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1. abangan, n. View full entry 1956
...With pl. concord. Indonesians, esp. Javanese, who are syncretically or culturally (rather than observantly) Muslim....
2. afakasi, n. and adj. View full entry 1934
...In Samoa or Samoan communities: a person of mixed European and Samoan ancestry, esp. a descendant of a European man and Samoan woman. Also with pl. concord: such...
3. Agong, n. View full entry 1976
...(An abbreviated title of respect for) the Malaysian head of state. Cf. the fuller form Yang Dipertuan AgungYang Dipertuan...
4. ahu, n. View full entry 1917
...In Eastern Polynesia: a raised platform or mound; esp. a platform of earth or stone used as a memorial or (as on Easter Island) as a support for stone statues....
5. Bahasa, n. View full entry 1952
...The variety of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia (Bahasa Indonesia) or of Malaysia (Bahasa Malaysia). Also ellipt....
6. boondock, n. View full entry 1944
...Rough country; jungle; an isolated or wild region. Usu. in pl. Also attrib....
7. bumiputra, n. and adj. View full entry 1966
...Malaysian citizens of indigenous Malay origin....
8. cootie, n.2 View full entry 1917
...A body louse....
9. dadah, n. View full entry 1984
...In Malaysia: illegal drugs. Freq. attrib....
10. dangdut, n. View full entry 1979
...A style of popular music, originating in Indonesia, which combines Arab and Malay folk elements with contemporary international musical styles, and is characterized by a pulsing dance rhythm and populist lyrics. Freq....
11. djati, n. View full entry 1908
...The teak tree, Tectona grandis....
12. faamafu, n. View full entry 1934
...In Samoa, home-brewed liquor....
13. faa-Samoa, n. (and adv.) View full entry 1928
...The Samoan way of life; the customs, language, etc. of Samoa. Also as phr., in the Samoan manner....
14. fale, n.2 View full entry 1902
...A house of the type built by the Samoans (see quot. 1959); also transf. (see quot. 1966)....
15. gado-gado, n. View full entry 1924
...In Indonesian cookery: a salad of raw and cooked vegetables in a spicy peanut sauce, often with fried tofu or tempeh and hard-boiled eggs....
16. goorie | goory, n. View full entry 1937
...A (mongrel) dog. Hence as a term of abuse....
17. half-pie, adj. View full entry c1926
...Halfway towards, imperfect, mediocre. Also absol. or as ...
18. Hokonui, n. View full entry 1947
...= moonshine4....
19. Hori, n. View full entry 1933
...A contemptuous term for a Maori....
20. Huk, n. View full entry 1947
...A guerrilla movement in the Philippines, orig. against the Japanese in World War II, later popularly identified with communism. Also attrib....
