Pagan races of the Malay Peninsula - Sabrizain.org

^Bukit Gentel Batin Mara.
At Bukit Gentel was Batin Mara.
BESISI SONGS OF ORIGIN 687
Punya' asal [kcna] Batin Mara.
Its origin was [because of] Batin Mara.
Batin Barai [kenaj Batin Barai.
And Batin Barai [because of] Batin Barai.
Batin Suntai [kena] Batin Suntai.
^And Batin Suntai [because of] Batin Suntai.
/"Turun chelui Batin Galang.
Went-down and descended Batin Galang.
Tolak ka-laut, jadi rayat laut.
y^/?^ pushed seawards, a«a^ became Subjects of the Sea.
Rayat laut jadi Bajau.
^And the Subjects of the Sea became Pirates.
^Selayan Batang Niyu,
At Selayan was [Batin] Stem of the Coconut-palm.
Selayan Batang Pinang.
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^At Selayan was [Batin] Stem of the Areca-palm.^
Cherteng Perteng Tagun Brego.-
With Cherteng, Perteng, Tarun, Bergul.
Tunggul-si-Jaga' di-hulu Langat.
And the " Stump-of-the-Watcher " on-the-upper Langat.
Ching Bcranang Pejam Gebok.^
With Ching, Beranang, Pejam, Gebok.
Langkap Berjuntei, Bangkong Menggoh.
The Langkap-palm overhanging and Bangkong Menggoh.
Bangkong Gadeng, Kechau, Langlang.
Bangkong Gadeng, Kechau, and Langlang.
1 Unexplained. But in the Kenaboi first three were explained as being
dialect "senayan" or "senoyon"= near Ulu Klang (Selangor), Gebok,
coconut palm, and also banana. See, and the next two as near Ulu Sungei
however, vol. ii. p. 166, n. i, and ib. Ujong. (It appears from the map
p. 167, 71. 9. that Bc-ranang and Gebok (or Geboh
2 Tarun and Birgul, on the border as the map spells it) are places quite
of the Ulu Langat district of Selangor close to the present frontier of Sungei
and Sungei Ujong. Ujong and Selangor). " Bt. Tunggoh
2 Compare this with the following S. Jaga" also marked on the map in
string of place-names, which according that region. Bukit Putus is close
to my Malay informant, one Mamat to Tt-bong, a Malacca border village ;
of Jus in Malacca territory, constituted Paya Luas near Mantai ; Bangkong
the old boundaries of the countries of Chondong just under Mt. Ophir.
Naning and Muar (round Malacca Merebau Saratus lies between Mt.
territory) :—Chang, Beranang, Pajam, Ophir and Kuala Kesang (which is at
Gebok, Lebah Bergoyang, Tunggu present the boundary on the sea
Bersejaga, Bukit Putus, Paya Luas, between the territories of Malacca and
Bangkong Chondong, Merebau Saratus, Muar). Tanjong Gading is in Muar
Kuala Kesang, Tanjong Gading. The territory.— C. O. B.