English, Sulu and Malay vocabulary
This is a continuation of T. H. Haynes’s trilingual vocabulary list comparing English, Sulu, and Malay terms, published in JSBRAS Vol. 18 (1886), pp. 191–239.
Summary
The document presents an alphabetical glossary (letters N through Y) of English words with their Sulu and Malay equivalents, along with comparative notes on cognates across Javanese, Sundanese, Buginese, Dayak, Tagalog, Bisayan, and other regional languages. Entries include etymological remarks, cross-references to earlier volumes, and editorial notes (marked “Ed.”) offering derivations from Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian, and Tamil sources. The list covers a wide range of semantic fields including body parts, verbs of motion, abstract nouns, and nautical terminology.