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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
Language(s)English
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