Note 19 — Chapter V · MAGIC RITES CONNECTED WITH THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF NATURE

Cp. this line with l. 18 of Maxwell’s version, “Aku tahu asal angkau mula mĕnjadi, orang Katapang.” “Orang petapa’an” and “orang Katapang” are the two readings, and the ease with which the one might pass into the other, possibly through a medial form “orang katapa’an,” will be readily admitted by students of Malay, especially when the general family resemblance of this version to other versions of the same charm is taken into consideration. ↑