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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. ~
b 11' f N ‘ k" Mgal b l
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. ,