~lanasu bewitch, kill ‹s.o.› using sorcery

Part of Speech verb, transitive
Phonetic Form (i·)lanasu
    • bewitch, kill ‹s.o.› using sorcery
      • Example 630:
        Noma li-lanasu idi ne ngatene engaenga: ebele nga namolo iaidi, viabasa idi, kula none aidi, viñe buioe aidi.
        In the olden days, killing someone could be done using a variety of objects, such as their clothes, their hair, the food they left, the nut they chewed…
      • Example 1380:
        Ini pe i-lanasu idi.
        He's someone who can bewitch people.

Related entries

  • See also:
    • taluaito traditional healer – both a seer and a sorcerer / medical doctor