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E J l I08 MALEKULA e it seems certain that they appertain primarily to the rnother’s brother, it is deï¬Ånitely stated that the presents of pigs are also made to the father's-sister's husband, who is also addressed as No mention is made oi the father's sister’s daughter's husband being also included in the gift-making. The boy's behaviour to his maternal uncle is similar to that in Lamburnbu in that he owes him deï¬Ånite obedience, but it seems that the relationship is not so friendly as it is in the latter district, for here he is not allowed to enter the house of his bimbi. This tabu only aï¬Åccts his relations with his mother's brother, and does not extend to the father's sister's husband ; how far a boy owes obedience to the latter is not recorded. Brother and Sister The behaviour of brother and sister again, is like that in Lambumbu. A man will not enter a house if his sister is alone within, nor will they go about together alone. These restrictions only come into force after puberty. Vavwe Just as there is some difference in a boy’s attitude towards his mother's brother and his father’s sister's husband, so there is in his relations with his mother’s brother's wife and father's sister, who are both classed as vavwz. The latter is not reported to have any special influence over her nephew, but the former has the power to prevent him from marrying any woman oi whom she disapproves. This right is ascribed by the natives to the fact that she is a potential wife for her husband’s sister's son. A ï¬Ånal Relatives The behaviour of an individual to the relatives by marriage is circumscribed by various tabus indicative of respect. The father-in-law is addressed as maierou, the mother-in-law as liktzr. The prohibitions concerned with the conduct of a man and woman in relation to these relatives which have been reported from Seniang and Lambumbu are not speciï¬Åcally recorded from Lagalag, but their existence is implied, and some appear to be more stringent. F01; instance, a man may not climb a coco-nut tree in the presence of either his father- or mother-in-law, whereas -1 r 1 v
