Puripuri

[Hela, Eric]

Up in the Highlands, especially in the Tari in the Southern Highlands
puripuri is not used often.    However, we say, "Kol Kangbang",(literally
means- cold lime), when referring to magic/spell linked with betel nut/lime.
The Highlanders don't have betel nuts so I guess the word came from the cost
most probably the New Guinea Islands.

Some more here:

(Hai/hei/ai) meit! - more like saying hello, normally used to great someone
passing bye(literally  means - hey mate)
Baras!/brat! - to say brother


Eric Hela 
Wau, Morobe Province. Papua New Guinea.
phone: 675 474 6208; fax: 675 474 6344
mailto:erich at morobegold.com.pg



Likewise for Lihir - hardly surprising given proximity. But puripuri is 
rarely used. Poisen is often pronounced and spelled 'posen' by Lihirians.
Mangi is definitely more common than manki and once again, local spelling 
conforms to the pronunciation.
People often simply say 'buai" when referring to certain types of magic, 
most of which are conceptually linked to the 'Buai Cult' which I think 
originates in ENB. But it seems to extend to all forms of magic that 
include ingestion of plants with betel nut and lime where the aim is to 
transform the person so that, for example, he can be invisible, or 
communicate with spirits, or take on the form of an animal to perform
sorcery.


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