have forgotten most of the language, 



and but little information could be obtained, though what was 



obtained was of considerable interest. They affirmed that they 



were Orang Daik (Malay) from Lingga, and stated that there 



w r ere at least eight tribes who used to visit this district, and 



were mostly pirates. They were the 



Orang Tambus Orang Sekanak 



Orang Mantang Orang Barok 



Orang Galang Orang Moro 



Orang Pusek (or Persik) Orang Sugi 



The first two always lived in boats, having no fixed habita- 

 tions, and were not piratical. The rest were all bad piiates, 

 who lived on various islands and travelled as far as Siam and 

 Cochin China on piratical expeditions. In the time of Sultan 

 Mahmud, Raja Lang was the chief cf the Galangs, and Orang 

 Kay a Mepar (Che Muntel) was chief of the Baroks, and his grand- 

 son is now head. They have a village at Singkep, or as one of 

 the men said, on Lingga. The Persiks now live atPulau Persik 

 between Retik and Daik. They had a Batin as chief, but no Jen- 

 ang. The Orang Tambus now live in a village in Silat Durian, 

 among the Riau islands. They had a Batin only. The Orang 

 Mantang lived on Pulau Mantang and were very numerous. They 

 had a Batin. The Orang Galang lived mostly in Pulau Karas, in 

 the Riau Archipelago, and had a Batin only. The Orang Sekanak 

 lived on an island between Pulau Retik and Pulau Daik. The Orang 

 Sugi live near Sulit, in Riau, and had a Batin. The Orang Moro 

 lived in Pulau Moro, near Pulau Sugi ; but they were also said to 

 belong to the Orang Daik. It should be noted that among the 

 Sakai tribes of the Peninsula, the Batin is usually if not invariably 

 considered as the superior of the Jenang. Here however at 

 Kampong Rokoit was stated quite positively that the Jenang was 

 the higher official. 



The following non- Malay words were obtained from these 

 men: 



Koyok, a dog. Used by all the above mentioned tribes. 

 Kiyan, come, come here (lit. thither) cf. Belandas tribe Chan. 

 Kiyun, go away (lit. hither) cf. Belandas Chun. 



