Round 20: Tossup 7

A 2024 horror film translated as Monster Island stars a creature named for this non-English word plus “ikan” that Japanese soldiers encountered in the Kai Islands. Nomads named for this word plus “Laut” lost their island to the Semakau landfill. A cryptid from Kerinci Seblat National Park is named for this word followed by “pendek.” This word precedes “cina bukan cina” in a saying that defines the Peranakan diaspora. This word does not name a country, but Indigenous residents of a peninsula that Ptolemy called the Golden Chersonese are known by this word followed by “Asli.” This word precedes one meaning “forest” to name animals of the genus Pongo, which are threatened by palm oil plantations and were studied by primatologist Birutė Galdikas (“bih-roo-TAY gal-DICK-us”). For 10 points, give this Malay word for “person” (10[1])that names Sumatran and Bornean great apes. ■END■

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