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Tihang long loya'.<br />

BESTSI MAXIMS 685<br />

Its posts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> trunk <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> loya'.<br />

Nakeh dung Batin Suntai.<br />

Such was <strong>the</strong> house <strong>of</strong> Batin Suntai.<br />

Dooh-gendeh semilan, di sen-do5h Kalih.<br />

At <strong>the</strong> rivers nine, on <strong>the</strong> upper Kalis.<br />

Bantal-nya banir diyan.<br />

Pillow-his was a buttress <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> duvian tree.<br />

Soi daun lemba'.<br />

And his mat <strong>the</strong> leaves <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> lemba'.<br />

Hcndi lantok terap.<br />

His clo<strong>the</strong>s were <strong>of</strong> bark <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> terap tree.<br />

Nakeh unang silah-silah.<br />

Such are <strong>the</strong> laws <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> genealogy.<br />

Tali tembaga' di-atas batang.<br />

Like a wire ^copper stretched over a tree-trunk.<br />

Silah di-bawah batang.<br />

Whilst <strong>the</strong> genealogy is below <strong>the</strong> tree-trunk.<br />

Diyan temba' ^ ; kenen ketok ^ ;<br />

If it is a durian it will rot ; if it is too slender it will snap ;<br />

Ketok bok ^ ; chidut kacham *<br />

;<br />

If it snaps you can bind it ; if it spills }'ou can dig it up.<br />

Sih telong" ; bedok bat.

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