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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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