VOCABULARY 



OF THE 



BBSISI* DIALECT 



BY 



VV. W. SKEAT, 



Acting District Officer, Ulii Langat, Selangor. 



Above (Atas) : Tih. 

 Abscess or Boil (Bara) : Tes. 

 Accustomed (Biasa) : Dasa, 



e. g., dasa dalam merl. 

 ^OLiAN Bamboo (buluh pe- 



rindu) : Ding dioi. 

 After, behind (Di-blakang): 



Chenib. 

 All, the whole (Semua): Na- 



doyt— 



(Doyt = habis). 

 Alive (Hidup) : Ris. 

 Alone (Sa'orang) Mui kur 



mah : a single man. Two 



together : mai kur mah. 



Three together : 'mpe 'kur 



mah.f 

 Also (Juga) : Kla or Klo. 

 Angry (Marah) : Kachi. 

 Ant (Semut) : Pohs or Poys ; 

 The following are some 

 of the varieties: — 



1. Poys maet. 



2. Poys ush or uis. 



3. Poys podoi. 



A. 



Poys podoi kiak. 

 Poys podoi ta'ang. 

 Poys podoi kintog. 

 Poys lilin (lilin). 

 Poys kinggak (koring- 



ga). 

 g. Poys anei (white ant). 



Ape (Brok): kok. 



Apparently (Rupa-nia) : bo 

 or ba, e.g., Apparently near 

 = i\Iing ba or ming bo. 



Arm (Lengan): Chembeh. 



Arms (Senjata) : 



1. Hau kres, (kris.) 



2. Hau p'dang, (pedang). 

 Hau tohok. 

 Hau badik (badik). 

 Hau pahut (raut). 

 Hau golok (golok). 

 Hau sewa (sewa) has a 



curv^ed point. 

 Hau nunyk (chenang- 



kas). 

 Hau katok (katok or 



pandak.) 



* An aboriginal tribe of the Malay Peninsula. 



f Mai=mbar 'mar or ma': in rapid speaking ma' ikur mah (two tail of 

 men ) turns into " maikur mah.'' 



N. B The ordinary "Romanized" system is used with one or two 

 exceptions in the case of new sounds, thus : 6 is pronounced as in German 

 bose, n as in Spanish canon, &c. 



