A VOCABULARY OF THE BESISI DIALECT. 



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Take To (Ambilj : Gul. 



Tame (Jinak): Legi. 



Tap, To, with a stick (Sakal): 



Tongk"Rk. 

 Tadpole : Budu'. 

 Tapir (Tenok) Terno'. 

 Tear, To (Koyah-kan) : Siat : 



(Trans), Ruht (Intrans.) 

 Teeth (Gigi) : Lemoi. 

 Ten : (Sapuloh) as in Malay, 

 That (Itu): Nake\ 

 Thatch (Atap) : Plong, 



plong nipak=nipah thatch, 



plong kerpau=s e r d a n g 



thatch. 

 There; at a distance, (Sana): 



Tui e. g., ma' tui" ( orang 



sana) = people over there. 

 Thigh (Paha): Beluh or Belo. 

 Thin (Kurus): Jit or Jet. 

 This (Ini): Ni-h6h. 

 Thither (Kasana): Huki' or 



Hoki, e. g., Chok mani-hi ? 



Where are you going? 



Chok huki (pointing with 



the finger), "going that 



way !^' 

 Three (Tiga): 'Mpe'. 

 Throat: Kangkong. 

 Throw away to (Buang): Ka- 



win, ^. ^., Kawin lema^t = 



Buang sampah. 

 Thumb ( Ibu jari ) : Gende' 



jarik. The rest of the 



fingers are called by their 



Malay names. 

 Tiger (Harimau): Tueh or 



A'a' or Manu. 

 Tired (Penat): Lengo'. 



To-day ( Ini hari ) : A r e k 



imong. 

 To-morrow (Esok) : Nisom, 

 Isong or Es5ng. Day after 



to-morrow=:arek Angsong 



or Lansom (/. e. Langsong). 

 To-night (Malam ini): Doi 



kedim. 

 1 ONGUE (Lidah): Lida. 

 Tree (Pokok) : 'Long or 



D'long. 



The following are a few 

 specimens of Sakai tree 

 names. ; — 



Perepat=^'KurSi\^ (its suc- 

 kers are called longkong, 

 M. tunjang). 



Pulai=imgk\i. 



Upih = h2Lr\g\o\ 



Brangan badi = \ong breh 

 (bres). 



Kura2{ = \ong sampan. 



Pagar /Si^^^i'^Long penan- 

 chang. 

 Tremble,, To, or Shiver 



(Menggleter): kruk. 

 Trickle, to (Menitek) Teao 



or teau. 

 Trouble, In (Susah): Gres. 



(greh) gohup. 

 Trumpet, To, of an elephant 



Kreke"^t^ i. e., the noise 



made by an elephant when 



about to charge ; the cry 



with which he calls his 



companions is described as 



Uh-uh-kang. 

 Trunk of a tree (Pangkal): 



T^koh. 



