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=== Kelabit - English === | === Kelabit - English === | ||
| − | ; neteng - [verb] to pray, to call on spirits, to chant: | + | ; neteng (1) - [verb] to pray, to call on spirits, to chant: |
:* neteng [[keniu]] marih ngedoo' | :* neteng [[keniu]] marih ngedoo' | ||
::- to call on the good omen (spirit) of the eagle to come and heal | ::- to call on the good omen (spirit) of the eagle to come and heal | ||
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| + | ; neteng (2) - proclaim, declare, or invoke a blessing or fortune: | ||
| + | :* neteng anak doo' peru'an, doo' munu, doo' rena'ey, mey kadang ulun | ||
| + | ::- to invoke a blessing of good luck, good behaviour, good health and long-life on a child | ||
:; teteng - [noun] a recitation or chant as part of a ritual | :; teteng - [noun] a recitation or chant as part of a ritual | ||
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| + | ; neteng (3) - invitation: | ||
| + | * uih neteng ideh marih mey Irau aweh | ||
=== Kelabit - Bahasa Malaysia === | === Kelabit - Bahasa Malaysia === | ||
Revision as of 20:50, 8 November 2017
neteng was a chant by the village shaman to invoke the spirits or the 'keniu' to appear at a ritual - Dato Balang Ngalibun teteng dawar ngen keniu lem kereb ulun maya ngaie' ngilad - Dr. Poline Bala
Some examples when the shaman would 'neteng':
- neteng ngae' me ngeraad
- neteng ngae' me ngerang
- neteng keniu inan kedta rayeh
- neteng keniu bubuh ruma'
Translations
Kelabit - English
- neteng (1) - [verb] to pray, to call on spirits, to chant
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- neteng keniu marih ngedoo'
- - to call on the good omen (spirit) of the eagle to come and heal
- neteng (2) - proclaim, declare, or invoke a blessing or fortune
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- neteng anak doo' peru'an, doo' munu, doo' rena'ey, mey kadang ulun
- - to invoke a blessing of good luck, good behaviour, good health and long-life on a child
- teteng - [noun] a recitation or chant as part of a ritual
- neteng (3) - invitation
- uih neteng ideh marih mey Irau aweh
