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1

A pregnancy bless-offering ritual, sponsored by the parents of the husband of a girl pregnant for the first time.

The ritual is usually performed between the fifth and eighth month of pregnancy or, if delayed, soon after the birth of the child. The extended relatives of the sponsors are expected to bring chickens or money as a help gift to the newly married couple. Only male ritualists, mumbā'i, and relatives of the pregnant girl are invited.

2

For someone (agent -um-; s agent maN-) to sponsor a pregnancy bless-offering ritual (theme) for the unborn grandchild of one's son and daughter-in-law (loc ref -an), as described above.

pamallu'ung; mamallu'ung

For someone (agent) to use something (inst paN-) to sponsor or perform a pregnancy bless-offering ritual.

Waluy manu' hi namallu'ung Dokkal hidin hopap di inhabin han ihāwan han imbaluyna.

Dokkal used eight chickens to sponsor a pregnancy bless-offering ritual for the one whom the wife of his son conceived.

3

For ritualists, mumbā'i, (agent maN-), to perform a pregnancy bless-offering ritual (theme) for the unborn grandchild of one's son and daughter-in-law (loc ref -an), as described under 1.

mamallu'ung; pamallu'ung

This is a one-day ritual. Prayers are addressed to the following spirits: liblibāyan, bagāwah, pinādeng, lennāwa, bogol, abuniyan ad dāya, abuniyan ad dolom, matūngul ad dāya, matūngul ad dolom, munlalabi, ma'āyiw. At the end of praying, the mother and unborn child are blessed, honga 3, using the sacrificed chickens, with a request to the spirits to help in a safe delivery.

4

A pregnancy bless-offering for an unborn or newborn child, consisting of chickens, as described under 1.

Chickens contributed by the relatives of the husband's parents are used for sacrificing. Only enough chickens to feed those gathered are butchered. The rest are saved to increase the flock of the newly-married couple.