A VOCABULARY OF THE BESISI DIALECT 



B, — Continued. 



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sisting of a bamboo with 



strings to it (=Keranteng ?) 

 Bark, of a tree (Kulit kayu) 



Lantok long, e. g., lantok 



tengkol ( bark of the kayu 



pulai); lantok banti (bark 



of the meranti). 

 Bark, of a dog (Salak) Jol e.g., 



chau jol = the dog barks. 

 Bat (Klawer): Hap^torSapet, 



flying fox, (keluang) kuang. 

 Bathe, To (Mandi): Hu'm or 



hu'm doh e.g. pigi hu'm, to 



go and bathe. 

 Bawl To (Triak ): Temo"^. 

 Bear, To (Pikul) pikul. 

 Bee (Lebah): Tebol :— 



Honey = gulak tebol. 

 Beg, To (Minta') : Hagek or 



hagek 'ndol^. ^., minta bras 



sedikit : hagek 'ndol bras 



muntek = ask for a little rice. 

 Bent (Bengkok) : Blengkok. 

 Betel-leaf (Sirih): Chambai. 

 Big (Besar): Kadui. 

 Bind, To ( Ikat ): Kabok (Ka- 



bog). 

 Bird ( Burong ) : Chim or 



chhim. 

 Birds, names of, 



1. Kleteao or Kleteau a 



night bird (undescrib- 

 ed). 



2. Oyok=berik-berik. 



3. Kung-kung (" a burong 



rimba," undescribed). 



4. Kochok, pigeon. 



5. Chim w6ao or weau : 



undescribed. 



6. Tatek or tates=eng- 



gang, hornbill. 



7. Chim janggong. 



8. Chim jangsi. 



9. Chim jang hui. 



10. Chim kalongkoit, des- 

 cribed as the tiger's 

 jackal (anjing) : t h e 

 Sakais says if this 

 bird sings " kalong ka- 

 long kwom " the tiger 

 is at hand ; but if it 

 sings "koit-koit 

 chonggok " it is only 

 a pig. It is said to 

 sit upon the tiger's 

 back. 

 Bite, To (Gigit) Kageng. 

 Black (Itam): Hiram; pos- 

 sibly a misapplication of 

 the Malay word hiram or 

 heram — quoted by Marsden 

 as meaning many-coloured. 

 Blind (Buta): Buta"§^. 

 Blood (Darah): Maham e.,g., 

 maham mah (darah orang) : 

 human blood. Maham ketur 

 (darah babi) pigs' blood. 

 Blow, To : a blow-gun, 

 (Menyumpit): Lalah or nao 

 Blow-gun, A, ( Sumpitan: ) 



Blau. 

 Blunt (Tumpul) : Bekut or 

 beku^gt. 



