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Glossary
Bertam
Is a palm with spikes; the leaves are used by Orang Asli to attap roofing
for their huts
Bubu
Fish trap
Buluh
Bamboo
Bunga
Flower
Chandan
Agarwood
Daun
Leaves
Gaharu
Agarwood
Geradu
Agarwood
Hulu
Headwater
Kampung Village
Kulat
Mushroom
Lawog
Is an intermediate river where several pahong (smaller stream) merges;
about 10–30 m wide and the most important water body for fishing
among the Orang Asli around Kenyir
Orang Asli Indigenous people
Pahog
Is a small stream or Pahog is a small stream or tributary of less than 10
m wide and less then 1–2 m deep
Sikat
Comb
Sungai
river
Tasik
Lake
Ubi
Tuber