pelian of the Iban

Pelian (‘Rites’)

Nambi> Semenat Baruh Jeranku Kara> ("Recover Soul Under Exposed-roots Fig-tree") compared with Nanjun Pelapa> ("Erect Ritual-barrier") etc.

*page*	*line*	*guides*	*shaman*	*meaning*	*p. 297: line*	*animal*	*p. 32 yan (guide)*	*juluk (title)*	*page*
231	5	?	Usam						431:15	Usam
	9	30	Lansu>
233	20	33	Gendai
235	32	34	Rec^ap
237	43	35	Nyara>
	54	36		"we shamans"					431: 26-28	"we" Duau & Menani

241	78		mayas	orangutan	162	clouded leopard	7. daemon huntsman	Jegun
							6. hawk menaul	Sada
	81		baya	crocodile	160	crocodile			433	crocodile
	83		landak	porcupine	158	porcupine	5. porcupine landak	Guyak	395	Guyak
							4. otter rinin	Menjayan	397	Menjayan
							3. black beetle ridun	Bekuk
					156	turtle (lelabi)	2.turtle lelabi	Jelapi>	403: 590	Jelapi>
	86		nadin	wildcat					403: 592	Empun wildcat
243	88		entawai dara	bat maiden					429: 8	bat shamans
							1. tortoise tekura	Beguru	429: 12	turtle
	92		sawa>	python	151	python

Neraga Buna ("Fence Flower")

*page*	*line*	*plant-part*	*meaning*	*line*	*is transformed (by Lansu>) into*	*meaning*	*line on p. 271*	*object*
267	121	pugu>	rootstock	122	tusah ati	"troubled heart" rings	150	ring
	123	pun	base	124	benda tali	valued-jar cord	151	menaga bulan (jar)
267, 269	125	buna	blossom	126	kumbu>	ritual-cloth	152	kumbu>
269	127	batan	stem	127	besi	iron
	128	dan	branch	128	besi berani	magnet
	131	ketupan	petals	132	pelaga	beads	159	carnelian

Nyembayan ("journey" to otherworld)

each bird, sequentially, is asked whereabouts of gemitan "soul"

*page*	*line*	*bird*	*meaning*		*line*	*tree/plant etc.*
279	8	kunc^it			14	emperawan
279	15	kejira>	warbler	281	20	jeluan padi
281	21	empulu			28	kereban fruit
281	29	keresak	spider-hunter	283	34	mimicking lost hound
283	35	sematun	long-billed spider-hunter		40	kec^ala> nectar
	41	semalau	Straits magpie		49	pandan "pandanus"
285	50	puna>	pigeon		55	reribu "rattan"
	58	buluh	hornbill		61	dark-red casque
	62	kenyalan	rhinoceros hornbill		70	cover nesting-holes
287	72	kuan kebat	["bones struck together"]		77	tying bones of the dead
287	79	tiup api	plaintive cuckoo	289	84	fire blazer
289	90	dundun	coucal		92	beater of loom
289	94	sebalankin	[red-brown]	291	100	bell
	102	bubut	common coucal

p. 114 maiden Lemaie> "Evening" goddess of otherworld {cf. [Sumerian] Eres^-ki-gal}

Nambi> Semenat Pagi ("Take Soul Morning") compared with

Beserara> Buna ("Severing Flower")

itinerary of gensilan/gemitan (soul) through Sebayan (otherworld)-regions where spirits of the discarded (implements) & of the slaughtered (animals) perdure [-- l. 4 "the otherworld is tasteless": cf. Sumerian]

*page*	*line*	*name*	*line*	*become (thing perdurant)*	*page*	*line*	*name*	*line*	*become (thing perdurant)*
409	12	leafless ironwood		= ironwood coffin	391	485	dead enc^pun tree
						487	putat trees	488	scissors
					389	470	Fallen Sword lake	471	spawning fish
						472	Pool Muddy valley
	14	Fallen Spear valley		hunters who have died in hunting-accidents		477	Spear Throw valley
411	16	Slackwater Armshell river	18	wild swine				478	stinging flies
	19	Fallen Knife valley	24	banana				479	Banana Plant
413	26	forge	29	chicken
	31	looping snare	32	barking-deer				481	Barking-deer ridge
	35	[level plain]	37	sambur-deer
415	43	tembawai	44	= "former longhouse site" where we were born	393	503	TaMBIt Selabit (strap backpack)
					395	520	rian (durian) tree
	46	lansat tree		bearing fruit only on single branch {cf. Fijian route of souls}		522	lansat tree
						524	sibau (rambutan) tree
						525	temedak (jackfruit) tree & pinan tree
						526	enkaban (illipe) nut tree & tegelam tree
						527	sikup fruit
	49	riverside	47	bathe	397			530	bathe
	51	bottle		= container of charms that lengthen life		535	bottle	536	= container of charms that lengthen life
			58	arrival				543	arrival
417	77	bees	80	lansi> & bekut fish	401	568	bees	570	lansi> & bekut fish
419	84	wasps	87	lansi> & juak fish		576	wasps	577	lansi> & enseluai fish
421	101	c^anai stone		inside kebuk jar
	104	holes in sky		wherethrough issue thunders
423	107	shuttered holes in sky	108	to hinder lightning-flashes	393	509-510	mambun leaves shuttered holes in sky	514-515	to hinder lightning-flashes
	115	Mt. Rabun		nampuk "alighting-place/vigil"

Beban Pelanka ("to-Fashion Sieve") of the Gawai Betawai

*page*	*line*	*__-wood*	*line*	*becometh __[-wood]*
451	4	menua>	6	puran
	7	kepapa>	9	leban
	10	tekalun	12	pakan "warp-strips"
451, 453	14	temesu>	17	taju> ("bait") tree-burials
453			22	kedan penyanga "life-saving"
	25	midun perawan	26	pelanka (suspended)
	29	kemarik (croton)	32	tasik ledun "sea-flood"

carry patient on pelanka (palanquin) to the meligai (on top of the roof), for the Gawai Betawai

*page*	*line*		*door-part*		*was made by*
471	134		base		Beruan Lanit
	135		top		Apai Sabit Bekait
	141		plank		Kelin Aji & Rengan
471, 473	142-144		moon-carving		Enkarun Ridan & Bundan

*page: line*	*cloth*	*page: line*	*design*
473: 161	pua> kumbu>	475: 162	entudu> pisan "caterpillar banana"
*475: 173*	*bali menyeti*	*:174*	*gelagi (border)*

*page: line*	*offering of __*	*page: line*	*by __ manan (shamans)*	*line*	*to __ (deity: )*
477: 177	rendai (puffed rice)	:178	Matai	:181	mother of the entawai ("bat") pita
:182	yellow rice	:182	Linsin	:188	nadin ("leopard-cat")
477: 189	ja> rice	:190	Mepa	478: 193	sawa> ("python")

Bewas-was of the Gawai Betawai

*page*	*line*	*country*	*line*	*part held*	*meaning*
485	233	Sulu	234	tunjuk	fingers
	235	Bugis	236	betis	shanks
	237	Tambi (India)	238	jari	hands

*page*	*line*	*manan*	*line*	*pelanka part*	*meaning*
487	244	Langun	241	pelanka	sieve
	245	Gendai	245	gelagi	cord
	249	C^elun	248	dipelayar	cloth sail
	255	Tebaran	253	papan	planks

Betanam Ayu Tawai ("to-plant image tree") of the Gawai Betawai

*page*	*line*	*tree-part*		*image*
491	266	base		benda pelawan (jar)
	267	sprout		brass ring of bowgun
	268	root		wire
	269	buttress roots		bulan (gong)
	270	flowers		pelaga kelam (beads)

	*line*	*by manan*	*line*	*it is __: with a __*
	271	Lansu>	272	covered: pua> belantan
	274	[maiden]	275	bordered: gelagi
	276	Jaban		planted
	277	C^elun		lifted
	278	Usam		carried

*page*	*line*	*manan*	*line*	*laughing spirit*
493	288	Guyak	287	tic^ak ("house-lizard")
	296	Matai	294	empelawa> ("spider")
499, 497	319	Mepa	309	Kedendin = daun rian ("leaf durian")

*page*	*line*	*manan*	*line*	*fish heeding his music*
499	328	Begura	327	[503: 343 Jeliu Betutu =] enseriban padi
505	361	Jaban	359	banta yian
	373	Jarah	371	semah

Nambi> Manan Bukit ("Bring Shaman Bukit") of the Gawai Betawai

*page*	*line*	*shaman*	*line*	*place-name*	*meaning*	*line*	*destination etc.*
509	385	Jarah	386	Jambul Gajah	Forelock Elephant	388	hilltop valley
	389	Menani	390	Unjam Lidi	Stick-in Laze-rod	392	sea
	393	Usam	394	tasik	sea	395	ebbing tide
	396	Gelanyan	397	Pulau Sempadi	(hill)	401	dew-charms
511	402	C^elun	403	Santubon	(hill)	405	hollow in tapan tree
	407	Jaban	408	Saban	(hill)	412	waxing moon
	413	Kanc^u	414	Batu	(hill)	415	idu-creeper charms
511, 513	417	Guyas	418	Tampak Panas	Shining Hot hill	419	wings of flying eagles
513	420	Biduk	421	Ruruk	(hill)	423	sky
	424	Gendai	425	tebin	river-bank	432	bathing-place
515	441	Empun	443	saban	cordyline-palm	446	tapan-wood blowgun
	450	+Tali Liun

itinerary of Menjaya -- countries traversed on the way toward sky-door in Gawai Betawai

*page*	*country of __*	*meaning*
543	empelawa>	spider
545	lake of fish
547	hanging bridge of munsan	civet-cat
549	jeranau garden	sweet-flag
551	sega> garden of +Lemetak	cane-plant of +Leech
553	tembawai of kesa>	ruin-longhouse of weaver-emmet
555	batu ikan of Jegara	stone fish {cf. [Maori] greenstone fish of Nahue}
557	kaki kerusi of Petara	foot chairs
559	buluh ayu of Bidu	bamboo branching
561	batu kupak & melaban umban of Merinai	stone peel & tree-bark
563	letun ditubai -- +Benai of 9 husbands	pond poisoned -- parted by death
565	sunai lupa> of Sada>	river forgetfulness
567	Dit of Ilak-Ilu	(hill) of (boulder)
569: 339	wak empeliau	large-gibbon (black)
569: 344	serenun	whistle
571	Rec^up who suporteth sky	{cf. Atlas}
573	bukit anat & c^elap	hill hot & cold
575	leaning tegelam tree	{cf. [Chinese] fu-san tree}
577	kara> tree of Linsin	fig-tree of the yellow-bodied
579	home of divorce'e old +Kamba>	balded-headed, with coiled hair (wig?)
581	Unkuk	cord-twiner at full-moon
583	endu> Iyak Puc^un Minyak, who weepeth when box is opened	maiden Oil-Vial {cf. +Pandora}
585: 439, 444	tekam tree studded with pirak tekan & gumbala	silver nuggets & gems {cf. Sukha-vati; Aladdin's gem-trees}
585: 447, 449	batu timah of goddess at angun	whetstone at boulder
591: 482	batan galau shaketh	log of tree
591:484	paya> quivereth	swampland
591: 487	palan bandam grunting	lair of wild-swine
591: 490	beruan growleth	a bear
591: 491	hole of nanin	wasps

entry into sky-door by Menjaya in Gawai Betawai

*page*	*line*	*sky*	*line*	*nature of sky*
593	499	yellow sky	500	shell of kapir "freshwater-turtle"
595	508	door of white	510	c^agak "swivel-mount (pivot)"
597	525	maiden of backward steps	526	muput "blowing" goddess
	529	maiden of swinging-gait	531	betenun burun "foretell omens"
	533	maiden looking upwards	536	bunkun encircleth "tree-knot"
599	538	push sky-door		tarin utin "tusk of small-pig"
	539	yellow door	540	lunc^in "bell"
		[door]	542	dipulu> engau tubai "anoint with poison"
	548	for Nyara>	547	open Pindu Lanit "door of sky"

countries in sky-world visited sequentially by Menjaya et al. in Gawai Betawai

*page*	*line*	*country*	*line*	*owner of country*
601	551	thorn-trees that sing	560	Indan Jagan the flower-drier
603	564	parasitic trees	568	Tunguk "Frogmouth"
605	572	peephole	581	rayuk bulan "halo of full-moon"
607	584	yelping creeper	592	door-janitrix +Dara Kaul Kawa
609		drought-causer	598	Kuan Kapun "Indian cuckoo"
609, 611	605	benan tree	611	Diu> "maina bird" babbling
611, 613	614	rambutan tree	624	Renuk
613	627	kara> tree	633	+Benai of tutun ("drum")
615	640	menuan tree	643	manan C^elun
	648	mumban-forest	647	manan Raun "Frog"
617	651	leaning emperawan	660	Gembau Ensirau Ari
619	669	epiphytic fern rajan	671	enkerabak "Giant-squirrel"
621	676	rigai bamboo	680	Ajuk = pelanduk "mouse-deer"
623	688	danan "canebreak"	690	Kijan "Barking-deer"
	694	thin-as-blades stone (mica?)	696	Pagun = porcupine {should be pangolin-scales!}
625	705	embawan jatu> (sour fruit) trees	711	chair (throne) of sultan
627	716	twisting creepers	719	Maga = uman tortoise
629	731	stone peephole	733	Lelabi "river-Turtle"
631	740	pond of spawning	741	bekaka "kingfisher" & banau "stork"

Bepulai Semenat ("Return Souls") of the Gawai Betawai

the Bunsu Ikan ("spirit fish") return

*page*	*line*	*fish*	*line*	*returneth to __*
657	3	tenas	5	whirlpool
	6	juak	7	cataract
	9	banta iyan	10	deep pool
	12	runtu>	13	submerged roots

*page*	*line*	*manan*	*line*	*returneth to __*
659	17	C^elun	18	Santubon hill
	21	Menani	22	Sempadi hill

departure-offerings to shamans as viaticum for their return-trip

*page*	*line*	*manan*	*line*	*homeland*	*line*	*provisions*
661	24	Gendai	27	sunhat-sky	29	popped rice
	31	C^elun	35	stars-fenced sky	38	frittered bananas
661, 663	38	Lansu>	42	awning-sky	44	chicken's eggs
663	46	Rec^ap	49	hearth-frame sky	51	glutinous rice

Mulai ka Semenat Sida> Iya Empu (restore the souls of their-own selves)

*page 667,* *line*	*manan*	*line*	*place*
73	Usam	74	pelawan menaga> jar
75	Jelapi>	76	highest pool
77	Empun	78	summit of Mt. Rabun

"suspend a ritual barrier"

*page*	*function*	*line*	*helper*
669		82
	fringed cloth	84	entawai "bat"
	lift	90	lelabi "turtle"
	arrange	91	baya "crocodile"
	barrier	92	kendawan "coral snake"
			tedun "cobra"
670	drag wire	93	landak "porcupine"
	bottle	100	ketupun "piculet"
	(p. 673) incubi	107	nyumbuh "macaque"

parts of longhouse barred by warriors with cloths & weapons

*page*	*line*	*longhouse-part*	*warrior*	*line*	*ampan (cloth)*	*line*	*weapon*
675	126	courtyard	Usam	127	berinjan	128	barbed spears
	129	entry-ladder	Nyara>	130	berinjan	131	bamboo spikes
	132	gallery	Matai	133	belulai	134	forked spear
	135	entrance	Lansu>	136	bekumbu>	137	bent knife {Yemen}
	138	wall-opening	Linsin	139	kumbu> ilin
677	141	loft-entrance	Duau	142	bali berandau	143	isau (sword)
	144	loft floor-hole	Iduk	145	berasuk	146	tiruk (lance)
	147	doorway	Bidu	148	pua> enkudu>	150	lunju (spear)
	151	apartment	Matai	152	belulai	153	gansai (spear)
	154	mosquito-curtain	Empun	155	belumpun	155	[cannon]
679	156	drying-shelf	Nyara>	158	pua> mata>	159	lunga> (knife)
	161	skylight in roof	Rec^ap	162	pua> kebat	163	malat short-sword
681	172	path thereto	Guyak

THE BORNEO CLASSICS SERIES, Vol. 5. Clifford Sather: Seeds of Play, Words of Power. Tun Jugah Foundation, 2001.