- In
Melanesian and
Polynesian cultures, mana is a
supernatural force that
permeates the universe.
Anyone or
anything can have mana. They
believed it to...
- culture. The
important quality is
called “
imunu”, the
power that
pervades things,
including ritual objects.
Imunu is
personified in the
masked ceremonies...
- Proto-Madang Proto-Trans–New
Guinea head *gat(a,i)(m) *kV(mb,p)utu;
mVtVna hair *
imunu *(nd,s)umu(n,t)[V]; *iti ear *kaun(i) *kand(i,e)k[V] eye *amu *ŋg(a,u)mu;...
- Proto-Akpes;
Akpes (Ajowa) *èyò *àsùgù *àhũ *ìyũ *ìndàlì *onu ìkɔ̃̀n ɔhuni imi
ìmũ̀nũ̀ Ayere ɛ́jɛ́ éndí ówṹ éyĩ́ únú anu èʃwè egbe oŋwu oyin ʃe éwú Ahan ewú éndí...
- yambiřo;
yombura gaŋgino amu-na;
amuno Madang Proto-Madang *gat(a,i)(m) *
imunu *kaun(i) *amu *mutu(gu) *make *mele *kani(n) *ka(d,r)a; *kara *kwaten *ga(n...
