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II. Sakai. 
(iii) The Témbe’ (or northern) Sakai group ; 
(iv) The Sénoi (or central) Sakai group and the southern 
dialects, such as Bésisi. 
Substantially this classification, so far as it goes, would 
seem to be entirely justified by the existing materials. It will 
be observed that the main line of division (that between groups 
I and II) corresponds pretty closely with the difference in race 
between the Negritos (Sémangs) and the Sakais, while the sub- 
division of group II into sub-groups iii and iv coincides with Mr. 
Clifford’s distinction between Témbe’ and Sénoi and agrees with 
Dr. Luering’s statement (which is borne out by a comparison of 
their vocabularies) that the Ulu Kampar Sakais, who belong to 
sub-group iv, cannot understand the dialect of the Kinta Sakais, 
who fall into sub-group iii. So far at least as the Western half 
of the Peninsula is concerned, this classification will probably 
stand the test of further enquiry: in Pahang there appear to be 
dialects of a mixed character which partake of some of 
the characteristics of several of these sub-groups and 
have peculiarities of their own as well. Of these the author 
had no knowledge, as they have not as yet appeared in 
print. 
It is probable that sub-group iv should be further sub- 
divided into — 
(a) Central Sakai, including Sénoi, the Southern Perak 
dialects and some of the Sélangor dialects, down to and 
including the dialect of the Orang Tanjong of Ulu 
Langat,* and . 
(bo) Bésisi and a straggling greup of allied dialects in 
Southern Sélangor, the Négri Sémbilan, Malacca, and 
part of Pahang. 
This last sub-division runs along the borderland between 
Sakais and Jakuns: to the south and south-east of it come the 
more Malayan Jakun dialects of Johor and the neiyhbouring 
territories, and it is to be observed that the Bésisi group, itself, 
though remarkable for the purity with which it has preserved 
the Mon-Annam numerals, contains a considerable Malayan ele- 
xz. Selangor Journal (1895) Vol III pp. 244, 245. 
R. A. Soc., No. 39, 1903. 
