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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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