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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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