MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, 



THE COMPAEATIVE VOCABULABY. 



With reference to the Lists of Words used by Wild Tribes, 

 published in the last number of the Journal, the attention of the 

 Society has been drawn to certain inaccuracies in the list of Balau 

 Dyak words, and the following corrections should be made : — 



Nose — "Hidong." Should be "Idong." Sea Dyak is with- 

 out an initial aspirate. No Dyak word begins with an " h." 



Tooxir — " Ngigi." This word is " G-igi." "Ngigi" would 

 be a verb, supposing the word existed, which it does not. 

 But the more common word for tooth is " Ngeli." This, 

 I believe, to be the more ancient term, " Gigi " a later 

 one, as applied to the human tooth. But the teeth of 

 any manufactured article, e. g., a saw, would be " Gigi." 

 " Ngeli " ought at the very least to have been given as a 

 comparison word. 



Egg — " Teleh." " Telii " is the word, and the only one. Where 

 the form Teleh comes from is a mystery to me — certainly 

 not from Balau Dyak. 



Elephant—" Graja." Should be spelt " Gajah." 



Elowek — "Bungah." " Bunga " is a flower; " Bungah " is 

 to make fun. 



Cocoanut — " Unjor." This is a case of inaccurate spelling 

 also. "Unjor" is to stretch forth the hands. "Njor" 

 or " Ngiur " is cocoanut. 



Tor— "Tima." "Timah" is the Malay word which Dyaks 

 are getting to use. "Tima" is non-existent. " Besi 

 puteh " ( white iron ) is the universal term for tin. 



