Ai.—A ceremony performed to propitiate the spirit of an animal killed in the chase, or of a human being killed in war. The performer’s spirit will own the spirit of person or animal killed in the next world. The term is also used for a ceremony performed to celebrate a particularly good crop—Buh-Ai, or Buh-za-ai.
Boi.—Persons who have taken refuge in the chief’s house.
Dai-bawl.—A series of sacrifices to the demons of the hills, &c.
Hlam-zuih.—Lushai. A first-born child that dies within a year of its birth and is buried without any ceremony.
Hrilh.—A period during which no work must be done, after a sacrifice, closely resembling the Naga genna.
Huai.—Lushai. Demons who cause sickness.
Jhum.—A piece of land on which the jungle has been felled and burnt for cultivation.
Kawhring.—A person whose spirit takes possession of another’s body, the spirit of such a person.
Khāl.—A series of sacrifices to the demons of the village site, only performed by Lushais.
Khuavang.—Lushai. A powerful spirit, sometimes used for “luck.”