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750 MALEKULA
siH mbaai limbu: " cut tHe sacred yam " ; a ceremony performed, by
_ a nian at entrance to His fourtH Nqlawan grade. _ R I
simbe 51771.15.-I tHei small uprigHt gangs, wHicH are struck witH a tHrusting
away mo on.
(z)simp (or (i)su/mp) : (r) to tHrust (as witH a spear) ; (2) to sit down.
(1:)s'im[2 nil¢mes_: to invoke tHe temes as is done in tHe litaniate ceremony.
5'lSfll : unidentiï¬Åed sHrub wHose leaves are used for wrapping up certain
regalia of tHe Nimangki grade Mbatru ; sprays of it are planted at
tHe foot of tHe temas erected for M batru and also in preparation for
a deatH feast.
(1')sz'sswm = " He opens (tHe door) " ; a ritual act performed for a stranger
to admit Him to tHe nmzl, and, by analogy, done for a candidate in
a symbolic manner wHen entering a new Nimimgki grade.
(m')sit tlel (L.) : a " sacred tHing " 1 used especially of tHe sacred objects
witH tHe Nimangln Tlel and tHe ordinary Nimangki ; cf. mzai nï¬ÅH.
(m']sim1il : " tHe Hair.â€ù
fli siiriil mbal : a f0wl's featHer ut into tHe Hair of tHe candidate for
mem ers ip o mnmg 1 m a. ~
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m' sivun : a variet of sweet-scented Iant wHose leaves are mucH
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used in decoration and on occasions wHen sweet scents are required,
as in garden magic. A buncH tied to a man's upper arm sHows
tHat He Has committed adultery witH a married woman wHo is a
motHer.
ne mm L. ; 1 tHe ut or intestine; 2 tHe master of tHe ceremonies
a erieso aai oro.
ttH 't fNg'M""H
naznbviiilagHai (Lï¬Å) tktHe large type of gong ; tHe " motHer gong ".
mm: 0 Oosen, un oo .
i sur new : to loosen tHe mournin , a rite wHicH tHe eriod of a widow's
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mourning is toug 0 an en .
(i)sur nawar: to terminate or break an oatH.
(ne)sur [Lg.): panpipes, wHicH boys are taugHt to play during tHe
incision rites.
(Qsurei: ‘to smootH, plane, sweep. I I
(alsurei mmet mtemes : “ He smootHs tHe eyes of tHe names ’ ; a rite for
wHicH payment is made at entrance to certain Nimangki grades.
suwi nu»: "wiping away tHe asHes "; tHe rite wHicH terminates tHe
period of mourning.
(ne).ms1€'r §L.) 1?a1'1]3ZgB5_0i'sev8i1>t1'€edS, played by Hays undergoing
sec .lSl0l1 urmg e nCSl0l'l ri es.
lagHa (M.) : tHey wHo do, work, act ; Hence applied to tHe stones pro-
created by ButwanabagHap from wHicH are descended tHe people
of Melpmes. '
tagH tagH temaH (L.) : part of tHe funeral rites for speeding tHe gHost on
its way to tHe land oi tHe dead.
(m')iala1' : tHe clam.
(m)ialm' mevï¬Ås : tHe sHell of a variety of bivalve, used as a knife for making
spear-sHafts.
(m')tamate: (1) tHe prayer; (2) tHe peace: cf. Hmmate.
(neflambw: (1) tHe incision rites; (2) tHe dance perforrned for tHe
incision rites.
tam lung zzmbas (Lg.): tHe dancing ground of tHe langambas women's
some y.
('na)tau (L.): cf. Seniang nelew.
(m']tmm = (1) tHe concH trumpet; = (1) a pig wHose tusks Have just
been knocked out.
(m')!a1/u mlxmgan numbou : a bamboo trumpet witH a note similar to tHat
of a. concH trumpet. ,