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Rh Au, to have a great longing for some­ thing to eat.

Auh, echo, sound, noise, hum, murmur. Auh bala. The hum of an army. Auh ribut. The noise of the wind.

Aum (v. f. ngaum; beaum or baitm), s. a council, agreement, v. to meet in council, reckon with, include, appease. Nama aum kiiat What is your agreement ? Aum mega sida enggau kitai. Reckon them also with us. Samoa sida sa ratus enda ngaum indu anembiak. All of them number one hundred not reckoning women and children. Iya nga um anak iya ti nyabak. She appeases her child who cries.

Aur (beater or baur), a large species of bamboo.

Aus (v. f. ngatts), s. thirst, adj. thirsty, athirst, v. to be athirst. Ai enggau madam ka aus. Water is used to satiate thirst. Aku aus. I am thirsty Ikan masin ngaus ka nyawa. Salt fish makes one thirsty.

Awa, a proper name, Eve.

Awa-awa, empty-handed, disappointed. Nyau ka awa-awa iya datai di rumah, siko orang pen nadai dia. He was disappointed when he got to the house; there was not a soul there.

Awak (v. f. ngawak), s. space, room, v. to give room, allow, suffer, let, let be, never mind, don’t trouble. Nadai bisi awak endor dudok di bilik iya. There is no space to sit in his room. Iva enggai ngawak ka aku bejako. He will not suffer me to speak. Dudok unggal Awak ! Sit down, friend. Nevermind!

Awak ka, in order that, so that.

Awan (beawan- or bawan) a cloud ; a pro­per name, m.

Awi {beawi or bawi}, a coverlet, counterpane.

Ayah (beayah or bayah), uncle, step­ father.

Ayah (v. f. ngayah; beayah or bayah, to hurt, tease, persecute, have improper inter­ course with anyone. Iya ngayah ka aku. He teased me.

Ayak, a short form of bayak (beayak or bayak), the iguana. Sarah tua nunda ayak melaki bini. Let us be divorced after the fashion of the iguana (i. e. without ceremony).

Ayam (v. f. ngayam; beayam or Azyaw), s; a toy, pet, v. to make a toy or pet of any­ thing, play, examine. Aku ngaga ayam ka anak aku. I am making a toy for my child. Anang ngayam manok. Do not pet fowls.

Ayam ribut (beayam ribut or bayam rib­ut') a weather-cock.

Ayan (v. f. ngayan ; beayan or bayan), to leave anything so that it may be seen, be visible, come into sight, leave anything care­lessly. Aku ngayan ka padi sa gantang- di bilik. I left a gantang of paddy uncovered in the room.

Ayap, vanished. Ayap dalam lubok. Van­ished in (the water of) the bay.

Ayas, vanished, obscure. Aku nchtu lang agi ayas. I know but the matter is still ob­ scure.

Ayong (v. f. ngayong; beayong ox bayong), to overshadow, put under cover, choke with weeds. Ayong ka paong kopi nya; anang iya kena panas. Cover up the coffee plants; do not let them feel the heat. Panggoi ngayonglangit, kalambi ninding kulit. A sun-hat covers one from the sky (or sun), a jacket pro­tects the skin.

Ayu, the negative, not (used by Bugau Dyaks).

Ayu (v. f. ngayu; beayu), s. the soul, the representative or kindred soul in Hades (ac­cording to Dyak belief every person in this world has a kindred soul in Hades, if that soul sickens then the person in this world gets ill), v. to warn, prognosticate. Ilanyi mansa umai ngayu ka bulihpadi. A swarm of beespasses the paddy field and prognosticates a good crop.

Ayun (v. f. ngayun ; bcayun or bayun), s. a swing, the equivalent in plates, etc., of a money fine, v. to swing to and fro, pay in plates, etc., the equivalent of a money fine. Tti avim anak aku. This is my child’s swing. Pinggai tu ayun sa ringgit. These plates are the equivalent of the dollar fine. Anginngayun ka dan kayu kin kitu. The wind sways the branches to and fro. Iya ngayitn ka sa ringgit enggaupinggai. He paid the dollar fine with plates.

B—(bc-,bel-,ber-), the inseparable prefix which expresses a state or condition of being and thereby denotes the intransitive state of the verb. [It is impossible in a limited space to give all those words that may assume this verbal prefix and their equivalents in English]. Bubat (or beubat). To have poison. Bebacha. To be in the act of reading. Belai. To have a leak. Berasu. To be in the act of hunting.

Ba, a note of exclamation to direct atten­tion.

Ba (short form of baroh), under, below. Di ba rumah. Below the house.

Ba, prep, to, on, at, in. Iva. bejako ba aku»j He talked to me. Wang diengkah iya ba i meja- He put the money on the table. Iya i naroh utai ba bilik. She put the things in the room. Bisi kra ba umai. There arc monI keys at the farm.

Baas, or boat, (bebaas), bars to support ' a cooking-pot. Aku mH dua lumpong baja ka baas. I bought two pieces of steci for sup­porting the cooking-pot. Baas kava enda tan. Wooden bars to support a cooking-pot can' not last.

Babak (v. f. mabak ; bebabak), to take off, undo, tear away, pull out, pull up by the