"Canoes (small) are made at Kar Nicobar, Teressa, and Bompoka."
[62] Vide E. H. Man, Jour. Anthrop. Inst., 1893, vol. xxiii.
[63] Probably obtained from the deserted Government establishment at Nankauri Harbour.
[64] Supercargoes.
[65] A legend illustrative of the unpleasant qualities of the pandanus, recorded by Mr F. C. Christian in The Caroline Islands, runs: that the Thunder-god, descending to earth, alighted in a pandanus bush, and found the situation so painful that he bestowed the art of making fire and moulding-pots upon the woman who released him from his predicament!
[66] The Nicobarese equivalent is menlúana ("medicine man," or shaman).
[67] The belief that evil spirits cannot cross water seems to be of world-wide prevalence, cf. Burns' "Tam o' Shanter."
[68] This cetacean is probably of the same species as that observed by Mr Holdsworth in the Indian Ocean, and described in the Mammals of India.
| Map Name. | Native Name. |
|---|---|
| Kar Nicobar | Pu |
| Batti Malv | Et |
| Chaura | Tatat |
| Tilanchong | Láök |
| Teressa | Taihlong |
| Bompoka | Poähat |
| Kamorta | Nankauri |
| Nankauri | Nankauri |
| Trinkat | Laful (East Id.) |
| Kachal | Tehnyu |
| Meroë | Miroë |
| Trak | Fuya |
| Treis | Ta-aṅ |
| Menchal | Menchál |
| Little Nicobar | Ong |
| Pulo Milo | Miloh |
| Great Nicobar | Lo-öng |
| Kondul | Lamongshe |
| Kabra | Konwaña |