Talk:ungka-puti

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Ungka is Malay for "gibbon". "Ungka-puti" looks like a shortened form of ungka tangan putih, "white-handed gibbon" (= lar gibbon). The other form mentioned in the source "Ungka-etam" corresponds to ungka tangan hitam, "black-handed gibbon" (= agile gibbon). Cf. these Malaysian stamps with Malay and English legends plus the scientific name. –Austronesier (talk) 21:01, 23 June 2022 (UTC)