My own experience would lead me to suggest that the Chinese immigrants should be placed under one Towkay, or head man, who would control those villages under his care.
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Towkay
//ˈt̪au̯.keɪ//
Synonyms for "towkay" (4 found)
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Translations
8 translations across 7 languages.
Chinese
1 entries- 頭家 /头家 noun (business owner)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 老板 noun (business owner)
Indonesian
1 entries- tauke noun (business owner)
Malay
2 entries- tauke noun (business owner)
- tokeh noun (business owner)
Tagalog
1 entries- taoke noun (business owner)
Tausug
1 entries- tawki noun (business owner)
Thai
1 entries- เถ้าแก่ noun (business owner)
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