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748 MALEKULA
(ne)m¢i = (1) blood, sap of a tree ; (2) a brigHt red paint of great sanctity
made from certain eartH.
(ne)mz (L.) : tHe croton ; tHis is especially tHe sacred plant of tHe Nim-
Mlgki Tlel.
(re)nsa'nsav-ill (L.): tHe great wasHing ceremony wHicH takes place on
tHe ï¬ÅitH day after birtH ; cf. (r.e)nsamZI.
nszmgnsa/ng (L.) : to make Oï¬Åerings of puddings to tHe spirits of tHe dead.
(re)nsaviil (L.): to wasH.
(v:)nsa1/121 m nisii Kiel (L.) : “ tHey wasH tHe sacred tHing " ; tHis is tHe
ceremonial killing oi tHe pig wHicH is paid at a Nimamgki or mlemew
celebration, Ior tHe new penis wrapper.
(nwsmsonggur (L.) 1 perform tHe nsansonggorian rite.
nsensonggorian (L.) : a rite connected witH tHe Ninumgki Tie! in wHicH
tHe last pig excHanges are made in connection witH a man’s deatH ;
corresponds to tHe niiemaH pigwere not members of tHe Nimangki Tlel.
(ms)ns(m')nsLmggul (L.): tHe Hibiscus; sacred to tHe Nimangki Misi.
(ne)nsuI naai (L.) : tHe stick given by tHe bride’s fatHer to tHe bride-
groom to symbolize tHe transfer of autHority over tHe woman.
(ni)nsum (L.) : corresponds to tHe nimbinben armlet of Seniang.
(m)nsumsur nagss (L.) : to pay a pig to “ wasH out tHe name ", tHat is
to cancel a kinsHip bond.
(m')1m : a special variety of Hat or mask worn by candidates to Nalmmm
Vinbamp wHen dancing.
(na)ngamgaI mialinge (Ue.) 1 tHe bull-roarer, used in tHe incision rites.
Winggalal = tHe nettle-tree.
ninggalat mbua : a. special variety of tHe nettle-tree to wHicH tHe ancestral
tree of tHe people of Loorlanggalat village belonged.
(i)ngg1'l'ngg'ile0 (L.) : tHe payment made by a man to His wife’s brotHer
ten days after tHe birtH of a cHild.
ninginggia : tHe plant from wHose leaves a red infusion is made to repre-
sent blood in ‘tHe New/inbuv rites.
ninggingia nemar mbong : a. plant wHose leaves are used for making rain.
m‘/ngginggia nuuzlil Hay: tHe pHrase used to denote tHe wHole preparation
of coco-nut milk and otHer ingredients used in tHe naming rites.
mmggub : a circle of small stone set up in certain Nalawan and N imamgki
rites.
nggar = to bar, obstruct.
nggornggoy = a fence.
ngguwggu (L.) : tHe paying oi a pig as an earnmt wHen a man is unable
to make an adequate return gift to tHe animals presented to Him
at a nelemem celebration.
(mz)nggunmggm' mwai (L.) : tHe stone partition wHicH separates tHe amel
irom tHe dancing ground at Sarembal village.
mmggut = tHe banana.
nunggut morot: a variety of banana specially associated witH men and
tabu to most women.
(ne)ngungakHmie1 (M.) : tHe bull-roarer.
ngunggur or ngungunu: a nose-stick.
(i)amp= “ He tHrows,â€ù used of tHe presentation oi tHe pig wHicH tHe
introducer gives to tHe candidate during tHe entrance rites to a
Nalawam or Nimangki grade.
(na)on = " tHe face.â€ù
(no)0nd = “ tHe basket."
(n0)omi nimbatin tames: tHe basket in wHicH tHe skull of a dead man is
planed.