san-yigmoah m msan-yigm(o)awa or sin-yigmawasan-yigma or sin-yigmasan-yigma or sin-yigmaintermediary or mediator in marriage affairs (from the bridegroom's or bride’s lineage with kinship ties to the other partner’s lineage)N san-yigmawa cheng ngachob yeni a ga kaasi mi ale n poowa yalika.My san-yigma went to my in-law's house and messed up my (intended) marriage (to my woman-friend).sanyig-nubilit. ‘female’ mediator; (male) mediator from the bridegroom’s lineage; arranges the first contacts and mediation between the two lineages; also called the “main mediator”sanyig-diak [h m h]lit. ‘male’ mediator; mediator from the bride’s lineage (mediates in marriage conflicts; also called the “assistant mediator”)
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