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			ian, the terms refer to the number of waves on kalis, as what they were called back in the days. the terms Amuk is using are probably Malay. i noticed kalis no. 6 on his list is similar to one of the terms used by the Tausugs back in the late 19th century. the terms below are taken from an old Tausug dictionary written by an Englishman that resided in Borneo.
 kalis lanteh bandos
 kalis lanteh ga-gamutsun
 kalis lanteh liamai
 kalis lanteh malanau
 kalis lanteh janasuah
 kalis lanteh agau buku
 
 what i'm interested is the term that Amuk used to describe the pommel: Sarimanoek
 
 as an addendum: the term lanteh, or lanti means wavy.
 
				 Last edited by Spunjer; 29th March 2016 at 03:58 AM.
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