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750 MALEKULA
sih mbaai limbu: " cut the sacred yam " ; a ceremony performed, by
_ a nian at entrance to his fourth Nqlawan grade. _ R I
simbe 51771.15.-I thei small upright gangs, which are struck with a thrusting
away mo on.
(z)simp (or (i)su/mp) : (r) to thrust (as with a spear) ; (2) to sit down.
(1:)s'im[2 nil¢mes_: to invoke the temes as is done in the litaniate ceremony.
5'lSfll : unidentiï¬Åed shrub whose leaves are used for wrapping up certain
regalia of the Nimangki grade Mbatru ; sprays of it are planted at
the foot of the temas erected for M batru and also in preparation for
a death feast.
(1')sz'sswm = " he opens (the door) " ; a ritual act performed for a stranger
to admit him to the nmzl, and, by analogy, done for a candidate in
a symbolic manner when entering a new Nimimgki grade.
(m')sit tlel (L.) : a " sacred thing " 1 used especially of the sacred objects
with the Nimangln Tlel and the ordinary Nimangki ; cf. mzai nï¬Åh.
(m']sim1il : " the hair.â€ù
fli siiriil mbal : a f0wl's feather ut into the hair of the candidate for
mem ers ip o mnmg 1 m a. ~
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m' sivun : a variet of sweet-scented Iant whose leaves are much
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used in decoration and on occasions when sweet scents are required,
as in garden magic. A bunch tied to a man's upper arm shows
that he has committed adultery with a married woman who is a
mother.
ne mm L. ; 1 the ut or intestine; 2 the master of the ceremonies
a erieso aai oro.
tth 't fNg'M""h
naznbviiilaghai (Lï¬Å) tkthe large type of gong ; the " mother gong ".
mm: 0 Oosen, un oo .
i sur new : to loosen the mournin , a rite which the eriod of a widow's
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mourning is toug 0 an en .
(i)sur nawar: to terminate or break an oath.
(ne)sur [Lg.): panpipes, which boys are taught to play during the
incision rites.
(Qsurei: ‘to smooth, plane, sweep. I I
(alsurei mmet mtemes : “ he smooths the eyes of the names ’ ; a rite for
which payment is made at entrance to certain Nimangki grades.
suwi nu»: "wiping away the ashes "; the rite which terminates the
period of mourning.
(ne).ms1€'r §L.) 1?a1'1]3ZgB5_0i'sev8i1>t1'€edS, played by hays undergoing
sec .lSl0l1 urmg e nCSl0l'l ri es.
lagha (M.) : they who do, work, act ; hence applied to the stones pro-
created by Butwanabaghap from which are descended the people
of Melpmes. '
tagh tagh temah (L.) : part of the funeral rites for speeding the ghost on
its way to the land oi the dead.
(m')iala1' : the clam.
(m)ialm' mevï¬Ås : the shell of a variety of bivalve, used as a knife for making
spear-shafts.
(m')tamate: (1) the prayer; (2) the peace: cf. hmmate.
(neflambw: (1) the incision rites; (2) the dance perforrned for the
incision rites.
tam lung zzmbas (Lg.): the dancing ground of the langambas women's
some y.
('na)tau (L.): cf. Seniang nelew.
(m']tmm = (1) the conch trumpet; = (1) a pig whose tusks have just
been knocked out.
(m')!a1/u mlxmgan numbou : a bamboo trumpet with a note similar to that
of a. conch trumpet. ,