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batuung
/batuʔuŋ/
 
n.
a feast marking the end of a period of mourning
Cult. usually on the ninth day after a death, but on the seventh day after the death of a child. Cooked rice and chicken liver is offered to the spirit of the deceased in order that he will eat it and then depart from the village. It is believed that failure to honour this custom will cause calamity for the family and other villagers.
Eng. feast
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R
 
v.
for a family (egbatuung, migbatuung/imbatuung, batuung, agent, eg><ø-) to celebrate the batuung feast to mark the end of a period of mourning a loved one (egbatuungan, imbatuungan/migbatuungan/pigbatuungan, batuungi, batuungan, location, eg><an-) after a period of 9 days for a male, or 8 days for a female, after which they decide what to do about the widow
Ken-u a egbatuungi ka apù nu ne lukes?
When is the celebration of mourning of your grandfather?
Eng. mourn
DDP: Mourn (2.6.6.4)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,AAA,RUL,QDL
Last updated: 16/Apr/2014