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KINSHIP ORGANIZATION IN SOUTH-WEST 61
- Name of the Village. Name of certain Quaiters of the Village.‘
Ndawu
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Ranambo
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LOORbalanggau.
LOORmbrï¬Ås.
(LOORnewei.)
LOORrnen.
LOORndemes.
LOORmbaaru.
(LOORu.)
LOORndavu.
LOORmilu.
LOORweii
LOORwiew.
LOORsern.
(LOORmbetep.)
LOORlarnbut .
WiLOOR.
LOORmbap.
, Indeed it is recognized by the natives that every village has
, ' its L001; according tovone statement every village has a place
called L0or- close to it, as, for instance, LOORvitmeviis which
- ' lies close to the village Ndawu, and in which there is a sacred
stone. Now Laor_is said to ‘mean “ a spot which is set apart,
- ' ' sacred, reserved "I Since, of the villages in the above list, Ndawu,
' Nemep, and Ranambo are “ offspring ’ villages, as are also
many of flie other villages beginning with L001-, it seems very
probable that, though each clan has its single sacred place or
ncmbrmllrkon, usually in the precincts of the " parent â€ù village,
yet “ parent " an_d “ offspring " ‘alike each have their own LOOR.
This, then, gives us a further reason for supposing that some
" at least of the “offspringâ€ù villages enjoy a certain ceremonial
- independence.
'In addition to the social solidarity which exists between
the villages of any one clan, there is, in South-West Malekula, »
1 The names enclosed in brackets are given in an early list in one of the ï¬Åeld-
’ 110110 books,-but are not included in the later list from which the above is taken.
In the ea-rly ilï¬Åt‘ the following are also recorded :—‘
Name nf the Village. Name of certain Quarters of the Village.
‘ Loutu - . LOOR Maramp, Loot Limbwig, LOORwei,
‘ _ Lnormbetep, LOORmbexep.
Teleleu . l l-Gurlip, LOORhwitengerei
LOORlangalat . LOORrnilbwin, LOORmbwitui.
LOORwo . . LOORwo.
LOORmbap . . Loom, Weilour, LOORvilu.
' Luormbarap . LOORndun.
p It will noticed that ï¬Åve out of these six villages have names beginning
with Laor- in addition to the names oi certain quarters of them.-—C, H. W.
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