Mubimambila Essays

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Mubimambila Essays

Adda, Philip
A geographical study of Sakaka
Department of Geography, Teacher's College, Mubi
Unpublished Local Study

Sarkaka near Mbar: 14 Nkayo seasonal dance marking the start of the rainy season. Men and women (bearing food) gather, blessed by priest)
15 Mabalch is sim. to mark the harvest.
16 Papalc dance for both men and women clebrating communal fishing party. Pregnant women warned in advance not to wash in the river, nor to take part in case they pollute the river by bleeding into it! Priest first throws stone into the water, a fish should jump to show acceptance, if not more prayers and throw more stones - if no fish jumping then may postpone the expedition. Afterwards give fish to priest, eat then dance - 3 days and eat no red meat. New child - some time later - can be as long as a month after birth big feast - many gather - priest leads F out of house with hands over his eyes and thn shows him the sun "for the first time" repeat with M and the new baby. Then eat and drink, dance round plate and guest put offering for the newborn on the plate. Mrge: bride is fattened at grooms compound in seclusion for 1 month before celebration - she dances in public as new wife. Big feast baboon = mbok "fox" = do-lla bush fowl = nkombork egret = tacer butterfly = madakdu grasshopper=mbater
90 kaka speak Sah lang sim. to 2 "other tribes of Mambilla".
94 In mid 1950s women still wearing "cawa" loin cloth.
96 can enter house, even bed room and sit on bed of a woman without asking permission or offence. Sexual joking and play between sexes possible without offence. 98 History refuge from slave raids. Some split off and became 1) Tep Kwar 2) the Sam and 3) part of Barup. They all speak same language with some small diffs. Basket nggieh, fishing net lam-b spear head golngh, mat Dago, pot Shienh, mortar Kab
218 Sign carried by messanger with serious message - 3 branches, centre one tied in a knot.
219 whistling language - used by a few people
220 Death - go to ritual enclosure and beat drums as sign.

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