Rather Daunting
A. G. Maisey and Gustav,
Yikes!!! From what you have both written, the answer to a keris related question might depend on whom one asks, the era and/or clique of the informant, his mood or the time of day, and what the informant thinks will please the person asking the question. The answer given will depend on one, some, or all of these factors. Well, at least I know that sampiran and sampir have nothing to do with boats and cenangan is the correct spelling. Everything else seems pretty much up for grabs.
A. G. Maisey,
When talking about keris, I also try to use English words whenever possible but sometimes Indonesian words are the only game in town (eg wranka, uwer). Even when roughly equivalent English words exist (for example pattern and shape for pamor and dhapur), the Indonesian words are preferable when speaking about keris. Thanks for the photo of Balinese keris part names. I will add it to my data base.
Sincerely,
RobT
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