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KALANGAN KALITAN Singer: Masarani Age: 34 Sex: Male Tape: 2-221 Village: TK Date: Oct. 29, 1965 Why, shark, have you not come to eat my bait? if you are a [[underlined]] kalitan mangalih [[\underlined]], [[superscript]] 1 [[/superscript]] do not take my bait. Why do you not come to taste my bait? The brightly colored red and white line of my hook is newly bought from the store. Why [[underlined]] kalitan talong badji [[\underlined]] [[superscript]] 2 [[/superscript]]]] do you not come to my hook? You are so good to eat. [[line]] 1. a species of shark unfit for eating. 2. the Bajau's favorite shark for eating. ^[[also see 1965-66 journal for songs]]