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A VOCABULARY OF THE BESISI DIALECT. 



B. — Continued. 



Body (Tuboh): Kret, e. g., 

 Kadui Kret ; (badan besar), 

 — h'lg of body ; and Kete or 

 kete^gk kret (badan kechil), 

 = small of body. 



Bone (Tulang): Ja'ang. 



Branch a, (Dahan): Rhoh. 



Break To, (Pechah): Pechak. 



Breast-bone (Tulang dada) 

 Ja'ang genos. 



Breath (Nafas): Hawak. 



Breath, To, ( M e n a f a s ) : 

 Raha'. 



Brush (Sapu): Tamp'hosor 



Tampois. 



Bullfrog: Bachel. 



Burn, To, (Bakar): tuht to 

 burn a clearing: tuht rebak; 

 to burn (paper, wood, &c.) 

 cho'ong ; to burn, in tr. 

 (DImakan api): Kachah( = 

 chah) us or uis ; burnt 

 (Terbakar) Katut us or uIs. 



Bury, To, (Tanam): Kom. 



Butterfly Klobok kadui 

 (Kupu-kupu, the large va- 

 riety.) Klobok Kenin (ra= 

 ma-rama, the small variety). 



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Call, To, (Triak): Temoh. 

 Cat (PCuching) as in Malay. 

 Cavity (Lobang), e. g., cave 



in rock (gua batu): Serong 



batuk. 

 Centipede (Halipan): Ki'itor 



Ke'ip. 

 Chameleon (Sumpah-sum- 



pah) Senung poi. 

 Chaw AT, (Loin-cloth): Soi or 



sui. 

 Child (Anak): Kenon or ke- 



nun or budek. 

 Chopper (Parang): 'Hau or 



'sau (pisau). 

 Claw, to stick out the claws 



(Menyorong kuku) : Kwom. 

 Climb (Panjat) : Yal Ex yal 



long = to climb a tree. 

 Clothes (Pakeian): H'ndi or 



k'ndi. 

 CofFERj i. e. a tin with a lid 



to it : (tim) Kopi. 



Cold (Sejuk): Teket. 



Colour, the names of all 

 colours are taken from Ma- 

 lay, except "black" and 

 ''white." 



Come ( Mnri): 0-h6h a n d' 

 o-hok. Ex. " ohok siang' 

 = come atpnce. The 

 ''Orang Treng" are report- 

 ed to say "orsok." 

 c. p. mai ohok. 

 (where mai = mari). 



Confusedly ( Lintang-pu- 

 kang:) Lentang kalang. 



Contend with, To (Berkla- 

 hi): Gnahek, ^. ^., gnaheh 

 hang-ki keh = fight with 

 him. 



Cook, To (Masak): Chhi'n. 



Cough, To (Bato'): Akon, 

 (as a consumptive person). 



