Semi-autonomous Minangkabau people regional administrative unit in West Sumatra, Indonesia.
A syllabic script used in writing Sanskrit and Hindi.
1IN the old days there lived two lizards, Webubu and Nagari.
2This pleased Nagari, and he continued to sound his long note.
3Nagari was much troubled at this saying, and marveled greatly.
4Nagari longed for companions, so he stretched his neck and cried "U-u- u-u-u."
5Then many women, hearing the sweet sound, flocked to where Nagari sat, and listened to his music.
6And so with each woman, until Nagari was left sitting alone as he had been at the beginning.
7"What can I do," he said, "to draw women to me as Nagari has done?
8I. PALI.-Worksin Pali are written, like those of Burmah and Siam, not in Nagari or any peculiar character, but in the vernacular alphabet.