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KINSHIP ORGANIZATION IN SOUTH-WEST 63
M awun.
Melaai.
Lokhmare.
Tenemiis.
Seninng.
Benaur
Smhmg.
Rahulemp
Nembiirii
Looru
M 01014/rt.
Epmunbangg.
Taau.
Lokbangalou.
Teleleu ‘ Ventiktik.
Ndawu Timbriis.
Lembinewen Venembwie. Iumoran Melpmes.
Batnetarnp Lokhmare.‘ Maur Alou.
Uraau Lokhtou.’
Loorha
Opmovet.
Mbwilmbar
Mbriilies.
As is to he expected, all the Seniang villages mentioned are,
with one exception, " parent " villages, for they are the villages
founded by the clan ancestors. The one exception is the village
of Ndawu, which is an "offspring" village of Loormbap. The
reason that Ndawu; rather than Loormbap, is recorded here as one
to which a nahal tame: runs, is almost certainly because Tota,
the native from whom Deacon gained most of his sociological
information, belonged to the village oi Ndawu. Another
interesting feature is that Benaur is linked with three different
villages in Mewun: Melaai, Lokhrnzlrc, and Tenemils. The list
oi gong-rhythms in Mcwun, however, makes it very improbable
that those three all belong to one clan, for each has its own gong-
beat. Further, according to what seems to be the latest list,
Lokhmare is linked not only with Benaur but also with Batne»
tamp, both of which are " parent " villages of distinct clans.
This seems to show that whatever the theory may be, the " paths "
of the ancestors of two different descent groups do sometimes
lead to one and the same village.
The social relations which exist between villages united by
It is almost safe to ï¬Ålsllme that, wlieie this list aiseni {min the Other two
it is inaccumtfl. mi in IORPGGC in Melpmes and Lokhtumismokh it l5 cerminly
wrong. Lokhtamlï¬Åmokll is an " oflï¬Åprin " village nl Melpmes, and in several
places there is n dear statemellt that tin nahal lame: run! from rnninnin to
Melpmes and Lollhtemismokh. owing to this inncmlracy it would min rash
to accept the rest ni tho list as trustworthy.-—~C. H. w.
I in one early list the nnhal tame: from Ventllitik is said tn go to Bcnaur.
Elsewhere it is recorded that Benaur is the public name for Amcl Tammt or
Teleleu. Perhaps one ol the secret names‘ of Bcmwr is Telcleu, but there is
certainly 2 village called Teleleu which is quite distinct lrom Benaur and belongs
to 3 different clan‘ The lam nntes make it 522m almost certain that it is really
this village of Teleleu which ii meant here, and “lit the "B0rll'|
" of the
earlier note was due to conXusion.—C. H. w.
I In an early list Lokhmare and Lolrlltou ni-e given as Loormant and Loortew
respectively, These may be Seniang names for these villages, since Seuialig
Laar ls the same as Mewun Lvkll, or they may be their secret nninei ;
cfi Loormbelau, the secret name 0! Lokhba,ngaluu.—C. r-l. w.