Unity and Division: Caring for Humans and Non-humans in a Divided Land

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|Apr 2020

Figures & Tables

Lao buka rai	We travel to look for land
Lao buka foho	We travel to look for mountain
Buka naan kelen	To look for animal leg The cut of meat reserved for nobility.
Buka tua loi	To look for palm wine

Buat lulik, buat rakat nee ita la bele hoo	These sacred beings, these angry beings should not be destroyed
Hetak ita hoo sia, hetak sia rakat soru	The more we try to destroy them, the more they become angry and aggressive
Ita mesti haktaek, hakneter no halulik sia	So we should deal with them harmoniously, with respect and dignity, and see them as part of the embodiment of the Most Sacred One and as parts of us

Didin hikar, sara hikar	Putting back the wall, putting back the curtain
Nai Lulik Waik, Nai Manas Waik	of the Most Sacred Deity, the Deity of Greatest Heat
Nee leten ba, nee aas ba	Up there in the sky, up there in the highest

Bali ibun, bali lia

Guard your lips, guard your words

Leten ida dei	The same One above
Aas ida dei	The same One up in the highest
Belu alin-maun	Friends, younger brothers, older brothers
Belu maun-alin,	Friends, older brothers, younger brothers
Lolo liman lai,	Do extend your hands
Kaer liman lai.	Do shake hands with us

Soin ba nia	Agreeing with that
Netan ba nia	Going with that

Taru lai malu	Let us dice first with each other
Sit lai malu	Let us gamble first with each other
Foho no nain	As a mountain has its custodian
Rai no nain	Land has its custodian