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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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