566 



INDEX 



Kar Nicobarese, the — continued 

 Effect of N.E. monsoon, 299 

 Canoe mishaps, 308, 317 

 Crossbow accidents, 317 

 A Kar Nicobarese tradition, 215 

 Gardens, 307 



Origin of, 307 



Destruction of, 307 

 Quarrels, instances of, 310-312 



Mode of revenging, 310 

 Amok, instances of, 312 



Causes of, 312 

 Wizard murders, 314 



Instances of, 314, 313 

 Instances of murder as punishment, 315 

 Instance of suicide, 316 

 Dislike to strangers, 317 

 Land sale and tenure, 317 



Instance of, 317 

 Takoia, 241 

 Tallies 



Tally of commercial transactions, 319 

 Of the months, 319 

 Of a child's age, 319 

 Social and other distinctions 



Social status, 61 



The Mafai, 300-302 



The Sanokuv, 300 



The Tamili'.ana, 302, 316 



The Takkutii^ 292 



Yom Ap, 302 



y^om Elpanam, 302 



Headmen, 316 



Wizardry, 314 



Mode of obtaining reputation for, 



314 

 Ceremonies and observances 



Kana Awn (feast of exhumation j, 285- 



292 

 Na-Kopdh (feast for the dead), 



286, 287 

 Kare-yeng-chon (headstones of 



graves), 287 

 Vani pail (house decoration), 288 

 Kiriam Hepat (dancing in bright 



light), 288, 289 

 Henghawd (in return), 290 

 Yeng Awn (the great hoar), 291 

 Wanaka Knv (making lard), 291 

 Kisu-ta-el-pali, 291 

 Tanang alah (prevention), 291 

 Anula Kopah (digging tlie graves), 



292 

 Kiriam Anti/a (digging dance), 292 

 Kiriam-nga-rit-roi-ta-oka (dance for 



clearing up coconut rubbish), 



292 

 Mafai tapira (grand Mafai dance), 



292 

 Anula Kopdh, account of this ceremony 

 as carrietl out at Lapati, 293 



Kar Nicobarese, the — continued 



Katap-hanq (lighting the Elpanani), 



294, 293 

 Kiala (fetching food), 295 

 Anoi-ila (a holidav), 293 

 Enwan-ttgi (fishing again for the chil- 

 dren), 295 

 Ma-va-kuv-ka-ma-ka (papa is going 



this way to fetch fish), 293 

 Ramal^ 296 

 Gnunota, 296 

 Ma-la-h'il, 297 

 Kewi-apa^ 297, 298 



Mu-mnig-ren (day of preparation), ^97 

 Kial (taking food), 297 

 Ha-chu, 298 

 Maya (top decoration), 298, 299 



Yint07-nd Siva (expelling the devil by 



sails), 298, 299 

 A/n/iai, 299 

 Jnturga, 299 



Tanangla (support), 299, 300 

 Ke liiinj alaa, 300 

 Mafai, creation of, 301 



Hanata (adorning the invalid), 301 

 Mafai performances, 302 

 Ai-yu-a-kare (going to a feast adorned 



with jewels), 302 

 Lniiii-lare Mafai (undressing the Mafai), 



'302 

 Amuind Kiev (revealing to the invalid), 



302, 303 

 Burial ceremonies, 303-305 



Account of interment of headman of 

 Sawi, 305, 306 

 Foia Elmot (wiping away tears), 306 

 Aciount of interment of a man of 

 repute at Lapati, 306, 307 

 Mourning, 305 

 Converse with the dead, 296 

 Instance of ceremonies acconijianying 



canoe buying, 309 

 Sequel to the loss of a Mus canoe, 296 

 Reception of Mus racing-canoe after a 



death in the village, 299 

 Canoe offerings, 295, 296 

 Celebration of loss of teeth, 300 

 Custom during eclipses, 307 



Belief concerning, 307 

 Disinterment customs, 51 

 "Devil expelling," 64 

 Tamiluana ceremonies to subdue floods, 



51 



Feasts, 50 

 Dances, 289, 309 

 Ceremonial accessories 



Kantera, 302 



Kusuhu, 297, 298 



Merahta, 287 



"Devil-expelling" leaves, 303 

 Katap-hang, K.N., 294, 295 



