SUDUT SEJARAH ( History Corner)
Amde Sidik
According to Elizabeth Mershon in her book “With the Wild Men Of Borneo” Natural History Publications (Borneo) Sdn Bhd. 1999. pp50.
Borneo ... The villages near the coast and at the mouth of rivers are inhabited by Sulus, Illanos and Bugis. These are not natives of Borneo. The Sulus and the Illanos are from the Sulu Archipelago, and the Bugis are from the Celebes. The Sulus are very lazy, independent, and troublesome ... The Illanos are pirates.
The Kadayan are found on the shores of Brunei Bay, in British North Borneo. These are a small tribe, and are of Brunei origin. Next to the Dusuns, they are the most industrious natives of Borneo
The natives living in Brunei are called after the name of their country. They too are very lazy; but when have a mind to work, they make good fishermen.
I could not guess when was the visit to Borneo made, the only clue is that this book was first published by Pacific Press Publishing Association in USA 1922.
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