numanA forested area good for a field, (of second- or third-growth trees).Kesok le tmiba, yó kmò le du, na le nauy gna yem numa.When they (are planning to) make an upland rice field, what they do is, they first visit several forested areas.In selecting a forested area for an upland rice field, it is important to choose one that has not recently been used for a field, one where the trees and the undergrowth are old. Otherwise there will be so many weeds as to be uncontrollable, and the rice cannot develop properly. However, even more important in making the decision as to where the rice field should be is to listen to the call of the omen bird. The direction of the call is considered to be supernatural, and it takes precedence over all other factors that are taken into consideration.cfdlag 1

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