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we were at, how many fish they caught in a day, etc. Bot was very helpful. His wife
and Sheila pretty much remained silent.
It was interesting to try to tease out what was being said between the different
dialects, for lack of a better term. My Malay was very rudimentary; Bot had a different dialect even though we could communicate somewhat; and the people we
interviewed seemed to have a different dialect as well. But we did our best and all
Fig. 20 Orang Asli men, Pahang, Malaysia, 1974
Fig. 21 Visiting an Orang Asli family under a lean-to structure, Pahang, Malaysia, 1974
Orang Asli Anecdotal Reflections
we were at, how many fish they caught in a day, etc. Bot was very helpful. His wife
and Sheila pretty much remained silent.
It was interesting to try to tease out what was being said between the different
dialects, for lack of a better term. My Malay was very rudimentary; Bot had a different dialect even though we could communicate somewhat; and the people we
interviewed seemed to have a different dialect as well. But we did our best and all
Fig. 20 Orang Asli men, Pahang, Malaysia, 1974
Fig. 21 Visiting an Orang Asli family under a lean-to structure, Pahang, Malaysia, 1974
Orang Asli Anecdotal Reflections