A VOCABULARY OF THE BESISI DIALECT, 



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Oar (Dayong): Dayong. 

 Oath fSumpah): Sumpa', 

 OBn:Y (Turut): Turut. 



Obscure, Dark, (Glap): Glap 



Odour ( Bau ) Lo'om ? 



Offence (Dosa): Dosa'. 



Often (Selala): Ha'in, e. g., 

 timbul ha'in (selalu datang) 

 "always turning up ". 



Oil (Minyak): Minyak, e.g., 

 minyak' long, wood oil ; mi- 

 nyak tek, kerosine. 



Old (Tuah): Soro. 



Omit (Lupa): Lupa.' 



Once, i. e., of old ( Z a m a n 

 dahulu) Temai. 



One (Satu): Mui. 



Open, To (Buka): Buka'. 



Oppose, (Lawan): lawan. 



Orchid (Sakat): Teteng. 



Order (Hukum): Hukum. 



Origin (Asal): Asal. 



Orphan (Badak ta'da bapa 

 ta'da mak) Badek hap n'uyn 

 hap gadek : lit. a child that 

 has no father and no 

 mother. The usual word 

 for father is ikun. 



Other, Another, i. e., differ- 

 ent, (Lain): Aseng. 



Our ( Kita punya): Heh 

 punya'. 



Out, Outside, (Diluar): luar. 



Padi: Be. 



Pail (Timba): Timba' 



Pain (Sakit): Gohup^.^., gre' 

 gohup (Hati Sakit) pained 

 at heart, angry. 



Part, A, (Bhagian): Bagian. 



Part. To, cut in two (Blah): 

 Bla'. 



Partition ( Binding): Dung 

 or Dong. 



Paper ^Kertas): Ketas. 



Pass, To, (Lalu): Broyt. 



Past, /. e., complete or done 

 with (Sudah) used as an 

 anxiliary ; veyb N d a h or 

 'dah e. g. diit 'dah (Sudah 

 Habis) completely finished. 



Pastry, cakes, (Kueh): Ni- 

 pang. 



Pay, To (Baier): Baiar. 



Pea (Kachang) : Kachang. 



Peel (Kupas): Kupes. 



Pen, European (Kalam): 



Kadam ; Malay pen, 



Hede"^. 

 Perfect, Complete, (Genap): 



Genap. 

 Perspiration (Pluh): Peloh. 

 Pepper (Lada Pedas, Lada 



Itam): Pedas Chong. Chong 



= creeper, also rattan. 

 Pick (Petik): Petek. 

 Piece, of cloth (Sa-lei): Mui' 



lai. 

 Pierce, To ( Masok): Choh, 



e. g., the post will not enter 



the ground — '1 ihang choh 



ngot hateh^ 

 Pig (Babi): Ketuh or Ketur. 



