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GLOSSARY 743
limbut (r.g.) 1 a member of the Nam» who am as a guardiaN to the
Novices.
(i)limbw:l1'mp : " he deceives " ; cf. Nzium limbwzlimp " the house which
deceives " ; oNe of the houses erected for the Lupus ceremoNies.
liiNmate : literally " peace " ; the Name of a ceremoNy performed at the
01056 oi the Nalau/ml Kites by meaNs Of which the ghosts who have
beeN atteNdiNg them are dismissed iN peace. A variety of this
oeremNuy is also performed at the eNtraNce rites to N imaNgki Nu/aluel.
(Ne)l§wis 1 a garter acquired at eNtraNce 170 the NimaNgki grade Neliwis.
logho (M.) ; the sacred place beloNgiNg to a claN ; CL SeNiaNg mmbrmbrkuN.
laghala (L.) ; (r) a variety of bird ; (Z) red paiNt used iN decoratiNg the
mm Nï¬Åh; (3) the StuNg seat iN the daNciNg grouNd of SarerNbal,
oN which the goNg-beater sits.
laghor (L4) : the sacred place beloNgiNg eh the NimaNgki Tlsl.
tour: " a spot which is set apart, sacred *' ; ofteN preï¬Åxed to the Name
oi u village or of SOXTAO part of a village.
Ivar mbur; a variety of tree, the totem ol Luorveli village, aNd said to
be used for sweatiNg uaths oN,
IughluglriaNi sea Nzlzmflu/.
(i)maNu: " lie multers "; used hr mutteriNg a charm.
(ilmNau m'meIm'm: to mutter away aN illNess, that is to murmur spells
to drive away aN illNess—a recogNized method Nl treatmeNt.
muN; (r) sigNifies the completioN of aNy activity; (2) (used as aN
adjective) bluNt.
(m')mahal: variety of ï¬Åsh; the Nmuw object 0! several claNs.
mall:/Ndv: species of shrub, promiNeNt iN ritual lile, aNd especially
characteristic of the higher NimaNglii grades.
malaNdr mm; a special variety of mNlzmdr PlaNted duriNg iuNeral rites.
malzmdr muluumN: a variety of malaNdr with purple leaves aNd white
flowers; specially associated with the eNtraNce rites ol NimaNghi
Nellell/all
11111111141 the lmsll turkey; sce also bxmss malau.
(Na)mlm'm: (tho) lumilw; coNtrolled by the claN magiciaN of Uraau
village.
(Ns)mNvu: (1) variety of wood used for b0W‘Stl].V€B; (2) 1 bow whose
strive is Of this wood.
(mjmam us‘: a. variety oi club, preaumubly made of Nemavu wood.
(Na)mu:: “the spear."
('m')masiam or (m‘)mNaim (L.): the death-least.
maiaNhali " the eye of the path " (ï¬Å’0l'l"L malaN = " eye " aNd ‘Vll1h¢l=
"the path "); the place whore the bush path eNters the village.
mataN (am; (r) the stoNe head oi aN axe; (1) the Name o! the g0Ng~
rhythm oi LNoremew village.
(m)mauuI (L): the Name of the square "towers" of yams set up for
a 'NelB1MlI).
(M]mba (alsh speltNamlm/14): (1) the turtle; (2) the turtle-shell armlct ;
(3) the baNyaN treer
(NNlmba lilzrm 1 special kiNd of turtle-shell armlet warN oNly by members
hi Amal Ndarlump aNd. higher graaaa.
(Ni)mbNai: geNeric word for all kiNds of yarN.
(Nilmbaghai (L.) 1 the ceremoNy 01 kNockiNg out a womaN's iNcisor teeth.
(m1)mb:zl: the black hawk, a bird of great ritual lNrportaNha.
(ï¬ÅmbalNtlml: eN beat two pieces of wheN together. thus -produciNg a
rhythm, as is doNe iN the rite imbNlmbNl iN the NNlawaN ceremoNies.
(mjmbNz NiN: (r) two sticks, bouNd about with grass aNd with wisps
of grass haNgiNg from them at oNe eNd, which are fasteNed to the
mum’: (q.v.) of the NalawaN; (2) Numbal NiN, the cooked arm ol
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