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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. ,