The Nagas

Hill Peoples of Northeast India

Project Introduction The Naga Database

manuscript - Christoph von Furer-Haimendorf notebook twelve

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measures of capacity , length etc.

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person:	Furer-Haimendorf
date:	24.3.1937-27.4.1937
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School of Oriental and African Studies Library, London

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(56) Wakching:

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Medzou and Shankok.

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Measures of capacity (for rice):

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hei-niu - a big basket, about two loads; after pounding the dhan contained in it about 25kg. chaul come out. Rs 2/-

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hei-kai - carrying basket, when filled with dhan just a load. One

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heikai of dhan: Rs 1/-

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mu-dho - a small basket, contains dhan for about 6kg. chaul of rice Rs -/8

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(57) (There are no measures for madhu.)

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panshou - a big "chunga", there is one in each of the morungs. It is only for measuring chaul not dhan. It contains 6Kg. of chaul worth Rs /8/-

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nan-shou - a small "chunga" as kept in houses, contains 3kg. of chaul, worth Rs -/4/-

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ha-shou - a small "chunga" contains about 1.5kg. "chaul" worth Rs -/2/-

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shean-kap - a drinking "chunga" contains about .5kg. chaul, for which Rs -/1/- has to be paid.

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(58) A family of four eats about one "nan-shou" of rice for breakfast and lunch. For the latter rice is tied up in leaves.

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For dinner they eat one "ha-shou" of rice.

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There are no measures of weight.

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Linear measures:
Stretch of both arms (from finger tips to finger tips) "pakdza".
pak-kau - from the middle of the chest to the end of the fingers.
(58v) yak-pha - width of one hand
yak-phai-i - width of two hands
yaklan-dza - width of one finger
(59) Yakwong - from the elbow to the ends of the fingers
pak-kau-wong-lim - one arm is outstretched, the other is bent, from the end of the fingers to the elbow of the other arm.
yang-bai - from the left shoulder to the fingers of the outstretched right arm.
yak-shui - stretch of thumb and middle finger
yaklan-i - two fingers etc. for small width

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(60) For lengths of posts etc.
pakben - 10 lengths of the outstretched arms
pakda - 20 lengths of the outstretched arms

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Long distances are described as "a march of one day" or "so and so many villages are in between " and so on. (cf. p. 101).
(61) yakshi shiu - circumference of underarm
ya-shi shiu - circumference of calf
yung-geang shiu - circumference of thigh

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