Browse Vernacular - English
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hugyup n 1A kind of fiber from a palm tree (like kapok fiber) used in starting fire. see: bonut. 2
hukung ??? [When someone is killed or dies, everyone else in the village goes down to the nearest river junction and builds lean-tos there. They set up pretend hearths, and camp on the beach for two days, pretending to cook there, but in reality going back and forth to the village to cook. This is done in order to deceive the evil spirits into dwelling by the beach hearths.]