nikawewe
Bingham
nikáwewe
n. a sacred or haunted place, not to be approached with safety.
Sabatier
nikawewe
n. an enclosure of stones around the spot where spirit is venerated, represented by large stone (the nikawewe indicates a sacred place).
n. a certain place of refuge formerly with right of sanctuary.
place surrounded by hedge, barrier, fence to indicate it is reserved to whom it concerns (ex. magistrate's bench, rostrum, stone wall around a house, etc.).
place surrounded by hedge, barrier, fence to indicate it is reserved to whom it concerns (ex. magistrate's bench, rostrum, stone wall around a house, etc.).
see uma ni borau.
Topics: Spirits, myth and belief