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KINSHIP ORGANIZATION IN SOUTH-WEST 57
(31) Clan with the " parent " village Venembwie :——
P €~_%
17777"17“7777777“W1
(32) Clan with the " parent â€ù village Melaai :—~
171‘?
(33) Clan with the “ parent â€ù village Mbriilies :—
W‘7"“7777 V
(34) Clan withthe “ parent â€ù village Loktou :-
17‘7171777“7“1
(35) Clan with the “ parent " village Loutarha :——
1T7“7“7
In Mewun there is, moreover, a gong-rhythm for people
connected‘ with the sea, or in other words for foreigners, such
as the Europeans. The beat is i ‘1 ï¬Å 1 W *1
Thus when a trader visits the district, this gong-rhythm
is sounded to announce his arrival so that people may bring
him their copra.
t Thefollowing text, supplied by a man of Seniang district, is
interesting both sociologically and linguistically. It purports
to: be an account of the system of signalling by means
"oï¬Å5=gong-beats" as given by an older man to an inquiring
youngster.“ i '
l' '1N1'1hbrun0ng'nin gewei: ~“Namlrwir {no naham/1? En ninggewer
"A t:hi.ld"will’ say‘: “'A' nambwir is like what? â€ù And I will say
binggen: Y Ina revimieh m'm01'0t_ Ian m'mb1m'lei.â€ù , En
unto [it]: “ Like (as if) they call a man on the gongs.â€ù And
m'mb1'unongm'ngewer: “N1'morot garongh/m’ getemwinPâ€ù En kinangk
the child will say: " A man understands in what way P â€ù And I,
ninggewer binggen nimbrunong m'n: "Retï¬Åtzi nambu/iv tinimwot,
I will say unto that child: “They beat thewambwir of a man,
eium tied; gum) Naamel ~Mbwi1'mial nambwir
of his house; as Naamel Mbwirmial (is) the gong rhythm
ti T ivutip en retï¬Åtï¬Å lei in nimorot nin ti Tivut1Tp; en
of Tivutip, and they beat it for a man of Tivutip; and
rowundip in nambwir ti metuan ar nggm
they join to it the nambwir of his mother's brothers in order