Tables I and II summerize the dzigoma and ma which are given in the sections 'Milayo', 'Domba' and 'The Great Domba Song', and also indicates the numbers of the songs and/or milayo which accompany them. Alternative classifications are also included.

TABLE I - ESSENTIAL RITES AND PUNISHMENTS OF DOMBA WHICH ARE PERFORMED BY EVERY NOVICE

(Note: for rites that are not described in this section, the letter in brackets indicate the section in which they can be located: V = 'Vhusha'; M = 'Milayo'; GDS = 'Great Domba Song'. Alternative classifications are also given in brackets, preceded by a question mark.)

DZINGOMA - Essential Rites

  Milayo Nos.  Accompanying Song
 Mavhavhe - The burning  256  Domba
  - Redness  257  Vhusha Song No. 11 (V)
 Dadashanga - The dung-beetle  258  Domba Song No. 1
 Muleme - The bat (GDS)  323 (93-94)  Domba (GDS)
 Matunde - The yellow bishop bird (GDS)  324-326  Domba (GDS)
 Mihwalo - The burdens  259-264  Domba
 Muvhetho - The thrashing  265-266  ---
 Tsenene - The big cricket (? ?Tshengedzo ?Ndayo)  ---  Domba Song No. 2
 Dole - Menstrual blood  267-268  Domba Song No. 3
 Gombalume - Sexual union (?Ndayo)  ---  Domba Song No. 4
 Mafhuwe - Pounding songs (?Ndayo)  ---  Domba Song No. 5
 Munzhelenzhele - The mixture (?Ndayo)  ---  ---
 Tshilala-ndo-ima - I spent the night standing (M)  195 (M)  Domba etc.
 Tshivhuyu - The magic pole (M)  196-204 (M)  Domba
 Dumbu () - The big belly (the storm) (M)  205 (M)  ---
 
 TSHENGEDZO - Punishments
 Tshiku - The big toe  ---  Domba
 - - A beating  ---  Domba

 

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