Part 7 — Table of Contents
Reading edition
PREFACE v
CONTENTS vii
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
INTRODUCTION xi
I. GENERAL 1
Origin and Migration. 3
Appearance. 6
Dress. 8
Ornaments. 11
Weapons. 15
Character. 19
II. DOMESTIC LIFE 21
The Lhota House. 30
Manufactures. 36
Loans. 45
Agriculture. 45
Live-stock. 59
Hunting. 63
Fishing. 70
Food. 74
Drink. 78
Medicine. 79
Drugs. 81
Games. 82
Music. 85
Daily Life. 86
III. LAWS AND CUSTOMS 87
Polity and Village Organization. 96
Property. 97
Inheritance. 98
Adoption. 99
Settlement of Disputes. 100
Oaths. 102
Friendships. 104
War and Head-hunting. 104
Slavery. 111
The Position of Women. 111
IV. RELIGION 113
Religious Officials. 121
Public Ceremonies. 127
Ceremonies for Rain. 130
Individual Ceremonies. 131
Ceremonies for Illness. 133
The Social “Gennas.” 136
Birth. 144
Marriage. 147
Divorce. 156
Death Ceremonies. 156
Miscellaneous Beliefs. 163
V. FOLK-TALES AND SONGS 174
The Sambhur and the Hanuman Monkey. 175
The Wild Boar and the Tiger. 175
Apfuho and the Old Woman. 177
Apfuho and the Tiger. 177
How the Villagers tried in vain to put an end to Apfuho. 178
The Old Man and His Dogs. 180
The Story of the Two Brothers. 181
The Widow and the Boys of the Morung. 181
The Boy and the Water Spirit. 182
The Story of Sityingo and Ngazo. 183
How Men became Catfish. 184
How Men were turned into Gibbons. 184
The Story of the Kithang Clan. 185
The Story of Lichao and His Daughter. 187
The Girl who Married a Tiger. 190
Lankongrhoni and the Villagers. 193
The Woman with a Caterpillar for a Husband. 195
The Sun and the Moon. 196
The Wagtail and the Owlet. 196
The Story of Ramphan. 197
SONGS 200
VI. LANGUAGE 207
Vowels. 207
Diphthongs. 208
Consonants. 208
Grammar. 209
Syntax. 219
Abuse and Nicknames. 224
Baby Language. 225
VII. APPENDICES 226
A. THE LHOTA CALENDAR 226
B. MENSURATION 228
C. HUMAN SACRIFICE 230
NAGA-ASSAMESE GLOSSARY 232
INDEX 233