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On the right bank stands the little village of Rejang, and lying off it was a large Portuguese sailing vessel, loading "bilian" or iron wood.
On the Equator Harry De Windt 1894
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The exports of Rejang are many, the principal ones being gutta-percha, rattans, and bilian wood.
On the Equator Harry De Windt 1894
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"Fort Brooke," as it is styled, is built in a pentagon of solid bilian planks, about 12 feet high; a sloping wooden roof reaching down to within 2½ feet of the plank wall.
On the Equator Harry De Windt 1894
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The little party then fixed upon the spot where the church should be built, a permanent bilian chancel to which a nave could be added when the additional room was required.
Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak Henriette McDougall 1851
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Their native language Is peculiar to themselves, but speak Mo - bilian; are employed, occasionally, by the inhab - itants as boatmen, &c.; in amity with all other people, and gradually diminishing in numbers.
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