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APPENDIX II. 



Words of Command used in driving Elephants 



in Perak and Kedab. 



<PERAK. 



Tee-tee — Stand still ! Keep quiet ! 



Tuhuh-tuhuh — Go back ! Move backwards ! 



Dee-dee — Come close ! (Used in calling the elephant.) 



Hee-hee — Go on ! 



Umbu — Go to the right ! 



Klong— Go to the left ! 



Kohoi-kohoi — Go slowly ! 



Chin — Go carefully ! (Used where the road is slippery, or 



going down a steep bank, or through a deep sw r amp. ) 

 Rabah— Feel ! 

 Kwet — Pull down ! (Used in directing the elephant to remove 



any stick or branch obstructing the path. 

 Onh — Push ! (Used in ordering the elephant to pu sh down 



a perpendicular obstacle, as a post, or trees, stump.) 

 Hoh-hoh— Stop ! 

 Riap — Approach ! (Used in ordering an elephant to go along 



side of a Malay house or pelantar. He will bring 



his head close if riap is said. For the hind-quarters 



the order is Riap bun tut.) 

 TSrum — Kneel down ! 

 Terum puan — Kneel down lower ! 

 Tah— Get up ! 



Paha'mbu — Keep clear of timber on the right ! 

 Paha klong — Keep clear of timber on the left. 

 Chelut — Let the howdah slip offj (The gambala (driver) is on the 



ground.) At this word of command the animal lowers 



his hind-quarters and lets the rengka slip over his- tail. 

 Tri-i — (Employed to make the elephant stop switching his 



tail and striking his occupants of the rengka with it.) 



Jour. Straits Branch 



