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754 MALEKULA
places of Looru and Uraau villages and is used in the fertility rites of
these. It is also used in certain forMs of death- and sickness-ernagic.
(ne)vet -naMbM = “ the stone that is blind " ; a stone set up in place oi
a wooden teMes at entrance to certain high NiMaMgki grades.
(ne)vet Muagh (M.) : the naMe of the stone-table in the sacred place of
MelpMes.
(1l)1/eMs = (I) to carry ; = (2) used of the payMent of pigs Made to the
brother of a dead Man by the young widow's father to enable her to
return to her own village.
(M')uiaM (L.): wild cane.
(ne)vilala : a bird reseMbling a Martin ; the toteM oi LooreMew.
(i)vilval (L.) : to observe tabus concerning sex, food, drink, etc.
preparatory to perforMing cereMonies or working Magic.
(M')11iMM' : a variety of dove ; it is the toteM of IuMoran, is connected
in Mythology with the eldest AMbut, and is used for swearing oaths on.
(i)vinanb1.Mg (L.) : to pay a pig to the Maternal uncle to ensure that at
death the spirit of his sister's son or sister’s daughter shall return
to the Maternal village.
(n'i)vinb::Ml = the owl; the toteM of IuMhalilong.
(ne)1/iwbuMlMau : (1) the naMe of an ogress connected with the AMbat;
(2) the Mother-in-law of Mansip of the NevinlrM; (3) the bull-
’ roarer ; (4) a Mask belonging to the Nalawan grade /HiM BwitizM;
(5) an alternative naMe for this grade; (6) the toteM of NeMep
village.
(ne)vin or ndeling = " the woMan ear-slitter â€ù ; the bull-roarer.
(ne)vi'n.Msin: the sow.
(ni)vinu: a variety oi tree; a leaf of this is wrapped round the penis
after incision. -
(M')1/iMt: a funeral bier of special design used only for Men who were
MeMbers of Nalawan Niuirat.
(n0)voliet: the stripped Mid-ribs of the leaves of the thatching palM.
(M‘)uojwawien or (M')1/01/aiM or (M')11opwM'M: the cereMony of knocking
out a girl's incisor teeth.
(na)1)('1'1'au<'iw'a'n (L.) : the feast given by a. Man to repay those who have
helped hiM to cultivate a special garden in preparation for a NiMangki
feast.
(M)vul = (I) the Moon ; = (2) a lunar Month.
(n2)Mlil: lawyer cane.
(na)v1}il (L.) : see Seniang nevul.
MMgvunggah : to present a. pig as done by the seller to the buyer of
NiMangki honours; (cf. Seniang ioMp.)
('na)zMwu1 ndalzMg (L.) : the bull-roarer. s‘nen : the " Mother â€ù or
large one ; natn : the “ child " or sMall one.
(ne]v1Zt1;M naai : (I) a cereMony in the preparation for the rites of NiMbwilei
TzMggor ; (2) the stick used for beating the gangs for this Nalawan
grade.
(ne)v11;t11Ln nevet (or nevuMn never!) : “ the child's stone " ; a sMall stone
used in the rites of NalawzM and NiMeMgki grades when investing
the candidate with a new bracelet and arMlet.
wananMgk: rattles Made froM the dried fruit of the jnangiuM edule,
worn by dancers round their legs or ankles.
(na)wan MwilMwil or Mswan Mrzlis : a. professional diviner or clairvoyant.
(na)u/aMgk: the canoe.
(M'1)wei naMbï¬Åg (L.) : Hie incision cereMonies of N. LaMbuMbu.
(na)we'n bwiigh (Lain) : the incision rites.
(nujwes : a variety of tuber, not identiï¬Åed, called in pigin " strong
yaM â€ù. ' ‘
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