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KINSHIP ORGANIZATION IN SOUTH-WEST 57
(31) Clan with the " parent " village VeneMbwie :——
P €~_%
17777"17“7777777“W1
(32) Clan with the " parent â€ù village Melaai :—~
171‘?
(33) Clan with the “ parent â€ù village Mbriilies :—
W‘7"“7777 V
(34) Clan withthe “ parent â€ù village Loktou :-
17‘7171777“7“1
(35) Clan with the “ parent " village Loutarha :——
1T7“7“7
In Mewun there is, Moreover, a gong-rhythM for people
connected‘ with the sea, or in other words for foreigners, such
as the Europeans. The beat is i ‘1 ï¬Å 1 W *1
Thus when a trader visits the district, this gong-rhythM
is sounded to announce his arrival so that people May bring
hiM their copra.
t Thefollowing text, supplied by a Man of Seniang district, is
interesting both sociologically and linguistically. It purports
to: be an account of the systeM of signalling by Means
"oï¬Å5=gong-beats" as given by an older Man to an inquiring
youngster.“ i '
l' '1N1'1hbrun0ng'nin gewei: ~“NaMlrwir {no nahaM/1? En ninggewer
"A t:hi.ld"will’ say‘: “'A' naMbwir is like what? â€ù And I will say
binggen: Y Ina reviMieh M'M01'0t_ Ian M'Mb1M'lei.â€ù , En
unto [it]: “ Like (as if) they call a Man on the gongs.â€ù And
M'Mb1'unongM'ngewer: “N1'Morot garongh/M’ geteMwinPâ€ù En kinangk
the child will say: " A Man understands in what way P â€ù And I,
ninggewer binggen niMbrunong M'n: "Retï¬Åtzi naMbu/iv tiniMwot,
I will say unto that child: “They beat thewaMbwir of a Man,
eiuM tied; guM) NaaMel ~Mbwi1'Mial naMbwir
of his house; as NaaMel MbwirMial (is) the gong rhythM
ti T ivutip en retï¬Åtï¬Å lei in niMorot nin ti Tivut1Tp; en
of Tivutip, and they beat it for a Man of Tivutip; and
rowundip in naMbwir ti Metuan ar nggM
they join to it the naMbwir of his Mother's brothers in order