=Makai di ruai=, literally “eating in the public hall of a Dyak house.”
Name of a social feast.
=Makai rami=, literally “eating joyfully in large numbers.” Name of a
social feast.
=Mali=, forbidden; tabooed.
=Manang=, a witch-doctor.
=Manang bali=, a witch-doctor who has changed his sex and become a woman.
=Manang bangun=, a witch-doctor who has been “waved upon”—_i.e._, who has
been through the “waving upon” ceremony.
=Manang enjun=, a witch-doctor who has been “trodden upon”—_i.e._, who
has been through the “trodden upon” ceremony.
=Manang mansau=, literally “a ripe _manang_”—_i.e._, one who is a fully
qualified _manang_.
=Manang matak=, literally “an unripe _manang_”—_i.e._, one who has not
been fully initiated into the mysteries of the _manang’s_ profession.
=Manjong=, to shout all together.
=Mencha=, the Sword Dance.
=Mlah pinang=, literally “to split the betel-nut.” To perform the
marriage ceremony by splitting the betel-nut.
N
=Naga=, a dragon. A valuable old jar with the figure of a dragon on it.
=Nampok=, to spend the night at a solitary place in order to obtain some
charms from the spirits.
=Nemuai ka Sabayan=, “making a journey to Hades.” Name of a _manang_
ceremony.
=Nendak=, an omen bird.
=Ngelembayan=, “taking a long sight.” Name of a _manang_ ceremony.
=Nibong=, a thorny palm (_Oncosperma tigillaria_).
=Nipa=, a palm which grows by the sea and at the mouths of rivers (_Nipa
fructicans_).
O
=Orang-utan=, the _maias_ (_Simia satyrus_).
P
=Padi=, rice in the husk.
=Pagar api=, literally “a fence of fire.” A spear fixed blade upwards,
with leaves tied to it, round which the _manangs_ walk when taking part
in their ceremonies.
=Pana=, an offering of food given to the dead by the friends of those who
are in mourning.
=Pandong=, a kind of altar erected in different parts of the veranda of
the Dyak house during the Bird Feast.
=Papau=, an omen bird.
=Para piring=, the altar of sacrifice.
=Pelampong=, a wooden float, generally cut in the form of a duck, to
which baited hooks are fastened.
=Pelandai=, a love-song.
=Pelian=, a _manang_ ceremony to restore the health of a sick person.
=Pendam=, a burial-ground.
=Pendok=, a tree with fibrous bark.
=Pengap=, an incantation.
=Pengaroh=, a charm.
=Petara=, gods.
=Peti=, a spring trap set to kill wild pig.
=Pinang=, the betel-nut; the areca-nut.
=Piring=, an offering of food.
=Plandok=, the mouse-deer.
=Puni=, a peculiar Dyak superstition that, if food is offered to a man
and he goes away without at least touching it, some misfortune is sure to
befall him. It is said that he is sure to be attacked by a crocodile, or
bitten by a snake, or suffer from the attack of some other animal.
R
=Rawai=, a Dyak woman’s corset, made of tiny brass rings strung close
together on hoops of cane.
=Rarong=, a coffin.
=Remaung di rumah rawong di tanah=, “A tiger in the house, but a frog in
the field” (Dyak proverb).
=Rotan=, cane; rattan.
=Ruai=, the public veranda of a Dyak house.
=Rusa=, a deer. A valuable old jar with the figure of a deer on it.
S
=Sabayan=, Hades.
=Sadau=, the loft of a Dyak house.
=Sakit Rajah=, “the disease caused by the King (of evil
spirits)”—smallpox.
=Sarong=, a long petticoat worn by Malay men and women.
=Saut=, the name of a _manang_ ceremony.
=Serumai=, a one-stringed fiddle.
=Sirat=, a waist-cloth; the usual male attire of the Dyak.
=Sireh=, a vine of the pepper tribe; its leaves are chewed with lime,
gambier, and betel-nut.
=Sumping=, a Dyak observance held after the death of relatives.
=Sumpit=, a blow-pipe.
T
=Tabak=, a brass dish.
=Tajau=, a valuable jar.
=Tanju=, the uncovered veranda of a Dyak house, where paddy and other
things are put out to dry in the sun.
=Tawak=, a large brass gong.
=Tendai=, the bar on which cotton is placed in weaving.
=Tenyalang=, the rhinoceros hornbill (_Buceros rhinoceros_).
=Tikai buret=, a seat-mat.
=Timang=, to sing to in a monotonous manner.
=Tuai rumah=, the headman or chief of a Dyak house.
=Tuak=, native spirit.
=Tuan=, gentleman; master; sir. The term of respect usually applied to
Englishmen.
=Tuba=, the name applied to a poison from the root of a shrub (_Derris
alleptica_), or of a creeper. The poisonous bark of a tree. There are
several kinds of _tuba_ used for _tuba_-fishing.
=Tugong bula=, “the liar’s mound.” A pile of branches and twigs heaped up
in memory of a man who has told a great lie.
U
=Ulit=, mourning.
INDEX
A
Abroad, the Dyak, 333
_Achar_, 54
Adultery, 69, 132
Affection, domestic, 70
Ah Choy, 241, 248
Ah Fook Cheyne, 249
_Ajat_, 222
Amusements, sports and, 220
_Apai Saloi_, 254
Armadillo, 153
Articles buried with the dead, 138
_Attap_, 42, 150
Augury, 161
Axe, Dyak, 50, 51
B
Bad times, 326
Bailey, D. J. S., 184
_Baiya_, 138
Basket-making, 53
Bat, 153
_Batu bintang_, 188
_ilau_, 165, 166, 190
_krang jiranau_, 189
_krat ikan sembilan_, 188
_kudi_, 205
_lintar_, 189
_nitar_, 189
Beards, 39
_Bebaju besi_, 171
_Bebandong api_, 171
_Bebayak_, 170
_Beburong raia_, 171
_Bedungai_, 225
_Begiling lantai_, 171
_Bejampong_, 153
_Bejit-Manai_, 300
_Bekliti_, 178
_Belang-Pinggang_, 300
_Bepancha_, 170
_Bepantap Buyu_, 172
_Beragai_, 152
_Beremaung_, 171
_Berenchah_, 169
_Bermong_, 226
_Besudi_, 178
_Betanam pentik_, 169
Betel-nut, 151
_Betepas_, 169
_Betiang garong_, 170
_Betiti tendai_, 171
_Bilian_ trees, 151, 211
_Blikan_, 231
_Bliong_, 50, 51
Blood, a drop of, 159
Blood-letting, 183
Blow-pipe, 34, 78, 279
Boat-building, 49
Boat songs, 225
swamped, 247
travelling, 145
war, 79
Bore, tidal, 146
Bornean jungles, 21
Boys, Dyak, 103, 105, 107
Brooke, Sir James, 21, 24
Rajah, 26
Brooke, Sir Charles, 29
Rajah, 29
_Bui Nasi_, 300
_Bukitans_, 34
_Bunga Jawa_, 300
_Bunsu Burong_, 286
_Katupong_, 286
Burial-ground, 136
Burial rites, 133
_Buyu_, 172
C
Camphor-tree, 151, 238
Camphor-working, 238
Cane ladders, 237
Captain Keppel, 27
Captives, 94
Caves, edible birds’-nest, 236
Ceremonies, 243
_manang_, 166, 169
Chambers, Bishop, 116, 118
_Chanang_, 230
Change of name, 103
Character, the Dyak, 61, 327
Childbirth and children, 96
Child-naming, 102
Children, kindness to, 62
Christian Dyak chiefs, 84
Mission, introduction of, 28
Circumcision, 322
Cock-fighting, 210, 223
Cocoanut palm, 151
Coffin, 136
Collecting edible birds’-nests, 236
Contents of a Dyak medicine-chest, 184
Cooking, 87, 241
Courtship, 120
Couvade, 96
Crocodile, 149
— catching, 56
Customs, some curious, 316
D
Dance, sword, 221, 229
war, 222, 229
Dancing women, 84
_Danjai_ and the Were-Tiger’s sister, 265
Darts, poisoned, 79
_Dasu_, Dr., 185
Debt, slaves for, 95
Debts, 95
Decapitation, 83
Deer, 153
Depilation, 39
“Dictionary of the Sea Dyak Language,” 184
_Dido_, H.M.S., 27
Dispute in Krian, 319
Diving ordeal, 316
Divorce, 69
Domestic affection, 70
Dreams, 161
omens and, 152
Dress, men’s, 36, 78
war, 78
women’s, 37
Drinking, 212
Drums, 229
_Durian_, 151, 319
“Dyak,” the word, 33
charms and native remedies, 182
chiefs, Christian, 84
marriage of, 73
feasts, 209
folklore, 252
headman or chief, rule of, 88
medicine-chest, contents of, 184
religion, 194
trial, 89
village house, 42, 184
wealth, 90
Dyaks, the, 33
E
Ebony-tree, 151
Education, 105
_Embuas_, 153
_Emplawa Jawa_, 293
_Engkratong_, 231
_Engkrumong_, 230
_Engkrurai_, 230
_Ensera_, 252
_Ensuling_, 231
Expedition, head-hunting, 75
Experiences, some personal, 240
F
Fables, 252
Failures, 326
Families, smallness of, 104
Farming, rice, 325
Father-in-law, 125
Feast, the bird, 210
in honour of the dead, 142, 216
Feasts connected with farming, 215
head-taking, 210
Dyak, 209
social, 219
Feeding the dead, 135
Fines, 89
Fireplace, 44
Fishing, 54
_tuba_, 55
Fish-traps, 297
Folklore, Dyak, 252
Food, 87
Football, 221
Forests, tropical, 21
Form of greeting, 323
Frugality, 63
Fruit-trees, 94
Future existence, belief in, 133, 143,
of the Sea Dyak in Sarawak, the, 324
G
_Galanggang_, 224
Games, 220
_Gawai Antu_, 142
_Batu_, 215
_Benih_, 215
_Gajah_, 215
_Ijok_, 214
_Mandi Rumah_, 219
_Nyimpan Padi_, 216
_Pala_, 210
_Tenyalang_, 210
_Ginselan_, 203
_Girgasi_, 199
Girls, Dyak, 103
God of the earth: _Pulang Gana_, and how he came to be worshipped as
the, 300
Gods, 195
Gomes, B.D., the Rev. W. H., 29
Gongs, 229
Grades of _manangs_, 178
Graves, 136, 138
Greeting, form of, 323
_Gusi_, 91
Gutta-trees, 151
Gutta-working, 235
H
Habitations of spirits, 210
Head-hunting, 23, 72
expedition, 75
legend of, 73
Head-taking, feasts connected with, 210
Headman, 265
power of, 90
rule of, 88
Heroes, mythical, 253
Honesty, 63
Honey-bear, 149
Hornbill, 211
Hose, D.D., Bishop, 98
Hospitality, 67
House-building, 47
House, Dyak village, 42
Howell, Rev. W., 184
Human heads, 213
necessary for wedding feast, 266
Hunting, 53, 296
I
Incantations, 195, 213, 226, 229
Infanticide, 100
Initiation of _manangs_, 178
Introduction of Christian missions, 28
Invisible spirits, 227
Invocations, 195, 213, 226, 228
J
_Jala_, 54
Jars, old, 45, 90
Jumping, 224
Jungle, Bornean, 149
lost in the, 249
Jungle-path, 148
K
_Kabayah_, 35
Kabong, 249
_Kadjangs_, 50, 146, 148, 150
_Kana_, 226, 252, 253
_Katupong_, 152
_Kayans_, 34
Keppel, Captain, afterwards Admiral, 27
_Kinyehs_, 34
_Klieng_, 253
Krian, dispute in, 319
Mission, 119
_Kumang_, 253
_Kunsil Negri_, 30
_Kutok_, 153
L
_Langan_, 146
Legend of head-hunting, 73
Legends, 252
three Dyak, 264
Leprosy, 322
Life beyond the grave, 133, 143
of the Dyak, 324
_Limban_, 229
Lizard, 153
_Lobon-lobon_, 318
Love-song, 225
_Lumpang_, 216
_Lupong_, 165, 187
M
Madness, 322
_Maias_, 74, 149
_Mali_, 197
_Manang_, or witch-doctor, the, 163
ceremonies, 166, 169
_Manangs_, 99, 182, 227
not buried, 143
Marriage, 120
Dyak view of, 128
Mat-making, 52
Meals, Dyak, 87
Medicine-chest, Dyak, 165
the contents of a Dyak, 184
_Mencha_, 221
Mesney, the Rev. W. R., 116
Metamorphosis, 287
_Milanaus_, 33
Missionary, the itinerant, 240
Missions among the Dyaks, 328
introduction of Christian, 28
Mission schools, 329
_Mlah pinang_, 124
Morals, Dyak, 68, 121
Mother-in-law, 125, 131
Mouse-deer and other animals who went out fishing, the story of
the, 255
Mouse-deer, the deer, and the pig, the story of the, 259
Mourning, 139, 285
putting off, 217
song of, 228
_Muruts_, 34
Music, song and, 225
Musical instruments, 222, 229
Mythical heroes, 253
Mythology, Dyak, 264
N
_Naga_, 91
Name, change of, 103
Naming the child, 102
Native remedies and Dyak charms, 182
_Nemuai Ka Sabayan_, 170
_Nendak_, 153
Nets, 54
_Ngelai_, 253
_Ngelembayan_, 170
_Nibong_ palm, 150
_Nipa_ palm, 150
North-east monsoon, 247
O
Oars, 145
Offertory, 245
Omen birds, 47, 152, 234, 238, 298
animals, 153
Omens and dreams, 152
of birds, the story of Siu, who first taught the Dyaks to plant
paddy and to observe the, 278
_Orang-Utan_, 74, 149
Ordeal, diving, 316
trial by, 316
P
Paddles, 50, 79, 145
Paddy, 278
planting, 297, 325
_Pagar Api_, 166, 168, 174
Palms, 150
_Pana_, 139, 141
_Pandong_, 213
_Papau_, 153
Past, a picture from the, 22
_Pelandai_, 225
_Pelian_, 164, 168, 169
_Pendam_, 136
_Pengap_, 195, 213, 228, 326
Perham, the Rev. J., 119
Personal experiences, some, 240
_Petara_, 194, 197
_Pinang_, 282
_Mlah_, 124
Pirates, 23
_Piring_, 202
Planting paddy, 297, 325
Prayer-houses, 244
Preparations for diving ordeals, 317
for feasts, 210
Proverbs, Dyak, 261
_Pulang Gana_, 137
how he came to be worshipped as the god of the earth, 300
_Punans_, 34
_Puni_, 320
Python, 149, 153
Q
Questions, 243
R
Rajah Brooke, 26, 29
_Muda Hassim_, 25
_Shua_, 305
Rapids, 147
Rat, 153
Religion, Dyak, 194
_Rotan_, 151, 235
_Royalist_, the yacht, 25
Rule of the Dyak headman or chief, 88
_Rusa_, 91
S
_Sabak_, 142
_Sabayan_, 228
Sacrifices, 202
Sago palm, 151
_Salampandai_, 174, 197, 228
Sampun, 247
Sand-banks, 146
Saribas Mission, 119
_Sarong_, 35
_Saut_, 173
Schoolboy reminiscences, 119, 175, 249
School in the jungle, my, 105
programme, 108
Sea Dyak in Sarawak, the future of the, 324
_Seragunting_, 278, 290
_Seregendah_, 306
_Seru_, 34
_Serunai_, 231
Services, 244, 245
_Shua_, Rajah, 305
_Singalang Burong_, 160, 196, 227, 284
Singapore, 233
Singing, 225
_Sireh_, 282
_Siu_, the story of, 278
Slavery, 94
Slaves, adoption of, 95
for debt, 95
Smallness of families, 104
Smallpox, 191
Social life, 86
position of the women, 86
Some curious customs, 316
personal experiences, 240
Song and music, 225
of mourning, 140, 228
of the head feast, 213
the wailers’, 140, 228
Songs, 229
Soul, the, 177
Spears, fishing, 55
Spinning-tops, 223
Spirit of the Winds, 228
Spirits, 183, 189, 227, 242
Sports and amusements, 220
Stones of wrath, 205
Stories, Sea Dyak, 252
Story of _Buda_, 114
Story of the mouse-deer and other animals who went out fishing,
the, 255
Story of the mouse-deer, the deer, and the pig, the, 259
Story of _Siu_, who first taught the Dyaks to plant paddy and to
observe the omens of birds, the, 278
_Sumping_, 141
_Sumpit_, or blow-pipe, 34, 78, 279
Superstitions of the Dyaks, 242
Swallows, 236
Swimming, 223
T
_Tajau_, 91
Tattooing, 37
_Tawak_, 229
Teaching the Dyaks, 242
Teeth, 38
Temudok, 247
_Tenyalang_, 211
Tidal bore, 146
Time, 322
Tops, spinning, 103, 295
Toys, 103
Traps, 53
Travel, love of, 233
Travelling, 145, 247
in Sarawak, 145
Trial, a Dyak, 89
by ordeal, 316
Tropical forests, 21
Truthfulness, 66
_Tuba_, 56
fishing, 56, 210
_Tugong bula_, 67
_Tujoh_, catechist, 113
U
_Ukits_, 34
_Ulit_, 139
Unselfishness, 70
V
Village house, Dyak, 42
Visit to a Dyak house, 240, 246
W
Wailers, professional, 140, 218, 228
Wailers’ song, 140
War boat, 79, 266
War costume, 78
council, 76, 81
songs, 225
spear, 76
Warfare, Dyak, 72, 297
Wealth, Dyak, 90
Weaving, 52
Wedding, Dyak, 122
Were-Tiger, 267
Were-Tiger’s sister, Danjai and the, 265
Winds, Spirit of the, 228, 229
Women, social position of, 86
Women’s work, 46, 51, 62
Work, men’s, 46, 325
women’s, 46, 62, 324
Wrestling, 224, 295
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