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| − | 'neteng' was a chant by the village shaman to invoke the spirits or the 'keniu' to appear at a ritual. - Dato Balang Ngelibun | + | '''neteng''' was a chant by the village shaman to invoke the spirits or the 'keniu' to appear at a ritual. - Dato Balang Ngelibun |
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| + | '''[[teteng]]''' = dawar ngen keniu lem kereb ulun maya ngaie ngilad - Dr. Poline Bala | ||
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Some examples when the shaman would 'neteng': | Some examples when the shaman would 'neteng': | ||
* neteng [[ngae']] me [[ngeraad]] | * neteng [[ngae']] me [[ngeraad]] | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 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 Ngelibun 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 - [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
- teteng - [noun] a recitation or chant as part of a ritual
