For someone (agent maN-, muɴ- & theme) to beat on a rhythm bar (loc ref -on) with a beater stick (theme), either by one person alone or by two or three beating a synchronized rhythm.
mamattung; pamattung
Reference is to one of the following: 1) A single rhythm beat alone. 2) A single rhythm synchronized with one or two other rhythms.
Nan nala'eng di mamattung hi atlun di halīhal ta mun'u'unnud.
The one to beat the third rhythm should be an expert so that it will synchronize.
3) Two or three synchronized rhythms.
Mamattungdah mahhun ya un ete''an nan mumbā'in manāyaw.
They will beat (the synchronized rhythms) first before the ritualists dance.
The first rhythm, halīhal 2, is played alone when performing the ma'āyiw ritual; a synchronization of the first rhythm, second rhythm, adwan di halīhal, and third rhythm, atlun di halīhal, are played during the performance of a major blessing ritual, pāhang, or during an eclipse of the sun. A rhythm is played with repetitive measures of four beats and rests to each measure. The synchronized rhythm of the three beats are displayed in the table below.
tabob, Synchronized Rhythm of Percussion Instruments,
Synchronized Rhythm of Rhythm Sticks
(one measure)
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| halīhal First rhythm
|
X |
X |
XX |
- |
| adwan di halīhal Second rhythm
|
- |
X |
- |
X |
| atlun di halīhal Third rhythm
|
X |
- |
- |
X |
X = Beat; - = Rest
For someone (agent) to use a particular stick (inst i-, paN-) for a rhythm stick, as described above.