pp. 18, 20 deities summoned for Apan Peninir

p.

class of deity

deity

function

18

[proper to rite]

Pejadi>

creator

Lalai

lord of the N~ahu>

Rumai

lord of dreams

Patih Menkelena>

grandmother +Tunka>

queen of the N~ahu>

grandfather Tunka>

lord of the N~ahu>

Datu

father of Apo & Ape Tempere from the jelutun Solet Olo

?

??

the N~ahu> of evil omens

?

??

the good N~ahu>

20

summoned from the west

Solikn Mentemiakn

Seleguntukn Seleguntakn

Kelutakn

lord of snakes

Sit Batu>

lord of rotan (liana)

Menkelunan

lord of trees

summoned from the east

Senian Tautn

"spirit of the year"

b. Penukulu>

b. Piyulu>

b. Berurukn

b. Sempuatn

[Pleiades, p. 39]

b. Potih

[Orion, p.39]

Lodik

Senian Olo "spirit of day"

Senian Bulatn

"spirit of the moon"

[others]

?

grandfather who guardeth the earth

?

grandmother who guardeth the earth

Deluketn

guardian below the earth

Peretika> Bantikn Tuha>

[a title of] Pejadi> Bantin Lanit, the lord of all

[disturbers]

grandfather Kerenkokn Koreh

son of Menunur Jautn

grandmother +Kerenkokn Koreh

daughter of Menunur Jautn

p. 24 species

identification

p. 25 calls

seset

spider-hunters

"chet chet" = angry

juruh

crested jay

apou / papo

trogon

bumut

coucal

"umut, umut" = weeping

belekutuk

woodpecker

kelehai

another species of woodpecker

ehai

still another species of woodpecker

"kikikik" = laughing; "pait, pait" = bitter

belakotok

malkoha

selebumatn

shama

p.

omen

its portent

24

"either heard from the left or seen moving towards this direction across your path"

inauspicious

24-25

"heading towards your right, or stationary there"

favorable

25

"sounds of the omen birds ... heard from the east"

favorable

"from the west"

bode ill

p.

dream

significance

30

sun, moon, or stars falling

senior very close family member

[one's self] flying

cosmic order is threatened

someone who is already dead

not leave village for a day

[one's self] eating chili-spiced food

if journey, will be poisoned

2 moons in sky at same time

no travel

[one's self] killed snake with knife

tali buhur "string of age, line of life {cf. thread of the +Moirai}" is cut by Rimukn {cf. +A-tropos}

toothlessness

old person

30-1

padi-fields eaten by animals

will be fined

31

cemetery

bad luck

water-buffalo

endeavors fruitless

new clothes

grave-offerings

successful hunt

portent of disaster

fish

money

boat riding high

rising fortunes

ascent to mountain-summit

achievement of expectations

death of others

long life

p.

progeny of Bencirau Tatau, who dwelt at Lampukn Rarak Bulau, also known as Batu Din Dinkikn

dwelling-place

meaning (of constellation-name)

35

Tatau Naurakn Bulau ("flower of the heavens") = Lodik

Enkekn N~ao

Tatau Naurakn Lampukn ("flower of the earth") = Lodai

Nampu Emas

b. Bemari

L. Tenukar Pare

h. paddy-ladder

b. Bemana>

L. Genelama>

h. honey-tree-ladder

b. Piulu>

L. Benutikn

h. axe-head

b. Berurukn

L. Beapm Bawui

h. wild-swine's chin

b. Sempuatn ("shaped like a lake")

L. Sorok Walo

h. eight corners

b. Poti

L. Benelenkokn

h. spring-trap

b. Bemanuk

L. Generunan

h. chicken-coop

b. Belentokn

L. Tenka> Mo>

h. most high

b. Katap-Kanam

genealogy (paternal descent)

Nancan Uma> Gara>

Antukn Uma> Soba>

Tatau Tihakn Awakn

Jankikn (great chief) = Garuda Tuhatn Tautn ("eagle lord of year")

36

progeny of +Suwaya> Bura [who was sister of +S. M.]

Luikn Walo "spirits of rice"

progeny of +Suwaya> Mea>

dweller in __

guardian / nurturer of

+Sensirak

rice

Bajur-Batu

fish in rivers

Apen-Keruru>

wild swine

Kankan-Kinki>

bees

Kankan-Kapot

fruit on trees

Kuriu-Tempusiu

clouds

Inukn-Bentalukn

Itak-Taha

Linur-Galakn (a.n.)

areca-nut

37

Inukn-Ketotukn

Riokn Olo (a lake)

frogs

Juatn Joru

Jawi> Solai (str.v.)

strangler-fig

#

name

reference

1^st

bunan lou

gable of longhouse

2^nd

natar lou

compound of longhouse

3^rd

aban

village downstream

4^th

poru> (gallbladder)

[resident] foreigners (with no local kin) [thus eligible for marriage, p. 46]

5^th

lokutn dono>

bed of the ill

6^th

gesali>

semanat of the pemeliatn; village upriver

7^th

sila benawa

canoe of the pemeliatn

8^th

atetn ulutn

liver of others (viz., of visitors who have local kinsfolk)

8b-th

olo mate

[ill-omened spirits of the] sunset

8a-th

olo empat

[auspicious spirits of the] sunrise

9^th

wakat putakn (fatty deposits in center)

roots of the putakn[-tree]

p.

#

day

meaning

portent

54

A

duduk bisara

sit & talk

delay for arbitration

55

B

rejeki kecil

small luck

C

bertolak belakan

back-to-back

pass by without speaking

D

ujun senjata

point of weapon (pointing upwards)

danger to another as victim

57

I

koson

empty

J

nunuk (p. 104)

giant-strangler-fig tree

58

K

daun

leaf

L

puti (p. 104)

[an imposing tree-species]

greatest good fortune

M

puti ... (p. 104)

[same, in full-load of honey]

p.

#

depiction

portent

55

weapon "pointing downwards"

danger toward one's self

57

double-edged point downwards

extreme danger toward one's self

E

double-edged point upwards

extreme danger toward other victim

F

dark-centered (?) weapon

attack at dusk or dawn

G

2 parallel pointings

attack with intended victims escaping unscathed

H

2 perpendicular pointings

attack is frustrated

1^st eagle

5^th fish

2^nd deer

6^th hound

3rd leopard, "not tigers" (p. 98)

7^th elephant

4^th cat

8^th mouse

deity-group

p.66 color of sucked-out object

Wok

green

+Banci

red

Madakn

white

liaw

black

deity-group

p. 74 color of blood

Tonoi

white

Nayu>

red

Timan

yellow

Wok

black

abode of spirit-class

color

sugar-cane

the Nayu> "are known to dress in red, and have red blood."

"earth spirits or Tonoi"

"blood and raiment" of the Tonoi are "white"

"Wook or forest spirits"

"The blood and clothing of the Wook are black."

"Timang ("Tiger") spirits"

"yellow ... clothed"

p.

procedure

prognosis

71

taking p.'s temperature

heat = danger; cold = health

examine p.'s odor

stench = death; fragrance = healthy

taste p.'s body-oil

stale = bad; fresh = good

71-72

quaestion Tonoi spirits

"kik" in answer, like sound of gecko

pp.

name

means of acquisition

attainment

82-83

betapar

journey alone without food nor weapon to mountain-crest, waterfall, or giant-fig tree; night-long vigil wihout fire

compassionate sehabat (spirit-familiar) sympathtic with one's woes (p. 83)

83-84

betuah

dream of meeting unknown old man or woman, who will direct one as to where on the morrow to find a charm

"the ability to fly" (p. 84) [astral projection?]

84-85

bekaji>

sarat (gift / fee) is paid by apprentice to an experienced practitioner

"187 different ancan, or forms of love magic" (p. 85)

grubs

worms

snakes

p.

ingredient

function

87

mud from wasp's nest

wax from bee-hive

healed bone of bumut (coucal) chick

break its bone, when healed dismember, select that bone: to promote mending of broken bone in human

88

variegated-speckled leaves of komat-plant

temporarily blinding eyesight of others seeking one's whereabouts

leopard's teeth

devour one's enemies

firefly

one's self temporarily invisible

p.

#

figurine

carven from wood of __

is charm against __

106

1^st

mother with child

jenawan

dysentery

2^nd

tall figure

puput

convulsions

3^rd

face-backwards

kerek

guard from attack

4^th

crouching child

5^th

Madakn spirit

rotan

typhus-fever

108

6^th

"fence"

panir lati

7^th

2, back-to-back

bentolatn

guard against killers

8^th

pointy-headed

panit latih

Mulakn (evil forest-spirits)

9^th

double-integument rotan

unwelcome meetings will not eventuate

10^th

praegnant woman

kerani>

haemorrhaging

11^th

Wok familiar

togah

[power to kill]

p.

effect

ingredient, collected on a Friday

143

compulsive dancing

buffetted by current [for Juata-spirits of waters, p. 144]

alarming speech

[noise made by] black beetle found in rotten wood

prickly behavior

thorny-stemmed reddish sopakn-bush

143-144

?

flowers from both sexes of panir-bush: male flower red, female flower white

144

?

white root of red-leafed biyowo-plant

?

white root of red-leaved "Nayu>'s cane"

"the victim"

"figurine ... carved ... taken in the late afternoon from a plant which has sprung from a grave mound. ... The plant if cut changes color when exposed to the air, turning yellow"

p.

antic

145

"climb trees like a monkey"

"swim like a fish"

"jump from trees" [like a squirrel?]

146

"talking dirty"

"dance as if possessed, arms and legs lurching"

"song in loud and raucous voice"

"running around stark naked"

"the concocted oil is applied to the dressed patung representing the victim .... The patung will then be left on a grave -- graves being places frequented by ... spirits who have a taste for the flesh of corpses, or bangkai. (These spirits ... perceive the corrupted flesh they eat as an ordinary meal of rice and savouries.)"

p.

event

comparative

119

"tumar which will protect you from the Banci is taken from the regrowth of a stump ... burnt" [the Banci "can be recognized by the hair covering her face, chain mail and long finger and toe nails", p. 118]

[Irish] BANSHEE; chain-mail might indicate a valkyrja

120

mistletoe (known as tinan aroh "mother of that") is worn for protection

mistletoe was ritually used by Druid-s in Gallia

145

the Kuyakn (usually female) dwell in strangler-figs; the Tentuwajak (male) also dwell in strangler-figs, and cause "madness ... as a form of possession"

cf. the KOYUKon [of Al-aska]; ri`o TINTO (foundation-subsidiser of this book)

148

madness (strange behavior) occurring amongst women: timan narakn "tiger dancing" is the diagnosis

Pleiades-dancing outbreak amongst native women in colonial Peru

151

elit, a tempest which may turn all below into stone

believed in elsewhere in Borneo