Indian Antiquary Vol 51

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

Page 295

AUGUST, 1823]
Andamanese name.
párapárad
pdiab
palla
pédag péli- (a) plining
picha- (i)
pliga- (w)
pilita
pirij. pili
pō- (t)
pōr- (a)
porud.
pia.
pélain. (b) palia. (b)
pilta. (b) rd.
rab
rår.
rau
réckereg-l'aba-chal
ridi
rim- (8) rotointálanga-tät
idlapa
DICTIONARY OF THE SOUTH ANDAMAN LANGUAGE
APPENDIX XI-conid.
Botanical name,
Graminen
Meliosma simplicifolia
Asplenium nidus
Gnetum scandens Memecylon varians
Diospyros
Gnetum edule
Afzelia bijuga
Derris scandens
Bambusa Andamanica
Korthalsia (or Calamosagus) sca
phigera.
probably Schmeidelia glabra
Bambuss
Mucuna sp.
Memeoylon (probably capitella
tum). Nipa fruticans
Dendrobium secundum
Phoenix sp.
Eugenia (1)
Ficus laccifera
Eugenia sp. Polyalthia Jenkinsii
Bambusa (3) nana
Celtis (or Gironniera) Syzygium Jambolanum Antitaxis calocarpa
Terminalia trilata (1)
Corypha macropoda
Remarks.
185
(Leaves sometimes used as "aprons" by women. Seedogota and . The kernel of the seed is eaten.
See
Journ. Roy. Anthrop. Inst., Vol. 12, p. 151.
Bastard ebony or marble wood (inferior variety). See bakura(ante). Common cane.
Fibre extensively used, vide Journ. Roy. Anthrop. Inst., Vol. 12, pp. 383-5.
(Female)
(Burm.) Kimberlin.
Male variety, used for making the shaft of the turtle-spear and for poling canoes. (Burm.) Ngâzu sp. No. 1..
Dhunny leaf palm.
(Hindi) Kajur. S (Hindi) Chandan. (Burm.) Tau-ngim. (Hindi) Bargat. (Burm.) Ngiau. (Burm.) Mai-ambu.
Used for making the shafts of the rata-, tirlej-, and tolbód
arrows.
(Burm.) Tingam.
(Burm.) Gangua ngee.
(Burm.)? Ngázu sp. No. 2. Kyu na lin. (Hindi) Chugiam.
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