PBEFACE. 
This little essay on the Wild Tribes of the Malay Penin- 
sula represents the work of many persons besides myself. 
I wish to express my .special indebtedness to the follow- 
ing gentlemen : 
(1) for information about the Semang Paya and their 
language ; to the Orang Kaya Mantri, Malay Magistrate, 
Selaraa; to the Assistant Penghuln of Ijok; and to 
Me^isrs, Robinson and Kloss, of the ^iloseiims Department ; 
(2) for information about the Sakai Jeram and their 
language: to Mr. Hubert Berkeley, District Officer, 
Upper Perak; to ^fr. H. C. Robinson, Director of 
Museums; and to the Vernacular School Teachers at 
Urit and Lenggong ; 
(3) for information about the Sakai Jeher and their 
language : to Mr. Berkeley and to Messrs. Robinson 
and Kloss; 
(4) for information about the Korthern Sakai : to 
Mr. Berkeley; to Mr. E. M. Schwabe, formerly of 
Tanjoug Eanibutan ; to Mr, Gordon Brown, of Sungei 
Krudda Estate ; to Mr. Boden Kloss ; and, above all, to 
the diaries left by the late Mr. Williams ; 
(5) for information about the t^entral Sakai and 
their language : to Mr. H. Robinson ; to Mr. H. 
Lee- Warner, of the Civil Service ; to the Penghulos of 
Snngkai and Temoh ; to the Assistant Penghulu of 
Chenderiang ; and to the Vernacular School Teachers at 
Tapnli, Slim, Kinjang, and Gnnong Panjang ; 
