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mwan ti toran
hunters' fire [It is a fire made by friction. It is done by swiftly squeezing a dry stick inside a hole in a piece of wood containing a highlyinflammable cotton-like material called shir ma mwan. The fire is made by experts, as a ritual during community huntingexpeditions. With the fire made by this process they set the bush on fire and it is believed to make them catch a lot of game.]Daf (sem. domains: 1.2.3 Fire (L&N 02.C), 4.16.2 Custom, tradition (L&N 41.B), 3.2 Supernatural Powers (L&N 12.B).)
