by Dr. Chris Ballard, Australian National University

FORM/TYPE DESCRIPTION
COMPENSATION
Nogo abildamba Major compensation paid by a wai tene war leader to his allies for the death or wounding of their members; usually preceded by a nogo dabua payment.
Nogodabua Initial compensation paid by a wai tene to his allies for the death or wounding of their members, in order to forestall immediate attempts at revenge on his own kin.
Nogo gimaPayment by a wai tene to an ally who has killed an enemy; restricted amongst Huli to the Yaluba, Mogoropugua and Lebani areas, and said to be a Duna custom.
NogomaburaPayment made by an individual who has killed someone in war to the victim’s kin or allies; paid only if the killer is identified.
NogomaguPigs given as a loan to allies to enable them to meet compensation demands.
Nogo NigiPayment made by a wai tene to allies for their injuries; also known as nogo kaga.
Nogo palipaloPayment of one pig each made between enemies to mark the cessation of warfare, particularly in instances where no deaths or injuries have been sustained on either side.
Nogo tauwaPayment made by a man to the parents or kin of a woman with whom he has had illicit sex (i.e. sex without the prior payment of wariabu brideprice). Payments now vary with size according to the marital status of the woman.
Nogo timuPayment for a victim of war made by the opposing wai tene to the victim’s kin. Like compensations made to allies, these payments are conducted in two phases: preliminary dabua and major abi stages.
Marriage / Childhood
Nogo tuaiPig killed by a man before having sexual intercourse with his wife for the first time.
Nogo wariabuPigs paid by a man and his kin as brideprice to the kin of his wife. Effectively a form of compensation, as implied by the etymological gloss wari wali (woman) + abu abi (father) (Goldman 1981b).
Ma HiraluThe former celebration of a infant’s survival to the first year, marked by the father killing a pig. Replaced since mission contact by the “birthday” celebration.
Nogo ndi tingiPig killed by a man to celebrate his first marriage, of which a quarter section is given to the wife and the stomach is given to an older woman giving instruction (dagia gamu) to the wife; also known as nogo bo dawa hana
Nogo tuaiPig killed by a man before having sexual intercourse with his wife for the first time.
Nogo wariabuPigs paid by a man and his kin as brideprice to the kin of his wife. Effectively a form of compensation, as implied by the etymological gloss wari wali + abu abi (father) (Goldman 1981b).
RITUAL
Gebe NogoPigs given to gebeali ritual officiants by individuals sponsoring performances of gebe rituals; also known as burugu abi nogo.
Iba tiri nogoIndividual pigs sacrificed in the course of dindi bayabaya rituals at major gebeanda ritual sites; known at the Bebenite gebeanda as nogo yabe.
Liru nogoPigs given to liruali ritual officiants by individuals sponsoring a ritual involving Liru ritual stones
Tege NogoInclusive category for all pigs killed and sacrificed at tege rituals; terms for pigs employed in individual components of the tege ritual include: balu nogo, pari nogo, wa nogo, guru nogo, ngui mago.

(Extract from The Death of a Great Land: Ritual, History and Subsistence Revolution in the Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea; Australian National University, Canberra, 1995). tables 23).