Chthonic serpent classed as deity (the world-supporting earth-snake / earth-deity). The female earth-power that complements the male sky/thunder Karei is, in several Semang accounts, this snake; the apostrophe in 'naga'' marks a final glottal stop in the transcription. The word is a Malay/Sanskritic loan ('naga') adopted into Semang usage. Latin transcription.