レッウ

le'u とは、ダワン語 (Dawanin West Timor) で「聖なる」という意味である。

Le'u means "holy", "sacred", "awe-inspiring". The sacredness denoted by this word is objective, that is, uninfluenced yb man. It is a force that can be dangerous on the one hand, or beneficial on the other. High cliffs are called fatu le'u (there are numerous examples of mountains which are le'u). And in the text quoted above Uis Neno, the sun and the moon are descirbed as le'u and it is thereofre taboo and to soil it. Le'u and nuni are two very closely connected concepts. In Tetun there exists only the luli ¹ concept, the word being etymologically eqjivalent to nuni. In the Tetun language area the uma luli, analgoous to the ume le'u in Timorese, adjoins the ruler's residential quaters. [footnote omitted] Anything may becom le'u as a result of some act of consecration. For example, a tree may be designated le'u consequent upon a dream. It will then be nuni to pick its fruits. Or a le'u musu (hostility le'u) may be found as a result of a dream. [footnote omitted] And the leaves and roots of a le'u musu should be sought anew each time. [footnote omitted]

luli ではなく lulik である。

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