Ewah.—A coarse cloth or piece of bark wound several times around the middle, an end hanging down before and behind. It serves a most useful purpose in protecting the abdomen against sudden chills. Gantang.—Is a measure calculated to hold about four and one-half pounds avoirdupois. Hagalangang.—The decision of a case by an appeal to arms. See page 232. Halamantek.—Forest leeches. Hambator.—Is the larva of a large beetle found in worm-eaten wood. It is very fat and of the dimensions of a finger. Ipoh.—A vegetable poison made from the sap of a creeper, in which the Dayaks dip the points of their arrows. Kadjanka.—The ruler of the moon and protector of newly married women. Kahio.—Bornean name of the orang outang. Kalamboe-ie.—A large snail; used as a food. Kalampoet.—A tree of the rhododendron tribe. Karangan.—A sand bar of considerable size in a river. Karoenkoeng.—Suit of rattan armor. Katiting.—A tree belonging to the Rhizophora. Kee.—See Baba. Ketan.—Is a species of rice containing much gluten, which becomes thick in boiling. Eaten with treacle and powdered cocoanuts, it forms one of the delicacies of the Dayaks. Kiham.—Indicates a spot in the river, narrowed by beds of rock, compelling the waters to rush through a much straitened canal. Generally this is accompanied by a tolerable decrease in the bed of the river. Koedjang.—Is a tuber, largely found in marshy regions, and especially in the lower country, where, after the rice, it forms the principal food of the natives. In the upper country it is also found in pools and marshes. Kwala.—Mouth of a river. Laboerang.—An earthen trough in which iron ore is smelted. Mahatara and Hatallah both signify God. The first is seldom used by the Dayaks when speaking to a European. The latter is never used among the Dayaks themselves. Mandauws.—The Dayak sword, the blade concave on one side and convex on the other. Is about twenty-one inches long, nearly straight, and one and a half inches broad in the middle and tapering to a sharp point. It has only one cutting edge. Manjapa.—The administration of oaths. Maroetas.—A species of quarantine declared against a house, village or even whole district in consequence of infectious disease. Matta boeroeng.—See weights. Nagara.—Is a district with a capital of the same name situated in the Malayan districts of Borneo, where the best arms of the whole island are manufactured. Obat.—Medicine. Palakko.—A settlement deposited by the bridegroom with the bride’s parents, varying in amount according to the wealth of the individual. Pampahilep.—A forest imp. See page 42. Pangereran.—A crocodile killer, usually a Malay. Pantoek.—The needle used in tattooing. Parabah.—A Dayak stratagem. A tree is cut off but held upright by rattan cables. These are severed at the proper moment and the tree falls upon the enemy.