A VOCABULARY OF THE BESISI DIALECT. 

 C. — Continued. 



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Crawl, To— of a child (Mer- 

 angkak): Berdabong. 



Creep, To^Glong hel = to 

 move in spirals (as a snake). 



Creeper, a (Akar) Chong. 



Crocodile (Buaia): Bayak. 

 Cry out, To (Triak): Te- 



mong^ 

 Cut, To (Potong): Tot or ka- 



toyt. 



D. 



Dammar (Damar): Dian; 



Katu't dian (pasang damar). 

 Dart, of a blow-gun (anak 



sumpitan): domok. 

 Dark (Glap): Hagam. 

 Day (Siang): Chohoi. 

 Dead (Mati): Kebus. 

 Deaf (Pekak): Pekang. 

 Decayed, i. e., worn out (Bu- 



rok): Lek ; e.g., h'ndi lek 



(kain burok):worn out 



clothes. 

 Deep (Dalam): Jer6"&. 

 Demand, To, (Minta'): Soi 



or nosoi, e. g., soi uis ha' 



oyn (minta' api sama kita), 



asked us for a light. 

 Descend, To, (Turun) Chu- 



lui or chelui. 

 Dig, To, (Gali) Chom. 

 Directly (Sa-kejap): Men- 



tek or muntek. 

 Disappear To, (Hilang): Seh. 

 Dislocated, (Salah urat ): 



Kle'che', e. g., kle'che' jong. 

 Do, To, or make (Buat): Poi. 



or poi. 

 Dog (Anjing): Chau or choh. 



Dollar ringget. 



Don't (Jangan): Bok or odo; 

 e. g., don't give Bok jon. 



Drink, To (Minum): Bong 

 or cha'doh. 



Drive, To, (Halau): Hanchat; 



DURIAN: Durian. When the 

 fruit is ripe and one or two 

 durians have fallen the fall- 

 en fruit is cooked and ser- 

 ved up in a jambar (recep- 

 table of banana leaves) to- 

 gether with any other fruits 

 that are ripe at the same 

 time. A space round the 

 oldest tree is ornamentally 

 railed off with s e r d a n g 

 leaves and simple decora- 

 tions and a feast is held (the 

 feasters sitting inside it) af- 

 ter the repetition of the 

 usual charm : "■ Ha nahong 

 tinibul nenek moyang, jan- 

 gan gohup pening bagai." 



Dwell, Fo, (Tinggal): Ka- 

 rak; e. g., mani hi karak ? 

 (Dimana angkau tinggal). 



