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reconciliation ritual [This ritual served to settle minor offences. For example, when a son slaughtered an animal he was obliged to give his fatherthe liver, the kidney and the heart of the animal (d'aam ma motash). If a son violated this custom, the father would becomeangry. In order to be reconciled with his father, the son would have to bring native liquour, slaughter a fowl and the familyand relatives would gather and witness the father forgiving the son by spitting saliva on the ground.]Daf (sem. domains: 4.15.2.1 Reconciled, irreconciled (L&N 40.A), 4.16.2 Custom, tradition (L&N 41.B).)

spit out anger

tuɗuk

n red caterpillar sp. Bok (sem. domains: 2.2.3 Insects (L&N 04.C).)

tunal hai

v repeat Mon (sem. domains: 4.17.1.3 Do again (L&N 41.D).)

tik

v repeat Daf (sem. domains: 4.17.1.3 Do again (L&N 41.D).)

tik la

v return B'we ndee ti lulis d'afal, ti nii: "Mma mad'afal a mot, ta tik la ahun ta kat ti?" God once asked the people: "When man dies, should he return or remain dead?" Daf (sem. domains: 4.3.4.2 Return (L&N 15.G).)

tun ti

v return, come back Mon (sem. domains: 4.3.4.2 Return (L&N 15.G).)

tuf lulya v

spit out saliva (1irreg. infl. tuf ti lyau; irreg. infl. tuf yila) Daf (sem. domains: 2.3.3 Physiological products of the body (L&N 08.C), 4.8.1.2 Processes of the mouth besides eating, drinking (L&N 23.B), 4.8.1.14 Bodily discharge (L&N 23.B-D, I, J).)

ritual to find out whether a person has been engaged with witchcraft [The ritual is done by the mburai in order to find out anyone guilty of witchcraft. All members of a family will gather and spitinto a calabash. Anyone who refuses to do this is judged guilty and condemned to death. The ritual excludes the children.](sem. domains: 24.16.2 Custom, tradition (L&N 41.B), 4.17.9.4.4 Magic (L&N 53.J), 3.2 Supernatural Powers (L&N 12.B).)

tula

n riverbank, fertile land Daf (sem. domains: 1.1.4.5 Pastures and cultivated lands (L&N 01.O).)

tar₂

n road Mon (sem. domains: 1.1.4.6 Thoroughfares: roads, streets, paths etc. (L&N 01.P).)

tamba

n rock Mon, Daf (sem. domains: 1.2.5 Earth, mud, sand, and rock (L&N 02.E).)

tok cf: twaak.

v run VN: tutok. Daf (sem. domains: 4.3.9.2 Run (L&N 15.D').)

tital

v run malusus i sa ngarati si titalus shak all Mr. Crownbird's malusus lizards ran away Bok (sem. domains: 4.3.9.2 Run (L&N 15.D').)

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