Simon de Abreu and his crew were slain on another occasion; and two vessels sent to prevent provisions from getting into Bintang were lost.
The town above mentioned was plundered and burnt by the Portuguese; and the discomfited king remained long at Bintang unable for any new enterprise against the Portuguese.
Although the capital of Bintang was well fortified and defended by 7000 men, Mascarenas surmounted every opposition and took the place.
But remember, Bintang Burung, there is one more powerful than all the princes of Bulungan.
It seems good to me, therefore, that the Bintang Burung call down Djath's curse on this slayer of one of your people.
Invoke us a curse, O Bintang Burung, on the slayer," he asked.
Swaying from side to side, Koyala began to croon: "Hear my words, O princes of Bulungan, hear my words I send you by the Bintang Burung.
The Bintang Burung will wed no man, Cho Seng," she declared haughtily.
Because Koyala Bintang Burung asks no favors from you, Mynheer Gross.
The spirits of the highlands speak no more through the mouth of the Bintang Burung till the eyes and ears of Ah Sing become her eyes and ears, too.
When Koyala Bintang Burung speaks it is your place to listen, Cho Seng," Koyala asserted sternly.
The Bintang Burung has flown to the jungle," one of the servant lads informed him after several of the older natives had shrugged their shoulders, professing ignorance.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "bintang" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
