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THE NIMANGKI AND NELEMEW 355
the nitzmbwat is made. As has already been mentioned, this
structure differentiates a Nimangki from an ordinary mlismm,
but what it is is unfortunately left unrecorded. It seems possible,
however, that it is something resembling the wooden tames of
the Seniang Nimangki}
When the yams in the special garden are ready, the buyer
pays a pig to the seller for the nitanbwat. This is now taken
out from the umel, where seemingly it was ï¬Årst erected, and
instead the yams are placed therein!‘ The ï¬Årst stage in the
Nimangki preparations (called apparently tembu/at) is now ï¬Ånished,
and yams are distributed throughout the village.‘ After this
the dancing ground is swept, cleaned, and decorated, and the
stones to which the pigs will be tied are planted in a line along
that side of the ground farthest from the c1ub—h0u.se. A small
yam is now taken and decorated with a spray of eroton leaves
fastened to one end. This yam, called m'm¢lan nindam, is
pruented by the seller to the man who is preparing to buy the
nisil tlel. People from all about then come into the buyer's
village, bringing with them a number of pigs. These they give
to the buyer to help him in purchasing his new honours. As
has already been mentioned, every man invited to attend a
Nimimgki or mlemaw must bring one pig with hirn to give to
his host, but the gift is also somewhat in the nature of a specula-
tion, for on the occasion of the actual N imangki or at some later
date it will he repaid with interest. Any man may bring a pig
to the buyer, and he may not refuse it. If alter the distribution
of the pigs he ï¬Ånds that some animals have not been disposed of,
he may return them to those who brought them, but it would he a
great breach of manners to refuse any animal which wasofiered.
If a man did so, he would be ostracized and at his next N imangki
no one would bring him pigs. As an immediate return the buyer
distributes yams to all who have come with animals and at the
same time he returns the decorated yam to the seller along with
one pig. This ends the preparations.
' One note records Hint in Larflvat, at a Nimanglti, n tumor is set up and
wvmiiby a Kfllflll house, with n line nr stones Bï¬Åretchlng away 1l’01‘l it. Unlike
gleï¬Åsflgvwe Pflctice no payment 'u made for the " Opening " of this houss.—
3 This Ame! is called flflidmaf melizl. Whether it is quite distinct from the
orgimniy i:nen's amd, or only l name given to this when used tor storing these
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land. In y_ams, I5 I- ear
C giiiisw distribution may refer to the ndfI§vz7riMl mic, already ment‘l0ned.»—-