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Finger Raan
Neck Maroku ...
Breast Guo-Kampotu ...
Stomach Lopot ...
Back Bahoi ...
Leg Ano-kompo, betit, lutat
Foot Dioka ...
Toe Tschere-Dioku ...
Cold Tkat ...
Hot Khob Gohom
Dead Kobs ...
To Eat Intia, ntia Ndia
To Drink Diao ...
To Sleep Letek ...
To Go Swag ...
To Run Palo ...
To Cut Nako ...
Sumpitan Blahan ...
Arrow Dama ...
1. Moi Moi
2. Npotn Dua
3. Npe Npe
4. Prui Npun
5. ... Massoku
6. ... Pru
7. ... Tempo

According to the statements of the Malays, the Orang-Utan of Pahang, where I am now going to travel, speak their own language, which is quite unintelligible to the Malays, and so these poor wild men are eruelly treated; and on this account become more isolated than those who live here in Johor. I hope to make further and fuller contributions towards the knowledge of the language of this people."

The Istana, Johor, 28th May, 1875.

[Extract from Letter II.]

"Before receiving your answer to my last letter, which I await with much interest, I find myself in a position to anticipate it in consequence of my second Journey into the Malay Peninsula. In the Mountains of Pahang and Kelantan as far as Singora and Ligor, I have discovered a Melanesian population. This people, which is probably the primitive race of these parts undoubtedly belongs to judge from its physical "habitus" to the Melanesian stock. Leading a nomadic life, these people retire