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Deacon A.B., 1934. Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides / Deacon A.B., 1934. Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides / Bernard A. Deacon / Vanuatu, Nouvelles-Hébrides, Malekula, South-West Bay
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GLOSSARY 739
(na)m' sumpmiew [usually written msumpnrl:w): (r) clan gong-rHytHm
01 Mzileleu village ; (2) gong-rHytHm used to iHviie people Hi
neigHbouring villageH to a ceremony.
(mz)u€ tamay : (I) clan gong»rl1ytHm of Tenemet and Leinbwilavi villages ;
(2) gong-rHytHm announeing presentaï¬Åofl or tnsk extraction oi a. pig
of nilnuu grade. '
(na)m' fume: lfl&3.‘l1lng “tHe tieee meet ~ ; tHe rite of pHHtiHg tHe lame:
and B, miar tHee in a. single Hole during entranoe rites to Nimangki
Nzliwis.
(m1)1zi iewlang 1 (1) any cross-bar wHicH is attacHed to or l.IlJllES two uprigHt
posts; (1) a wooden Head-rest.
(1ia)m' li1'nbaVup2 a very dimcult gong-rHytHm said tn " belong to"
Nimangki Nsliwls, and al5O performed for tHe " Hawk (131106 " at
entrance to NaHaimdal. '
(m1)11i viHaian: gong-rHytHm eeHHeetea witH "circling" mi tHe PTO-
missory coco-nut given by tHe rntroduHei to tHe Candidate Ht entrance
to (1
a gra c,
(na)ni I/DY ; tHe wooden frame on wHicH tHe Special variety of bier called
nivir ‘at rests.
(na)ai umlulavig (L.) : equivalent to tHe (na)ni tau/lung oi Seniang
.v.).
(7Ifl)11[3lbI tHe Hie.
(nalamb miliin (LA): tHe 1:H.ird Nimangki ï¬Åre; tHe ï¬Åre next but one to
tHe HigHest.
(1l11)flWfl2 "Ill/I121/Q7 (L.) 1 tHe ï¬Åre Ht wHicH e boy em in tHe Bmtl mei-
leaving tHe women‘: Hie and before entering tHe Nimnngki.
(nn)amb me» (L.) = " tHe ï¬Åre on tHe gi-eiiHa " ; tHe ï¬Åre oi tHose mflmbiri
oi tHe lnwcsi: class wHo are never allowed C0 join tHe Nimavlgki,
(mz)nmb mHvam (L.) : tHe fourtH or HigHest Nimamglic ï¬Åre.
('mz)umb XagHaH: " tHe ï¬Åre tHHt is * ]llClC3l'| ' "; tHe women's ï¬Åre.
(na)izmb ldvimml (L.) : tHe second Nimangki Fire.
(na)nmb my mzgHe (L.): tHe ï¬Årst or lowest Nimumgki ï¬Åre.
/lmbal: (r) generic term for certain mytHological Heroes of Seniang;
(-1) tHe eldest Of tHe ï¬Åve /lmbat Hi-etHeie; (3) tHe tHumb.
(nnjumbi (Lg.) 1 tHe eHiH fertility i-itet, c1. tHe (naluaw of Stninflg.
(na)amb01‘: tHe preHistoric pieces of petteiy ieima iii s.w. ivieieiHiiH
and regnrded by tHe natives as sacred.
ambwi (L.): a box.
ambwi Mmbtl (L.) : " bread-ii-Hit box " ; tHe name given to tHe sacred
preHistoric ptitteiy.
(nalnmel : tHe club-House belonging to tHe men oi tHe village.
(na)am:l am (L.): special but Hiiiit for tHe master of tHe initiation
oerernonies of Nani Mdflili.
('na)1zm:l mum : meaning " tHe sacred House " ; tHe name of a Nimimgfl
grade ; a H0uSG iet up for tHe eHtiHHee rites to tHis grade.
(na)amzl mbnlu lung (L.) : tHe Hut in wHicH members of Nimangki TH!
(tHe wmwiiz) reside during tHe iitee of tHis eeeiety,
(na)nm:lmmI/avi'z11 or (nalmurmur (L.) : tHe but built for tHe Hevieee of
tHe Nimangki Tlal to reside in during tHe period of seclusion.
(»e)H»;ez miang (L.) = tHe place wHere tHe big aeHee oi tHe Nimangki
T I ' H ld
6 IS B .
(mz)um2l Iimoul (L.) = " tHe evil House " ; tHe House wniieetea witH tHe
nagHom rites and tHe Lembelag clan ; tHe plant? wHere tHe skulls oi
dead men of Lernbelag 319 stored.
(na)zm(leI: (I) Hana. cord ; (2) tHe lzlsHings eH 1 eeiiee; (3) a eiieiilei
band used in making a Nnlarmm mask.
(MB)lZM.S (L.); tHe name.
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Books and Archives on Malekula / Malicolo, Vanuatu [Collection(s) 38]
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Deacon 1934 - Cayrol v.1 1992 [Set(s) 1662]
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Title/DescriptionDeacon A.B., 1934. Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides
Author(s)Bernard A. Deacon
Year/Period1934
LocationVanuatu, Nouvelles-Hébrides, Malekula, South-West Bay
Coordinateslat -17.72 / long 168.36
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