etida1
noun M
plural: itidai
1
a big healing drum
2
a dance for healing possessed people, consisting of a big drum (called etida) and a small high-pitched drum (itelele) played by the same person. (the British colonial government used to forbid etida dance)
• airam etida
to beat the big drum to heal a person possessed by evil spirits
• alosi eong otida
I am going to the etida dance (which heals hysterics)
• erum nges etida
she/he has hysterics (on account of etida dance)
• aikerepikin, aibilerikin
to become mad; to become delirious
See also:
abwangar kanuka etida: to get hysterics
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