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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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