b'publicdisplayoftheyearscropoftaitubwemitiliteli n3 Atypeoffoodhouse,ayams.Itiscommonlytranslatedasdialectvariationforatypefoundinother foodhouse, but only taitu yams stored. Theparts of Kiriwina.yams stored thus may keep without rottingSomebwaimawerefamousandbore foruptosixmonths.Thesestructuresarenames, as follows: unique to Kiriwina. Note: All yams are calledDubilikoyai at Omarakana a compound of kaulafood,whiletaituyamsaretermeddudubila and koyavi, the name implying that kaulatoula true food; other things are eatenit was so large that on the day it was filled it onlywhenyamsnotavailable,thesebeingtook until late evening to complete the task. called kalaga. Syn. liku.TheguyauhereistheTabalufamily.Thus 2.Whilebwaimamaybefoundineverythis name was also applied in a general way village,onlyleadingmenmaybuildorto the bwaima of Tabalu in other villages, a possessthem,specificallymembersoftherespectfulreferencetoalargeyam chiefs council or kaidadala valu.storehouse.3.OnlygweguyamaydecoratetheirSikwadudu at Tubowada, the name fromvbbwaima,whichtheydowithpaintedortosquatunderneathpointingtothevery carved designs.largeyamssittingatthebaseofthestore. 4. The bwaima of high-ranking or politicallyTheguyauhereistheToliwagafamilyline; powerful chiefs are built very high, with largewhichhasaspecialrelationshipwiththe storage space. Note: The rectangular storageTabalu family line. This term is also applied area of a bwaima is termed liku, and is filledas a general name for Toliwaga bwaima. byatokwaraiwagawithkaulotoulatrueYawoulaatMlosaida,wherethename food.Thetriangularspaceenclosedbythesunrise showed the beauty of this structure thatchedroofofabwaimaisusedtostoreshown as the sun rose and shone on it, the kuvi yams but only when the liku section haschief here is Tabalu family. been filled with taitu.AnotherfamousbwaimaisatKabwaku boma-sc Also found as bomi-. Occurs asvillage; but the informant forgot this name,firstpartofcompoundnounsoradjectivesasthechiefsherearenotTabalubut withthesenseofstructuresrelatingtotheKwainama,theinformantmayhavebeen bwaima.Astheheadwordoftheseprotecting himself! compounds is boma- they are kept as part of*Note:pictureofbwaimaneeded,which this entry.could also be a feature of the front cover, as bomakaiwan 3 thisisauniquelyKiriwinanarchitecturalCompound of bwaima and walakaiwa.1.Yamstorehouseforafeature. high-rankingchief.Thisnamereferstothe-BWAINAvb 2 redupl-bwabwaina 1. To be lofty structure. Syn. bomaliku., 2.Aplacewhereuncookedfoodmaybegood in behaviour. placedinsideahouse,usuinaveryhigh2. To be well, in good health. situationseesolia,whichisusualower3.Tobewell-placed,inagoodposition, position for the same purpose.safe, well-provided for. bwaina adj3 Good,well-behaved, bomalikun 3 Yam storehouse made withacceptable.Ant.gaga.Thisverbisusedin likulayersofstoragespacecreatedbystative clauses with body-part terminology in stacked transverse logs. Each storage layer isemotiveclauses.Thereisahighlevelof counted using the classifier buliga, q.v.synonymity between these clauses:ibwaina dabalastative clbomileilai n3 Compoundof bomaleilai.Thechiefsbwaima,larger Lit. It is good his thanothersanddecorated,usuallybuiltinhead. He is happy, relaxed, well-disposed to openbikubakuareaofvillage,otheryameveryone. Syn. ibwaina nanola. ibwaina lopolastative clstorehousesbelongingtokaidadalavalu Lit. It is good his beingbuiltasaninnercirclearoundthebelly.Hehascooleddownafterhisanger. usual circular plan of a village.Syn. ibwaina wowola. ibwaina nanolastative clbomisisuna adj Compoundofboma- Lit. It is good his mind. He has calmed down after anger. Syn. sisuna. The back part or back wall of bwaima.ibwaina dabala, Ant. igaga nanola. bwema n3 Kiliviladialectformofbwaima q.v.'