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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]
Deacon A.B., 1934. Malekula: A Vanishing People in the New Hebrides [Set(s) 833]
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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
Language(s)English
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