sabùnSomething used to obstruct harm/evil intended by a supernatural force such as that predicted by an omen bird or caused by attending a burial.Ke deng kogolen motun yem ulal, gel le mebel kulóy mò nmò le sabù. Gel dnutung le solu aut anì là dohoen yem neet angat sut.After a snake has come up (into a house), they always look for cane to make something to ward off harm. They burn (the cane) at the foot of the pole ladder so that which the omen predicted will not happen.The procedure of burning wax after a death and placing it on the path so that those who accompany the body to the burial will smell it on their way back is believed to prevent sickness.

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