Life in the forests of the Far East (vol. 2 of 2)St. John, Spenser, Sir
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Life in the forests of the Far East (vol. 2 of 2)
St. John, Spenser, Sir
Borneo -- Description and travel; Natural history -- Borneo; St. John, Spenser, Sir, 1825-1910 -- Travel -- Borneo
Water | piīn | umon | paīn | ai
Weary | kowūk | kunyoch | tukur | lelak
Wind (the) | sobak | mohu | nyaru | angin
Worms (stomach) | regyu | ŭngkiho | biar | belut
Work (to) | kamīnyang | kaminyang | mukut | jama
What? | uni, mani | ŭnich | jai | aû
Whither? | kamaki | gupich | kumē | kini
Whence? | so aki | sopich | utung adumē | arini
Who? | osi | osi | asi | apa
Young | mura | ŭngōd | angot | mudei
Yesterday | ŭnu mījach | ngŭndu | rami | kamahi
Year | sawa | sowa | sawa | taun
PRONOUNS:-- | | | |
I | aku | aku | ikin | aku
Thou | kuu | omu | ako | kōa
He | eiyūch | aiyech | ini | tu
We | kiech | ami | kaī | kami (exclusive of
| | | | persons addressed.)
| | | | kitei (inclusive.)
Ye | ŭngan | kita | akum | kita
They | eiyūch | aiyech | ini | tu
NUMERALS:-- | | | |
One | ni, ikan | | |
Two | duūch | | |
Three | taru | | |
Four | pat | | |
Five | rimūch | | |
Six | num | | |
Seven | juh | | |
Eight | maï | | |
Nine | priï | | |
Ten | simūng | | |
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I add now a short vocabulary, forwarded to me by the Rev. William
Gomez, who has been stationed at Lundu during many years. It involves
a little repetition, but is useful to compare with that collected by
the Rev. William Chalmers. By Lundu, Mr. Gomez refers to the original
inhabitants of that river.
NAMES OF TEN MEN AND WOMEN IN THE TRIBE.
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