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742 MALEKULA '
(n)|'um Hlmbwnf (L.): my kind oi bempflrary Hut; particularly tHe inie
put up for tHe ceremony of knocking Out s. giivs teetH.
(n)¢iisuii=i (L,): cf. Seriiang (mmmz.
Kabui (M.] : (I) mytHological Heroes (cl. Seniang Ambal); (2) title of
tHe Headrnen of tHe “ Houses " of tHe Melpmes clan.
(niylniinzi a, ya.rn—like tuber; tHe wtem and naavew object of Amel
Tarnat village.
(ni)knmba!: tHe spider's web Head-dress, specially associated witH tHe
HigH grades in tHe Nimangki and Nalawan.
(m')Immbrul mbnm : tHe stretcHer on wHicH is exposed tHe corpse of a man
wHo is nut s member of Nolan/an N1'm'1'nI.
(t)Iznnz: tHis signiï¬Åes tHe special deferential beHaviour observed between
tHose wHo are related by marriage.
(4')/tel/1'76: " He sHoots,"
(s')kiks'na: "He pays ior tHe laces" wHicH are carved on ceremonial
objects connected witH tHe Nimangki and Nalawan.
(1‘)Iz1'nanu: to l1'iik9 payment for tHe decorated bamboos set up for tHe
entrance rites to Nalawnn grades.
mm: (i) tabu, sacred; (2) 5Oll'.
lag}! lag): (L.) ; tHe " buyer " at ii nslsmew ceremony.
(ni)lagH Sim (B.N.} : (1) sister's Husband ; (1) tHe " Husband " in a Homo-
sexual union.
(nillalalz (1) variety of wood from wHicH tHe " plougH " is made wHen
kindling ï¬Åre by tHe plougH metHod; (z) specinl viuiety oi nrrnlet
acquired at entrance to tHe Nimang/ii grades Naliu/is, Noulas, and
NaHavmdal.
lamu (B.N.): tHe masks belonging to tHe Nalaaen rites.
lamp: many, great.
(n.s)lan (Lg.) : (r) name of s secret society; (2) large, decorated screens
set up for tHe rites of tHis society.
(na)lang: (1) tHe wind; (2) tHe fly.
langalangz special cry uttered during tHe funeral ritss of a man ; only
tHose belonging to Nimangki Nsliu/is may utter it.
(i)lau : sacred ; implying greater sanctity tHan tHat expressed by
'!e . . .
1 0 (qv)
(mz)Iau4m (B.N,) = (i) tHe name oi a secret society; (1) tHe gnnsc of tHe
dead man on wHose beHalf tHe rites of tHis society are cclcbrctcd.
(nn)znvznpns; vni-my oi CF22 speciiiuy connected witH tHe grade Likan
in tHe Lupus society; also planted wHen ratifying s. perme-
ceremony.
Ielmgvifal: special dance cHaracterizing tHe entrance ceremonies to tHe
NaHlwan grades Ltlengva/ul and LsImgua'al Nimbwilai Tlmggllii
also tHe gong-rHytHm. of Va_nta.n village.
(n:)ls'men: (i) tHe tongue; (2) tHe stick witH wiiisii tHe muilbfll bow is
ed.
(Mt)IBii¥Il (L,): (i) a Small pig; (1) any festival at wHicH pigs sis dis-
tributed and Honours purcHased, Silnllar 60 but less important tHan
3 nimangki.
(M)lsmsw lugHlugbinn (L.) : a (ns)lemau/ specially Hold to purcHase Honours
tor women; also called nelemew ta;/HuH, “ tHe ‘ unclean’ mlemow ".
i)lso: miss (cf. min and. igaH).
mI)H'an (Nesan) ; tHe clan fertility rites; cl. Seniang (ne)¢r:1u.
(m')li'engk : variety of paint made iron: a blue stone, giving a. blue- black
colour; used for decorating tHe person and tHe Niinangki terms;
also used for marking poisoned arrows.
(illimbuz "sacred," equivalent to ileo; in origin a Wilelup word but
adopted into tHe dialect Of Seniang. '