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73s MALEKULA i
(na)M' MbMnMp :_ (1) 2 va,riety‘oI tree with hard wood; (1) ;t leMes
rn:/ï¬Åe !§,oM_tIi‘1;;w§0da/gvhlch ls set up at enh's.nce to the NnMMghl
gr e aM M av .
(Mz)M' Mbis (L.) : a badge oi the NiMangki Th! consisting of two sprays
of oroton thrust into the n0vioe's belt at the back.
(na)M' MbviiaMbrll: a variety of club; this variety alone is carried by
the bridegrooM during a, part of the Marriage nereMonies.
[na)ai 7YI1‘,b'l;!M€h (r_.) = a. gong-rhythM used in the rites oi 3 NiMangki
or e aMen/.
(nn)a|' Mbur (L.): structures set up in the funeral rites; used in the
cereMony for driving away the ghost.
(na)ai MaM/en ; e. gong-rhythM beaten as 2 warning if any one suspects
another of working sorcery against his iriend.
(MI)1u' MuM Mbuac: a gong-rhythM sounded for the departure of a.
gathering at the end of a NiMangki celebration.
(1uz]M' Min ngarsi (L); a gong-beat used for dancing in NiMMigki or
NalaMaw celebrations. (Min ngarei = " flying-fox ".)
(na)M' Moles‘ : u variety of fruit tree, possibly the wild orange. Its fruits
M6 used in garden Magic, land froM theM B150 is Made a black paint
used in the recess of do orMing a baby's skull; its bark is used
in the entrarFce rites to Nalawun VinbaMp.
(n¢)ai MM» (L) :ia palM like the ivy-nut palM, sacred to the NiManghi
Tlel societ o this naMe.
(“Mi M0foM0I}Ea.lsn spelt nraai MotMvl) : a knee-shaped wooden hounMer
used for killing pigs.
(nn)ai ngMggll: a forM gt death—Ma.gic by the people oi Seniang
to e own onl y the eo le 0 ewun.
(na)ui ndzMnrleMz (xi, a varietg oi) tree; (2) a forM of love-Magic in
which a piece of wood froM this tree is used.
(na)a1' MM: cereMony in which all tihencalndidates iir ZnhMnce to
NiMang i Ninuw gather the terns: 0 a t ie ranks w ic they have
entered hitherto and plant theM in or near tho Matnnhal (q.v.).
(na)ni navï¬Åh: the arrangeMent of toMes, enclosing hedge and MzwM
Mbalin set up in tho Matanha! (q.v.) during the entrance rites to
NiManghi Mbatru.
(Mz)ai nin nMsah (L.) : the bough covered thickly with leaves carried
by Men in a dance during NiMangki celebrations.
(?lI)Bi nllh (L.): (r) sacred things belonging to the NiMangki Tlel;
(1) deatli-Magic.
(nn)ao' nggarn‘ : E. variety of croton specially associated with the woMen's
society, the Lupus.
(M1)ao'nggo! z B. structure coMprising two carved efligies, one Male and
one (eMails, which is set up for the entrance rities to NalaiuiM Nnafinggvl.
(na)ni oi: Means " rohibition trees ", and re ers to the line 0 trees
which is set up Ito Mark the boundary oi clan lands.
(ua)ui vnvMu: s. generation; MeMbers of a single generation within
the saMe clan.
(na)M' raw; 1 variety of tree oi which the leaves are Much used (or
decoration in connection with NiManglzu rites, and oi which the wood
is used for staining Mats.
(na)ai ri/is : a’ gong-rhythM beaten on several occasions during the N alnu/an
cereMonies.
(Mz)ai sang: a platforM ; a bed which is raised froM the ground.
(na)ai sang niMeM : Meaning “ a bed lor coco-nuts " ; the nuMe of a. clan
gong-rhythM.‘
('na)ai save: Meaning “ the wooden barrier "; the line of shrubs, etc.,
which Marks oft the dancing ground iroM the dwelling partoi the village.
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