Definitions of some ritual terms used in Adet Kayan-Kenyah 1994

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In this Adet Kayan-Kenyah several Kayan words and phrases are used, and in the context of this Adet.

"adet" (Kayan-Kenyah) includes a way of life, basic values, culture, accepted code of conduct, manners, conventions and customary laws;

"agung" (Kayan-Kenyah) means a type of brass gong which is shallow with a flat surface and a small knob; and is considered a valuable and prestigious item used in various social transactions such as for bride price and for settling disputes;

“ala tenup" means snatching from another person against his or her will (Kenyah, ala' nyeman);

"amin" means a room or an apartment unit in the longhouse containing all members of the household and their property (Kenyah, lamin);

“amin pu'un" means the original apartment or the household that keeps the continuity of that particular apartment (Kenyah, lamin puun);

"atep" (Kayan-Kenyah) means a sign or a mark for a claim;

"atep hang" means a boundary sign between two or more pieces of land, farm or garden owned by different owners (Kenyah, dip saang);

"atep hawa" or "atep doh" means an engagement token given by the man to the woman to denote their engagement; in the Marudi District, the term for this transaction is inu lo' (Kenyah, tebuku te' or putu leto);

"atep lali” means a sign or a mark in the form of items of ritual or religious significance, such as a tiger tooth (epen lejau) and feathers of honorific birds (kirep manuk tingang or bato' ulo') to denote a ritual or a religious prohibition or an item or a property (Kenyah, dip);

"atep tua" means a sign or a mark usually in the form of crossed sticks or belian pegs to denote a right or ownership over an item or a property, such as a piece of land, a site for a house, a tree, a fruit tree or a plant (Kenyah, dip);

“avan luma” means the site for a farm (Kenyah, uko’ uma);