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tobi

Bingham

tóbi

vi. to serve as a midwife with incantations.
n. midwifery attended with incantations.

Sabatier

tobi

vt. tobibi, tobia, totobia: to massage, to massage in circles, all around, to rub gently (for prenatal care).
n. te tia tobi: midwife.

Topics: Spirits, myth and belief