Egg, omen taking by breaking, [xxxiv n. 3];
by rolling, [124], [152], [153]
offered to spirits, [6], [50], [125], [127], [128], [132], [133], [135], [152];
to Dayang river, [131];
in stone-dragging, [142], [143];
to tree struck by lightning for rheumatism, [166]
oath on, [103];
with rice offering eaten by householder at Liritang, [54]
Eight, importance of this number appears from following:
sacrificer swings eight pieces of meat in each hand, [34];
eight nung yung leaves offered, [48];
eight cuts to right and eight to left in stone-dragging, [143];
Hantsen swings sacrificial meat eight times before bride and bridegroom, [148];
bride and bridegroom genuflect eight times before Hantsen, [150];
in Ponyiratsen’s ceremony eight bundles of eight “chungas” each containing eight pieces of pith, and four parcels of eight pieces of pork, [151];
“Hohoho” repeated eight times, eight yutso leaves left, [152];
omen taken eight times, bride and bridegroom’s cloths shaken eight times;
omen mat shaken eight times, [153]
Ekhirandhapen, boy’s game, [85]
Ekyung, chief, his position, [96];
raiders collect at his house, [106]
Elephants, damage crops, [56];
caught in pitfalls, [67];
flesh not eaten by young women, [77];
Potsos foretell trouble from, [114];
fear of death from, [163]
Emetic, [79]
Emhu, month corresponding to March, [226]
Emung (gathered together), term explained, [26], n. 1;
for rebuilding champo, [26];
after firing “jhum,” [46];
after Thruven, [48];
Motharatsen, [49];
Amungkam, [50];
Lanvung, [52];
Pikuchak, [128];
Tuku graves dismantled, death omens taken, [130];
three days preceding dragging of opya posts, [123];
day after visit from Potsos, [114];
day after an eclipse, [173];
story regarding monkey’s ravages during, [224];
stranger who breaks emung held to ransom, [101]
Emungrangki, temporary hut during stone-dragging, [141]
Enemy, insignia of killer of, [7], [12], [14];
see also Head hunting, Head taking.