4.9.4. Miracle, supernatural power

asisindivinationAsisi vene yaku niyadi bi miya de rego, yaga nigo.The diviners (lit. 'divination people') said that there would be no rain, but a drought.4.9.4.7Omen, divination
blesiya renacvblessFada yaku omuna fafau usa usa nisi blesiya reyoma fereyo.Father prayed over the mountain, giving a blessing and then it (the rain) stopped (lit. left).4.9.4.3Bless
damu emanacvcast doom black magic chant/spell/curse, inducing a natural disaster or thoughts of impending danger.Nai baba bi damu emaradi ma dona de udo.My father has been cursed and so he doesn't kill pigs.4.9.4.1Sorcerydamu sesereunspec. comp. formcnchant/spell for spirit-induced natural disaster or thoughts of impending danger.Na damu sesere ori reyaka.I was afraid of the doom chant.
fu'u renacvcast/say spell/charm.Bi fu'u regasa vima no meki rena veve amiye.He cast spells and is a wizard (lit. 'casting evil spirits omen person').4.9.4.1Sorcery
gemo renacv(perform) curse.Mina amiye gemo reyadi.These people performed curses.4.9.4.4Curse
gubendarkness/spiritual disturbance that can be felt; it causes relatives to destroy property when a person dies.Mukuna gube vata niyo.It started to get very dark.Meda tomu nisi mukuna gube gube niyo.The day was ending and a spiritual darkness came on.4.9.4Miracle, supernatural powerarch
kiraini renacvcurse, perform magic.Ina yaku fuka yabo kiraini reyo.He cursed the fig tree.More of a thought process, versus nikiraini rena which involves action.4.9.4.1Sorcerykiraini ninaunspec. comp. formcvcurseBi Sei ya kiraini niyaine!May he be cursed by God!
kovai ninacvcurseYa rofu vegu no regori dairi vegu no ga refa, o ya kovai nigori dairi kovai ga nifa.When evil is done against you don't repay with evil, or when you are cursed don't curse back.4.9.4.4Curse
nimatimati renacvpray to, venerate, petition.Ina bi vima nimatimati reyo.He prayed for the spirit to go away.4.9.4.1Sorcery
nivauna renacvvenerate; chant sorrowful words in order to send a spirit away after disturbing it.Ye gagani adina amiye kaere bi Budo Babada yaku nivauna vauna reyori.So the person who lived near there was Budo Babada who chanted sorrowful words.4.9.4.1Sorcery
oba renacvheal or cure by use of traditional magic.Ore yaku amiye usi oba rededi.The witchdoctors follow people and cure them.4.9.4.1Sorcery
odifanavmind and body controlled by an evil spirit; possess, take control of.Ina bi vima no yaku odifaro.She was possessed by an evil spirit.Past tense form could be a vestige of odifa+re 'possess-do' as seen in Maria na mare 'give me' (Dutton 1970:965).4.9.4.2Demon possession
orenbad sorcery/black magic performed by using the power of evil spirits; poison.Ore vene kiki ida desi nai baba uyadi.The sorcerers used the secret means/method and killed my father.4.9.4.1Sorceryore amiyeunspec. comp. formcnsorcererNa bi ore amiye veyaka.I saw the sorcerer.
perovetanprophetElijah bi peroveta tora yokoi.Elijah was one big prophet.4.9.4.6Prophecy
rebensign, wonder, miracle.Ini uka maina regi, ina vene yaku oma di rebe ina rofu nikaiteyadi.To test him, they asked for a sign from heaven.4.9.4Miracle, supernatural powerrebe renaunspec. comp. formcvperform sign/wonder/miracle.Ina rofu baisi omari rebe yokoi reyainedi nikaiteyadi.And they came to him asking him to perform a wonder/sign.
rurunsorcery or white magic, which is considered good; consists of divination, omens and traditonal healing.Mina ruru sina ago dudu ini nari vene di fore tora gaderi magamo.With these divination words she was providing a lot of money for those looking after her.4.9.4.7Omen, divinationruru amiyeunspec. comp. formcnsorcerer, traditional healer.Ruru amiye ni kumo na veyaine.Tell the sorcerer to see me.ruru renaunspec. comp. formcvperform sorceryIna ya ruru reibigo.He will perform sorcery.
seserenmagic words repeated over and over again with an object (i.e. fetish) that has magical powers in order to control a situation; chant, spell.Kaere ore regamadi vene tau bi ini mina seseresa bura reyadi moi okisi amiye tau nemokori ori kamu reyadi.Many of those people who had been practising magic brought their spell books and burned them in everyone's presence.4.9.4.1Sorcery
tukanabunwitchcraft, black magic which uses part of a person's belongings.Yi fogori yokoi yaku tukanabu, ore, o ruru ga reyaine.Amongst you there should not be anyone performing witchcraft, sorcery or divination.4.9.4.1Sorcery
tunavoinmagicMibi kaere ore ma tunavoi regamadi vene bi.These are those people who were doing sorcery and magic.4.9.4.1Sorcery
vevenwhite magic; witchcraft or divination using powers of magic.Amiye tau yaku ina ura de regamadi ini veve bi no iniye iniye dada.No one liked him because his witchcraft was so evil.4.9.4.1Sorceryveve amiyeunspec. comp. formcnwitch doctor, medium.Minari bi veve amiye yokoi baku reyadi.There they found a witch doctor.veve renaunspec. comp. formcvperform magicMa veve redo amiye bi sei yokoi nivakedo.And a magician (lit. 'performs magic person') worships one god.
yaumanansorcery/poison magic performed using the power of evil spirits; treatment.Ina yaku amiye di mokena moi forovai regamo, ini yaumana regamo dudu.He was confusing people's thinking, with his doing sorcery/magic.4.9.4.1Sorceryyaumana buniunspec. comp. formwhite magic using supernatural forces to make impossible things happen.Sesere be bi yaumana buni di.Some chants are part of white magic.yaumana foreunspec. comp. formcnfetish, potion.Yaumana fore bi ini vava nufa.Fetishes have power.yaumana nounspec. comp. formblack magicDamu bi yaumana no di.Doom is part of black magic.