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THE NIMANGKI TLEL SOCIETY 441
7 EacH of tHe two societies " owns " a number of tHem, of wHicH
tHe following is a list :—
' THe Naai Nï¬ÅH of tHe Nimtmgki Misi
nimisi, a variety oi tree from wHicH tHe society takes its name.
nimlmmbal, a variety of tree.
nimwil I/Hlï¬Åt, a yellow cycas.
ninsanggul, an Hibiscus.
nuwiliH, a variety of tree.
naai iamaH, a variety of tree (literally " tHe gHost-tree ").
nembanggiimet, a variety of tree.
mmbal, tHe Hawk.
metal! mwzlaw, tHe busH turkey.
ninsivï¬År, tHe parrot.
nogHnii, tHe cuttle ï¬ÅsH. '
THe Nam' NliH of Nani Mï¬Årï¬ÅH
mm’ mï¬Årï¬ÅH, a palm, like tHe ivy-riut palm, from wHicH tHe society
takes its name.
" 'mzar1' niï¬ÅriiH, a cordyline.
-- nivilmd, a variety of tree of especial sanctity.
/ ,‘m‘ng‘g¢_z,Zat, tHe nettle tree.
'i»>-1ib‘mbwa, tHe turtle.
($553,.-.,i=i Mal, a red fisH.
Inrimliy/ajid, tHe owl.
imbrlg; a species of bird.
"mriajzt e sugar cane. V _
iii a w jma variety oi tHe leaf used for cooking pLl(idll'lgS4
ï¬ÅiiiakH met, a. black fisH.
‘ , . ;, fgg, ‘Hie ï¬ÅsH.
‘~ " ‘.F;'“'_’_;- tyziiris, and some eigHt or nine otHer varieties oi
5(:¥:iil.=}5.=i¢>..;ElI%" gjran‘ _trees_'wHose names are not recorded.‘
g r%‘;;. .-H‘ ?=$;' /' '3r‘;!i_i~i1:i=?i_ii~i'$:;t designs of tHe mmi miH structures (tHe
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S0 ==>= 2‘ );e_i'-gbody, in many cases, representations of tHe
sacreH ‘ii ' ~., §f'§§e~§ociety and sbmetimes tHe naai nï¬ÅH structure
itself -; object (v. Fig. 27)‘.
TH " snntity ‘Y/tit tHese objects takes tHe form of a proHibi-
tion aéairi§,t;;;:;i;riyoHe cutting, killing, or in any way using tHem
except‘ 'tHeâ€ù-riieinbers of tHe society to wHom tHey “belong
‘PHus onlyrnen of Nnlai Mï¬Årï¬ÅH may cHew sugar-cane, eat turtle
or tHe nim‘ln’ld,' or use tHe featHers of tHis bird for decoration,
no ene save al member of tHis society may even toucH tHe
palm naai mï¬ÅriiH. In tHe same way members of tHe Nimungki
Mis1"Have"tHe sole rigHts of using tHeir sacred plants and birds.
_ I it is interesting to notice tHat al tHese rmai M511, tHree are also tntems
In Senmng; Muw mwalzw, m‘mbila, and m'»ggalal.—A. 1-1. D.
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