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A VOCABULARY OF THE BESISI DIALECT. 



A . — Con tinned. 



10. Hau katep (pisau lidah 



ayam lipat). 



11. Hau bandak (pisau 



blanda). 



12. Hau chandong (pisau 



chandong). 



13. Hau kdchip. 



14. Hau kemeng (pisau 



kechil). 



15. Hau ali (pisau ali-ali). 

 Arrive, from, to (Tiba) : Ni- 



mul (or Timbul). A saluta- 

 tion between friends is mani 

 nimul hinong ( Derimana 

 tiba sekarang ) . Where do 

 you arrive from ? Tabek 

 met or jaga met are also 



used by those who meet in 



a jungle-journey. 

 Assault, To, (Pukol): Kapet. 

 Attack, To, to come in col- 

 lision with; langger or lander. 



To rush upon ( t e r k a m ) : 



nekam. 

 Assuredly (Benar): Nenek, 



e. g., (chelaka benar) = che- 



laka nenek: (jauh benar) 



lop nenek. 

 Astray ( wSesat ) : Yong or 



uyong, e. g., (sesat d a 1 a m 



hutan)=yong meri. 

 Aunt (Mah-sudara): Gomoh. 

 Await (Menanti): Dedoi. 



Back (B'lakang):Chelon, e.g., 

 back of a parang, chelon 

 hau. 



Backbone Ja'ang Kh'ong: to 

 carry on the back = klek. 



Bad (Ta' baik): Lem ngot or 

 jehet. 



Bamboo (Buluh): Ding. 



Banana ( Pisang ): 'Ntor or 

 h'ntor. The varieties known 

 to the Sakais are as fol- 

 lows : — 



Hntor 



ambun 



)> 



bakar 



?j 



brangan 



)) 



bula 



} > 



bungak 



•, 1 



cheroi 



gading 



Hntor habu 



jelong 

 „ jengkak buaiak 



(t. e. lower jaw 

 of crocodile). 



klat 

 ,, klat (kedoyt) 



kljng 

 ,, minyak 

 , , nangkak 



pinang 

 ,, raja 

 ,, rindah 



royt 

 ,, tok (wild plantain) 

 ,, tuntong 

 ,, tusu 



Banyeng : the Sakai name of 

 a musical instrument con- 



