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A VOCABULARY OF THE BESISI DIAI.ECT, 



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Ear (Telinga): Teng or Tong. 

 Earring ( Subang anting): 



Subar anteng. 

 Earth (Bumi): Chok. 

 Eat, To, (Makan): Chachar or 



nachar. 

 Ebb (Surut): Surut. 

 Egg (Telor): Kepok. 

 Eight (D' lapan) as in Ma= 



lay. 

 Elder Brother (Abang): 



Ye or yek. 

 Elder Sister (Kakak): Ga'u 



or ga'u'. 

 Elephant (Gajah): Merat or 



m'rat. 

 Enter, To (Masok): Lep: Ex. 



lep dalam (masok ka-dalam) 



to enter within : l^p baju 



(masok baju): to put on a 



coat ; to enter the house 



(naik ka-rumah): yal ha- 



dong or 'dong. 



Escape, To, (Lepas): Pesuit 



Evening (Petang): Go'uis. 



Exude (Menitek or Kluar): 



K6h. Ex. k6h getak. 

 Eye (Mata): Met. 



A common salutation is 



jaga met take care of 



yourself or tabik met 



by your leave. 



Eyebrow (Kening): Buluk 



met. 

 Eyelash (Bulu mata): Ken- 

 ting met. 



F. 



Face ( Muka): Mungkak or 



mukak. 

 Fall, To, ( Jatoh ): Groyn or 



grofi ; tegot to fall (of a tree 



bong and bedeng. 

 Far, distant, (Jauh): Lop. 

 Father (Bapa): Ikun. 

 Fathom, A (Depa): Depa. 

 Feather (Bulu): buluk. 

 Fell, To, (Tebang) G6h. 

 Fern (Paku): Helen 

 Feverish (Sakit demam): 



Ch6hh. 

 Finger ( Jari): jar^k. 

 Fingernail ( Kuku): Kuku"s 



tih. 



Finished (Habis): Doyt, ^.^., 

 the paper is all finished, 

 doyt ketas ang 'song (habis 

 kretas semua). 



Fire (Api): ush or uis. 



Fish (ikan) kah. 



Five (Lima): limak. 



Floodtide (Ayer pasang): 

 doh yal, (lit. climbing or 

 ascending water). 



Fly a (Lalat): Roi. 



Fly To, (Terbang): T6'ht 

 (to"&). 



Flying Lizard (Kubin): To- 

 long. 



Foot (Kaki): J6ng. The 

 names of the various parts 



