They could give no reason why they follow this practice any
more than the ordinary Dayak can explain the purpose of tatuing.
With the Kayans, and, indeed, all the tribes I met in Dutch Borneo, it is
the custom to urinate in a sitting position.
To the observer it is strikingly evident that the mammae of both Dayak and
Malay women retain firmness and shape much longer than is the case with
white women.
A SHORT GLOSSARY
adat, precept, regulation, religious observance.
antoh, spirit, good or evil.
atap, a shelter, consisting of a mat resting on upright saplings,
often erected in the boats on long journeys.
babi, pig.
badak, rhinoceros.
balei, a general name for a house of worship.
barang, goods, things, belongings.
blanga, large, valuable jar, usually of Chinese manufacture.
blian, priest-doctor.
bom, custom-house.
brua, soul.
chavat, loin-cloth.
company (the), the government.
cranyang, basket.
damar, resin.
gutshi, large jar.
inlander, native.
ipoh, poison for the dart of the blowpipe, also the tree from
which it is secured (the upas tree).
kali, river.
kampong, native village.
kapala, chief (= pumbakal).
kidyang, a small kind of deer.
kiham, rapids.
kuala, mouth of a river.
ladang, paddi field.
laki, man, male.
lombok, red pepper.
