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new, baguh: baguh is used al- 
so in the sense of ‘ then only’ 
(as) Malay. blaniy \e iene 
“uasih busak inuh, haguh ioh 
tumuh,” (water those flowers 
and then they will grow): 
mainseu molong’”: (set the 
“pamiag du apui, baguh om 
fire going and then we can 
sleep in comfort). 
news, bansur. 
nice, mainseu. 
niece, akun. 
night, dundom, mundom. 
dom daih, last night. 
nightjar the, labok. 
nimble, mepinit. 
nip to, kadut. 
nipple (of breast), titih. 
no, not, ka, salah. 
noise, mohtah, magutah, min- 
daguh. 
nonsense, paloi. 
noose, sarigut: sigotun, to 
catch with a noose, to lasso. 
nose, adong: maginsingor, to 
blow the nose. 
not any, none, kandok: katioh. 
not at all, ka gundoh. 
not enough, ka sukup, ka 
samah. 
notch a tree to, mebatin. 
notched (of a blade), mapi- 
rang. 
now, daiitu. 
numb, orodun. 
numerous, mawas: 
mawas, heavy rain. 
nurse to, bebilun: 
feed at the breast. 
dun- 
domassam 
tomitih, to 
O, 
oath, mopatod: take an oath 
mopatod, magibut. 
obey, maiah du daguh. 
oblong, taigagawada. 
obstinate, kumaras. 
A MURUT 
VOCABULARY. 
obstruct to, lumawan: 
obtain, mekalap. 
ocean, dat. 
odd, (J/) heran. 
odour, mowoh. 
of (possessive), tampoh. 
offence, (J/) salah. 
offended, medul goang. 
often, masarok. 
oil, piad: Piad tanah, kerosine 
oil: Piad tetaun, the sap of 
a tree. ! 
old, matua. 
omen, angal. 
on, disawat. 
once, igundoh. 
one, dundoh. 
onion, babawang: (Dalit i.e. 
Peluan dialect bintudu). 
only, lak. 
open, sukab: to open, suka- 
bun: (imper.) sukabih. 
opium, (J/) piun. 
oppose, mengkeragan. 
opposite, magintuang. 
orange, suah. 
or, kia: ‘ talah-kia ginu-kia?,’ 
this or that? | 
orchid an, sarongih. 
order to, menusub, moipo- 
marah: (imper.) sukubuh. 
order to put in, nakiting: 
(imper.) tingoh. 
ornament to, mematik. 
ornamentation (eg. on a@ 
shield) batik. 
other, bokun: cf. ‘atok aien 
(atoien) ulun du bokun-ih?? 
(where are the other men?) 
ought, (J/) patut, mapatut. 
our, akai tampoh, monoh, (used 
after the noun it governs, as 
Malay -nya.) 
out outside, liwad. 
oval, taigagawad. 
over, disawat, tumampak. 
*Also used in interrogation in the sense of the Malay ‘‘kah’’: naka- 
ralong ioh kia ka-kia. 
or not? 
Cf. Makaratong ioh kia ka-kia?—has he arrived 
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