MANTRA GAJAH. 43 



Cheng — Put the right foot into the hobbles (sengkala.) 

 Cherot — Same for the left foot. 



Chang— Lift the foot ! (To have the sengkala taken off.) 

 Tee-tee — Dont ! (Used when the elephant takes up water or 



saliva in his trunk and sprinkles his sides with it.) 

 San — Let go ! (Used when the animal squeezes the gambala's 



legs with its ears behind which he sits.) 

 Guling — Roll ! (in the water). An elephant being bathed will 



when told to do so and will get up when roll bangkit 



or tah is said. 

 Kot, kot, kot, — (Used in driving an elephant home if, when 



the gambala has found him, he is too dirty and muddy 



to be ridden. He will go stright home in front of his 



gambala at this word of command.) 

 Riang-riang — Let go ! (Used when an elephant objecting to 



have the tali rut (rattan rope passing under the 



belly) fastened, puts up one his forelegs and presses it 



against his body to prevent the rope from being pulled 



tight.) 



KEDcAH. 



Go on ! Hee. 



Come ! Chee, Cham. 



Stop ! Hoh. 



Turn ! Dao (same for right or left. ) 



Kneel down ! Terum. 



Get up ! Puan. 



Move aside ! (to avoid a tree), Pei. 



Come close ! Chit. 



Pull down ! (a branch), Ao-bun 



Push down ! Kwit. 



Take care ! (e.g., in crossing a bridge.) Koy. 



FeSl ! (with the trunk) Klam. 



Climb ! Kot. 



Stoop down ! (head only to let a man get up.) Lut. 



Lift up one leg ! (to let a man get up) Song. 



Don't ! Dei. 



R A. Hoc, No. 45, 1905. 



