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748 MALEKULA
(Ne)mÂ&ceNt;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⫬&AriNg;ith day after birth ; cf. (r.e)NsamZI.
NszmgNsa/Ng (L.) : to make Oï⫬&AriNg;eriNgs 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.