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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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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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