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ETHNOLOGICAL NOTES. 
The names Kadayan, Dayak and Tanjong Datu. 
Kadayan is supposed to be derived from the Malay 
word Kodi (meaning a score). The followers of any 
great native prince were known as orang kodi-an. 
The following story connected with the origin of 
this word was given me by an old man who was 
writing, from old stories, the supposed origin of the 
Sarawak nobles. 
Datu Di Pati when hunting a kijang (deer) for his 
father’s consumption (his father just having recovered 
from a severe illness and expressed his desire for 
this dish) lost his way in the Banjar country. After 
many days wandering he eventually reached Brunei 
territory on the borders of which his followers left him, 
he making his way to the coast. 
Apparently Datu Di Pati’s followers (kodi-an) never 
got any further than the borders and their descendants 
are now known as Orang Kadayan. 
Dayak .—It is with some hesitation that I venture to 
suggest yet another derivation for this much-discussed 
word. However let the suggestion speak for itself. 
Sarawak of course is situated south-west from the 
country of Brunei, and the name Dayak is said (by 
some) to have originated from the Bruneis who called 
their south-western neighbours orang barat-daya (men 
of the South-West). Orang barat-daya eventually be¬ 
came contracted to Orang Daya (or Dayak as usually 
written in English). 
Tanjong Datu .—For the origin of the extreme westerly- 
point of Sarawak territory known as Tanjong Datu, 
I think the actual words of a poet, who has written 
the supposed origin of the Malay princes of this coun¬ 
try, will speak for themselves. 
