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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
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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
 
   
 
   
 
  '''[[teteng]]''' = dawar ngen keniu lem kereb ulun maya ngaie ngilad - Dr. Poline Bala
 
  '''[[teteng]]''' = dawar ngen keniu lem kereb ulun maya ngaie ngilad - Dr. Poline Bala

Revision as of 20:31, 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':

Translations

Kelabit - English

neteng - [verb] to pray, to call on spirits, to chant
  • 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

Kelabit - Bahasa Malaysia