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A VOCABULARY OF THE BESISI DIALECT. 

 R — Continued. 



Chong segak bras. 

 ,, krai. 

 ,, dudok. 

 „ lilin. 

 ,, batu. 

 ,, krai nong. 

 - „ budang. 

 ,, sabut. 

 „ kaneing, 

 ,, budang tikus. 

 „ manan. 

 „ kretong. 

 „ lelang. 

 ,, laiar. 

 ,, tembini ( or 



kedol). 

 ,, bakau. 

 „ 'mambuk, 

 ,, getab (==dian) 

 „ jenang (jer- 

 „ nang). 

 „ prut avam 



( = HHn). 

 „ tapat. 

 „ sabut. 

 ,, dahan [chu- 



dol). 

 ,, lebun (unknown). 

 ,, peledas ,, 

 ,, sengkelah ,, 

 „ chichir „ 

 n segei ,, 



,, senenyer ,, 

 „ dini (?bini) „ 

 „ perdas ,, 

 Reap, To, (Menue): Netok, 

 e.^.y Netok beh. 



Remain behind, To, (TIng= 

 gal): Karak. 



Remove, To, (Pin dab) : Gi- 

 leh : (a corruption of gilir)} 



Repeatedly, J u 1 i t - j u 1 i t 

 (=:Balik-balik). 



Require, To, ask for, (Min- 

 ta'): Kasoi e. g., ask him for 

 it=Kasoi hangkih. 



RESiDE,To,(Tinggal): Karak, 

 e.g., live in the jungle = 

 karak meri. 



Retain, keep (Simpan): On 

 or oyn. 



Return, To, (Pulang-kan): 

 Yut or tyut, e.g., pulang-kan 

 sama dia = tyut hangkikeh. 



Rice (Padi): Be or Beh. 



Right ( Tangan kanan): Tih 

 kanan, lit. right hand. 



Rigorous, Severe : Geheng. 



Ripe, of fruit: Ndum. 



Rise, To, from a sitting pos- 

 ture : lek jong (lek = bang- 

 kit, j6ng=berdiri); to get 

 up from sleep = lek. 



River : (ayer sungei) ; Doh 

 gendek not dohgadeh. Ga- 

 deh and gendek both = ibu. 

 A brook is Kenon doh. 



River-turtle ( Labi-labi ): 

 Yok, yohh or yohh rabi, tur- 

 tle-eggs : kepoh yohh. 



Roar, To, (Mengaung) = Ru, 

 e.g., the tiger roars, a' a' ru'. 



Roll of hair (:Sanggul): 

 Jebol. 



