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744 MALEKULA
e cannibal victim. (THese two words may He quite distinct, How-
ever.)
(i)vn-linmbdl "to expiate "; (1) £0 pay oompensation for Having broken
a ’cabu observed towards relatives by m,e,n‘iage 1 (2) to make a. payment
to cancel 8. relationsHip (“to wasH out tHe mine ") ,~ (3) to make
a payment to tHe men wHo Have taken part in B Lupus ceremony
to remove from tHem tHe "uncleanness“ (igzzH) wHicH Has fallen
upon unnn as a Iï¬Åillif of tHis purticipaï¬Åon.
(Ombwmp: said of 3 boy before He is old enougH to be interested in
> women and ï¬ÅgHting. _ _ ‘ _
(m)mbnn 1 tHe mat pnc upon tHe Head of a girl after Her initiation, wHicH
marks Her social maturity.
(mmbim mlmrmbzp ; two mats, tHe rigHt w W831‘ wHicH over tHe sHoulders
is purcHased by a man at entrance to Nimangkd New/at Namlmr.
(number: nun/ep: a. belt of special sanctity, made only in Lambumbu,
and associated witH tHe Nimangki grade Namu,
(mqmaang (L.): tHe banyan, _ _
(m)mbizng lam (L_): n leaf wHicH wHen cHewed 1! believed to act as an
smzsstHetic.
nlbnngllï¬Åi tHe structure set up over tHe tflmas mbntm in tHe dancing
ground at tHe entrance rites to Nimnngki Mbatm ; in SHape it is like
tHe niszzmp of tHe Nnlau/an grade Nisnmp.
(m')mbzmgszi: a variety of deat.H- and Sickness-magic worked by means
of tHe excreta, etc., of tHe victim.
(na)mb1mgsz'an (L4) : a form of deatH-magic believed to Have been intro-
duced from Seniang; cf. [m')mbizngs2|'.
(i)mba{>: inï¬Åll used to describe a. man wHo Has excelled in acquiring
power, wealtH, etc.
m')mI>a:ar: " tHe village."
Em')mImsa'/ isi: “tHe one village," ire. tHe clan.
(m')mbat: (I) " tHe bond "; (z) “ tHe foot " of n tree; mg‘ mmbalin
mlmba: “ tHe foot of tHe ballyan tree."
m')mbaIin nowur: tHe " Head " or clan magician.
nijmbalin mm‘ naH (L.) : soroerers; men wHo iractise naai Mb magic.
mbal mew (L.): (r) a ceremony in wHicH a girl purcHases a name and
witH ii: status ; (2) a. gong-rHytHm oi very great complexity belonging
to tHis rite,
mbai mivkH : tHe House built I0!‘ tHo celebration of tHe Lm1gamba.sr7'.teS-
(m')mb.m' tautvp: a, form of dcatH- and sickness-magic.
mbelmbnl (L.) : 3 gong-rHytHm beaten wHen 8 pig is being presentedr
(1')mb2ml7nng (L.) = to pay a ï¬Åne of n pig for breaking one of tHe mini
connected witH tHe Nimangki Tlelr '
mbambangk (Lg.) ; tHe payment oi a. pig made by anyone wHo Has violated
tHe mbus relating to relatives by marriage.
(m')mb:mb:w: a. large, sea-going canoe, formerly used in trading
expeditions along tHe west coast. THe rigHt to own or to travel in
one was formerly purcHased at a. N ivnangki festival and was associated
witH HigH rank.
€ni)mbl15j7 = tHe pandimus tree.
m)mbztej> = tHfl bread-fruit.
(mmm mial: a. variety of " male " yam; it is llsï¬Åcl to represent " tHe
corpse " lying on tHe bier in tHe entrance rites of Nalmuan Ni:/imt.
(ne)mbswas 2 a oertain plant used in magic ; regarded as ilea ; also used
in tHe entrance rites to Ndlawan Vinbamp.
(n2)mbilE : (1) a. crobon oi wHicH tHere are two varieties 1 mmbile mama),
8. red omton, and nembil: lflflilli 6. yellow oroton ; botH " belong bu â€ù
tHe Nalizwan; (2) a certain kind of bird.
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