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752 MALEKULA ,
is represented as an efl-igy of a man squatting over an oven ; (z)'tHe
lame: associated witH tHe Nimbe’zi society.
tzmigH (Senbarei); an image set up for Nimangki rites; cf. Seniang
temrs.
temigH ummp (Senbarei): tHe bull-roarer; associated witH tHe Ruan
rites.
(ne ten = tHe eartH.
(ma ten memzl : a variety of red paint used ior decoration ; from nelen =
" tHe eartH " and memal = “ red ".
mew: a variety of black pigeon witH wHite eyes; tHe face painting of
tHe Nirmmgki grades Neliu/is and Nimew are in imitation of its eye
markings.
tetenirgH (Lg.) : to avoid tHe use of certain words wHen speaking to tHe
spouse’s parents.
(m')teurE Hie song-and-dance of tHe Nimangki.
(m‘)tev/is : eï¬Åigies made of tree-fern, used in tHe celebration oi tHe Nalawan
rifles.
teusii/n mbzui : a variety of m'tev/is set up for tHe entrance rites of Nalawan
Nisamp.
terrain ndal: tHe payment made for tHe metal sils (q.v.) at entrance to
Nimimgki Namu.
(ne)tew = (1) tHe fowl, used metapHorically for a pig presented during
certain Nimangki rites ; (2) tHe year.
(m')t¢w : tHe Heaps of yams and coco-nuts piled on tHe ground for tHe rites
of Nimangki Nimsu/.
(ne)tew malau : (I) tHe busH turkey ; (2) an instrument made of a folded
lea! witH a tongue of wood or leaf stem, blown during tHe rites of
some or all Nalawun grades.
(ne)tew mwelzw (L.) : tHe busH turkey; sacred to Nimangki Misi ; cf.
neiew malau.
tilemzv: a pig’s tusk bracelet, witH wHicH a candidate to every Nimangki
and Nalau/an grade is invested.
(na)i1'mbang (L.): tHe dance of tHe Nimangki Misi.
(ne)n'1/ilung (L.) : mats made for funerary purposes.
tlel (L.): sacred; equivalent to tHe Seniang ileo.
('na)tn nambwilagHai (L.) : “ tHe cHild gong " ; tHe smallest kind of gong ;
it lies prone on tHe ground.
(n:)t6mbzit (L.) : (1) guardian, members of tHe Nimzmgki Tlel wHo attend
tHe rites, but many of wHom do not act as guardians to tHe novices ;
(2) tHe guardian of a candidate for tHe incision oeremonies.
(n)tombat (Lar.) : tHe guardians of tHe candidates for incision (also called
mamngru-ng).
(nz)t0ng: (i) mangrove; (2) a bow of mangrove wood.
(m')t0ng mumai : tHe ogee-sHaped bow of S.E. Malekula.
mat: (1) tHe payment of pigs in compensation for a man’s deatH;
(2) a gong-rHytHm of great speed and intricacy beaten wHen pig
payments are made in connection witH deatH.
1:16! mm: tHe rite of distributing pigs at a man's funeral.
tsugHus (Lg.) : " to spring from â€ù ; used witH reference to a man's bonds
witH tHe Home village or clan of His motHer, His motHer's motHer, etc. ;
probably used primarily of tHe relation between tHe brancHes or
suckers of a tree to its main trunk.
(na)tu nimumogH (L.) : a virgin.
(na)tua mbapmbon (L.) : a variety of flute wHicH belongs to tHe incision
rites.
(m')t14g1m mm nambwilagHai (L.) : a variety of uprigHt gong ratHer smaller
tHan tHe large " motHer â€ù gong. p
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