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1

An omen-bird spirit.

This is the class name which includes such spirits as gullūnan, lumukīluk, pa''īpa', tanggāwan and others. These spirits are appealed to for help during omen bird prayers, umīdaw 2.

2

An omen-bird prayer.

Omen bird prayers are recited during traditional religious ceremonies, bā'i 1b, in connection with the following: dispute settlement contest, haddā'an; waylaying an enemy, ngāyaw; headhunting enactment ritual, bahbah2; a violent death, bināgung.

3

An omen-bird-flight omen.

An omen bird signals two kinds of omens involving flight of the bird: a path-blocking omen, bāhut, and a house fly-by omen, lēpeh. See under these entries for descriptions.