basal
verb
English. Plays the agung or shaman's bowl with sticks.
Synonym. dapikal; latung; ulaktik
besalen
Sense 1
noun
English. A small brass gong.
Synonym. agung sina'
Generic. agung
Sense 2
English. A china bowl, ca. 7 cm. deep and 20 cm. across, tapped by shamans to summon spirits; hence, a shaman's symbol of office.
Example sentence:
Subanen. Pu' tinelima'u na su kegawidu besalen, mitubus nau penebungay.
English. For if I have accepted holding the besalen, I have already finished being initiated (into shamanship).
Generic. ya'ung
Idiom: beleng besalen
verb
English. Indicates that one has stopped being a shaman by breaking his besalen.