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Labong, a headkerchief.

Langan, waves in tidal rivers which are caused at flood-tide by the strong current rushing over the shallows.

Lantai, bamboo, or palms, etc., split into laths, and tied together for the flooring of a house, or to sit upon in boats.

Lari ka ribut nemu ujan, lari ka sungkup nemu pendam, “Running from the hurricane, he encounters the rain; running from a tombstone, he finds himself in a graveyard” (Dyak proverb).

Lesong, a wooden mortar used for pounding rice, etc.

Limban, the Dyak Styx; the river in Hades.

Lobon-lobon, the words shouted by those watching a diving ordeal. The meaning is uncertain.

Lumpang, a piece of bamboo in which rice has been cooked; used at the feast for the dead as a boat to fetch the spirits from Hades.