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73s MALEKULA i
(na)m' mbmnmp :_ (1) 2 va,riety‘oI tree with hard wood; (1) ;t lemes
rn:/ï¬Åe !§,om_tIi‘1;;w§0da/gvhlch ls set up at enh's.nce to the Nnmmghl
gr e am m av .
(mz)m' mbis (L.) : a badge oi the Nimangki Th! consisting of two sprays
of oroton thrust into the n0vioe's belt at the back.
(na)m' mbviiambrll: a variety of club; this variety alone is carried by
the bridegroom during a, part of the marriage neremonies.
[na)ai 7YI1‘,b'l;!m€h (r_.) = a. gong-rhythm used in the rites oi 3 Nimangki
or e amen/.
(nn)a|' mbur (L.): structures set up in the funeral rites; used in the
ceremony for driving away the ghost.
(na)ai mam/en ; e. gong-rhythm beaten as 2 warning if any one suspects
another of working sorcery against his iriend.
(mI)1u' mum mbuac: a gong-rhythm sounded for the departure of a.
gathering at the end of a Nimangki celebration.
(1uz]m' min ngarsi (L); a gong-beat used for dancing in Nimmigki or
Nalamaw celebrations. (min ngarei = " flying-fox ".)
(na)m' moles‘ : u variety of fruit tree, possibly the wild orange. Its fruits
M6 used in garden magic, land from them B150 is made a black paint
used in the recess of do orming a baby's skull; its bark is used
in the entrarFce rites to Nalawun Vinbamp.
(n¢)ai mm» (L) :ia palm like the ivy-nut palm, sacred to the Nimanghi
Tlel societ o this name.
(“mi m0fom0I}Ea.lsn spelt nraai motmvl) : a knee-shaped wooden hounmer
used for killing pigs.
(nn)ai ngmggll: a form gt death—ma.gic by the people oi Seniang
to e own onl y the eo le 0 ewun.
(na)ui ndzmnrlemz (xi, a varietg oi) tree; (2) a form of love-magic in
which a piece of wood from this tree is used.
(na)a1' mm: ceremony in which all tihencalndidates iir Znhmnce to
Nimang i Ninuw gather the terns: 0 a t ie ranks w ic they have
entered hitherto and plant them in or near tho matnnhal (q.v.).
(na)ni navï¬Åh: the arrangement of tomes, enclosing hedge and mzwm
mbalin set up in tho matanha! (q.v.) during the entrance rites to
Nimanghi Mbatru.
(mz)ai nin nmsah (L.) : the bough covered thickly with leaves carried
by men in a dance during Nimangki celebrations.
(?lI)Bi nllh (L.): (r) sacred things belonging to the Nimangki Tlel;
(1) deatli-magic.
(nn)ao' nggarn‘ : E. variety of croton specially associated with the women's
society, the Lupus.
(m1)ao'nggo! z B. structure comprising two carved efligies, one male and
one (emails, which is set up for the entrance rities to Nalaiuim Nnafinggvl.
(na)ni oi: means " rohibition trees ", and re ers to the line 0 trees
which is set up Ito mark the boundary oi clan lands.
(ua)ui vnvmu: s. generation; members of a single generation within
the same clan.
(na)m' raw; 1 variety of tree oi which the leaves are much used (or
decoration in connection with Nimanglzu rites, and oi which the wood
is used for staining mats.
(na)ai ri/is : a’ gong-rhythm beaten on several occasions during the N alnu/an
ceremonies.
(mz)ai sang: a platform ; a bed which is raised from the ground.
(na)ai sang nimem : meaning “ a bed lor coco-nuts " ; the nume of a. clan
gong-rhythm.‘
('na)ai save: meaning “ the wooden barrier "; the line of shrubs, etc.,
which marks oft the dancing ground irom the dwelling partoi the village.
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