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'neteng' was a chant by the village shaman to invoke the spirits or the 'keniu' to appear at a ritual.
==Pronunciation==
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Some examples when the shaman would 'neteng':
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* neteng [[ngae']] me [[ngeraad]]
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* neteng ngae' me [[ngerang]]
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* neteng [[keniu]] inan [[kedta]] rayeh
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* neteng [[keniu]] [[bubuh]] ruma'
  
 
== Translations ==
 
== Translations ==
  
 
=== Kelabit - English ===
 
=== Kelabit - English ===
; neteng - to pray, to call on spirits, to chant:
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; neteng - [verb] to pray, to call on spirits, to chant:
 
:* neteng [[keniu]] marih ngedoo'  
 
:* neteng [[keniu]] marih ngedoo'  
 
::- to call on the good omen (spirit) of the eagle to come and heal
 
::- to call on the good omen (spirit) of the eagle to come and heal
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:; teteng - [noun] a recitation or chant as part of a ritual
  
 
=== Kelabit - Bahasa Malaysia ===
 
=== Kelabit - Bahasa Malaysia ===

Revision as of 20:28, 8 November 2017

'neteng' was a chant by the village shaman to invoke the spirits or the 'keniu' to appear at a ritual. 

Some examples when the shaman would 'neteng':

Translations

Kelabit - English

neteng - [verb] to pray, to call on spirits, to chant
  • neteng keniu marih ngedoo'
- to call on the good omen (spirit) of the eagle to come and heal
teteng - [noun] a recitation or chant as part of a ritual

Kelabit - Bahasa Malaysia