tadoe¹ ancestral spirit, representing the soul of an ancestor. These [...]

1. • ancestral spirit, representing the soul of an ancestor. These anonymous, invisible spirits haunt the island and live around humans
   • • Myth
     • Spirit

   • • Example 1049:
       

       Nga u-le, ata tadoe kap’ i-ejau bas' eo mumule.

       If you go there, the soul of spirits can make your head go crazy.

     • Example 2297:
       

       Dapa na ngatene nga tevie mwaliko, tevie nga li-romo nga tadoe.

       These are special creatures, half man, half spirit.

       Example Comment

       Tamate masks

       Example URL

       https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003351#S76

     • Example 2298:
       

       Idi mwaliko li-tamava se tadoe, li-klasi li-ko kape le-le le-pinoe. Tadoe i-ka i-koie i-mako samame dapa me li-ejau makone korone.

       The men invoked the spirits, and told them they were going to dance. The spirits came in and began dancing with them, which gave power to the dances.

2. • used metonymically for the bush, the wild, e.g. for certain plant names when they are not fit for human consumption and belong to the forest

   Sense Comment

   somet

3. • representation of spirits through sculptures or headdresses

   • • Example 830:
       

       makone iadapa tadoe

       dance of the spirits

4. • deity, ancestral god worshipped in ancient times

   • • Example 702:
       

       Li-puie li-kilasi tadoe adapa.

       They were addressing their god(s).

     • Example 2299:
       

       Tadoe adapa pon, enga ini Vilisao.

       That god of theirs was called Filisao ‘Tornado’.

5. • the Christian God
   • • Christ

   Sense Comment	somet
   (Part of) Synonym (for)	Amwakilo

Related entries

• Heterosemes:
  • tadoe² ‘devilishly’: intensifier
• Is Part of:
  • udo we tadoe¹ a kind of croton
  • moe ma tadoe² place of worship of ancient gods; heathen temple
• See also:
  • ata soul, spirit of ‹s.o.› insofar as it can be separated from the body
  • tamate¹ a high-profile Spirit that comes out in villages during ritual dances and important celebrations
  • enaka ‘my’: 1sg form of possessive classifier for Food, Tools and Customary practices / classifier for items eaten, or meant to be eaten, by the possessor; incl. items to be chewed / classifier for items drunk, or meant to be drunk, by the possessor / classifier for objects related to food acquisition and preparation / general classifier for containers, instruments and tools / classifier for certain customary practices / classifier for language (piene) / classifier for some modern items / erotic delicacy; beloved, darling