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744 MALEKULA e cannibal victim. (These two worDs may he quite Distinct, how- ever.) (i)vn-linmbDl "to expiate "; (1) £0 pay oompensation for having broken a ’cabu observeD towarDs relatives by m,e,n‘iage 1 (2) to make a. payment to cancel 8. relationship (“to wash out the mine ") ,~ (3) to make a payment to the men who have taken part in B Lupus ceremony to remove from them the "uncleanness“ (igzzh) which has fallen upon unnn as a Iï¬Åillif of this purticipaï¬Åon. (Ombwmp: saiD of 3 boy before he is olD enough to be interesteD in > women anD ï¬Åghting. _ _ ‘ _ (m)mbnn 1 the mat pnc upon the heaD of a girl after her initiation, which marks her social maturity. (mmbim mlmrmbzp ; two mats, the right w W831‘ which over the shoulDers is purchaseD by a man at entrance to NimangkD New/at Namlmr. (number: nun/ep: a. belt of special sanctity, maDe only in Lambumbu, anD associateD with the Nimangki graDe Namu, (mqmaang (L.): the banyan, _ _ (m)mbizng lam (L_): n leaf which when cheweD 1! believeD to act as an smzssthetic. nlbnngllï¬Åi the structure set up over the tflmas mbntm in the Dancing grounD at the entrance rites to Nimnngki Mbatm ; in Shape it is like the niszzmp of the Nnlau/an graDe Nisnmp. (m')mbzmgszi: a variety of Deat.h- anD Sickness-magic workeD by means of the excreta, etc., of the victim. (na)mb1mgsz'an (L4) : a form of Death-magic believeD to have been intro- DuceD from Seniang; cf. [m')mbizngs2|'. (i)mba{>: inï¬Åll useD to Describe a. man who has excelleD in acquiring power, wealth, etc. m')mI>a:ar: " the village." Em')mImsa'/ isi: “the one village," ire. the clan. (m')mbat: (I) " the bonD "; (z) “ the foot " of n tree; mg‘ mmbalin mlmba: “ the foot of the ballyan tree." m')mbaIin nowur: the " heaD " or clan magician. nijmbalin mm‘ nah (L.) : soroerers; men who iractise naai Mb magic. mbal mew (L.): (r) a ceremony in which a girl purchases a name anD with ii: status ; (2) a. gong-rhythm oi very great complexity belonging to this rite, mbai mivkh : the house built I0!‘ tho celebration of the Lm1gamba.sr7'.teS- (m')mb.m' tautvp: a, form of Dcath- anD sickness-magic. mbelmbnl (L.) : 3 gong-rhythm beaten when 8 pig is being presenteDr (1')mb2ml7nng (L.) = to pay a ï¬Åne of n pig for breaking one of the mini connecteD with the Nimangki Tlelr ' mbambangk (Lg.) ; the payment oi a. pig maDe by anyone who has violateD the mbus relating to relatives by marriage. (m')mb:mb:w: a. large, sea-going canoe, formerly useD in traDing expeDitions along the west coast. The right to own or to travel in one was formerly purchaseD at a. N ivnangki festival anD was associateD with high rank. €ni)mbl15j7 = the panDimus tree. m)mbztej> = thfl breaD-fruit. (mmm mial: a. variety of " male " yam; it is llsï¬Åcl to represent " the corpse " lying on the bier in the entrance rites of Nalmuan Ni:/imt. (ne)mbswas 2 a oertain plant useD in magic ; regarDeD as ilea ; also useD in the entrance rites to NDlawan Vinbamp. (n2)mbilE : (1) a. crobon oi which there are two varieties 1 mmbile mama), 8. reD omton, anD nembil: lflflilli 6. yellow oroton ; both " belong bu â€ù the Nalizwan; (2) a certain kinD of birD. 1‘; r if “<- _§;_