characters; written by M. Bandahara; exercise book no. 128; Van Ophuysen coll. The text, ff. lv-18v, contains a collection of 174 pantun. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 239, no. 602 (wrongly described as Cod.Or. 5935).

547. Cod.Or. 5938 19 ff.; Minangkabau; exercise book; 21 x 16'/2 cm.; 24 lines per p.; Roman characters; from Lubuk Basung; exercise book no. 133; Van Ophuysen coll. I ff. lv-3r: Dialogues; containing 2 dialogues: 1. Doeo oerang pasawah; 2. Doeo oerang padoesi II ff. 4v-14r: Carito; containing: 1. Tjarito boeroeang ili sitanggo ili; 2. Tjarito kantjia; 3. Tjarito kantjia djo harimau; 4. Tjarito Barang; 5. Tjarito kantjia djo kambiang; 6. Tjarito kantjia mangalah; 7. Tjarito kantjia djo langkitang; 8. Tjarito kantjia djo baroea’; 9. Tjarito soerang radjo pangidji’; 10. Tjarito Malim Saoelah; 11. Tjarito ampe ’ oerang barana ’; III ff. 15v-19r: Pantun; containing a collection of 60 pantun. Van Ronkel 1921, p. 227, no. 550 (wrongly described as Cod.Or. 5936).

548. Cod.Or. 5939 20 ff.; Minangkabau; exercise book; 20'/2 x 16'/2 cm.; 24 lines per p.; Roman characters; the writing was finished by Soetan Negri at Bonjol on 5 December 1892; exercise book no. 135; Van Ophuysen coll. I ff. lv-llv: Kaba; containing: 1. Kaba kantjia djo baghoea ’; 2. Kaba kantjia djo ghimau; 3. Kaba kantjia baladang pisang djo baghoea ’; 4. Kaba palandoea’paimangalah; 5. Kaba kantjia baando’ 2 an djogadjah;