In the Bukaua and Tami tribes the initiation ceremonies are performed not in the forest but in a special house built for the purpose in the village, which the women are obliged to vacate till the rites are over.
The word in the speech of the Yabim and Bukaua is balum; in that of the Kai it is ngosa; and in that of the Tami it is kani.
The Tamibury their dead in shallow graves under or near the houses.
At festivals and meat markets the Tami offer him the first portion in a little basket, which a lad carries away into the wood and leaves there.
In this delicate position the Tami endeavour to make the best of both worlds.
Indeed the initiatory ceremonies are performed by the tribes jointly, now in the territory of the Bukaua, now in the territory of the Yabim, or in the land of the Kai, a tribe of mountaineers, or again in the neighbouring Tami islands.
Having conveyed the sad intelligence to them, the long soul departs by way of Maligep, on the west coast of New Britain, to a village on the north coast, the inhabitants of which recognise the Tami ghosts as they flit past.
The Belief in Immortality among the Natives of German and Dutch New Guinea The Tami Islanders of Huon Gulf (continued), their doctrine of souls and gods, pp.
But while the Tami believe in gods and spirits of various sorts, the superhuman beings with whom they chiefly concern themselves are the souls of the dead.
The spirits who fill the thoughts and attract the attention of the Tamiare the kani, that is, the souls of the departed.
The Tami further believe in certain spirits called Tago which are very old, having been created at the same time as the village.
The first is from Father Steffel: Tami Nono, mamu regui guami gatiki, tami noineruje mu regua selimea rekijena, tami neguaruje mu jelaliki henna guetschiki, mapu hatschibe reguega quami.
Utogga atemo tubaggue dama santusikamoe uggue Our father who in heaven above sanctified be he ututugaraga duviana uguiere api odduna gutuguitodaraga thy name come thy kingdom thou do thy will tami dubur dama tubaggue.
Among the Papuans of the Tami Islands, revenge may be taken on some other member of the murderer's family only if it is absolutely impossible to catch the guilty person himself.
Among the Papuans of the Tami Islands, "accidental injuries are not punished.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "tami" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
