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A VOCABULARY OF THE BESISI DIALECT. 



M. — Continued, 



4. Sikar=Chika. 



5. Lotong=Lotong. 



6. Mungkar (unidenti- 

 fied). 



Moon (Bulan): Bulan. 

 More (Lagi): Alo or Ngol 



(nol) e.g., jon alo = kasih 



lagi. 

 Morning (Pagi): Teng 



shohm. 

 Morrow, To-morrow or the 



next day(besok, lusa): Ki- 



sohm, langsohm or 'isong, 



Mosquito (Nyamok): Kebok. 



MoiH^Kladok. 



Mother (Mak): Gadek or 



gendek. 

 Mouse (Tikus): Ka'ne'. 

 Mouse-Deer ( Pelandok ) : 



Kanchel [cf. Jav. Kanchil). 

 Mouth (Mulut): Pang. 

 Mouthpiece (of a blowpipe) 



= Teb6ng. 

 Much (Baniak): ' N ohm or 



H'nom. 

 Murder, To (Bunoh): Pohng. 



N. 



Nail, of the Finger (Kuku): 



Koko"t. 

 Naked (Telanjang): Siloyt 



or Kacho'. 

 Name (Nama): Gelar. 

 Narrow ( bimpit ): Simpit or 



'mpit. 

 Near (Dtkat) : Paming or 



'ming. 

 Nenek Engkoh ( elsewhere 



given as jungkoh) : Engkoh 



is said to be the name of 



the ancestor of the Besisi 



tribe who fell from heaven. 

 Nephew ( Anak sud^ra ) : 



Kenon Sudara' or N o n 



Sudai a'. 

 Net (Jala): J^li'. 

 Never (Ta'prenah): Prenah 



'ngot. 

 Never mind (Tid'apa): 



Ngahi ngot. 



New (Bahru): 'Mpai. New 

 clothes, hndi 'mpai. 



Night (Malam). Doi. Last 

 night = nihi. 



Nine (Sambilan): Sambilan. 



NiPA Palm leaf (for cigar- 

 ettes) =Daun bachap. 



No, Not (Tidak): Ngut or 

 ngot. 



Noise (Bunyi): Kyaong, also 

 ruh and liok, e.^., liok budek 

 ho'^>g = this boy is making a 

 noise. 



North (Angin Utara,): Buah 

 'lara'. 



Nose (Hidong): Mub. 



Notch, 'lo^'. ^., with a pa- 

 rang itetak): Katokng . 



Not Yet (Belum): Woh or 

 woa (pronounce as in war). 



Noxious (Bisa): Bisa'. 



