'Nugal', literally means making or creating a hole or holes on the ground or soil using a piece of stick called 'tugal'.. But in the language of the hill padi planters it means making holes on the ground of the already-burnt farmland that would be filled with padi seeds. In other words it simply means hill padi planting. The menfolks would create holes with the tugal at an approximately regular distance or interval of one and half foot per hole as seen in the pictures below whilst the womenfolks would put the seeds into the holes or termed as 'menih'.
The container for putting the padi seeds is called "seluk". For long time keeping and sentimental reason, tugal stick is usually made from tapang tree or other hardwood. But many a time, like our modern disposable folks and spoons or chopsticks, tugal stick is just simply made from any available wood found nearby [like the one in the picture here]. Once the nugal season is over, the user is also done with the disposable tugal.
The container for putting the padi seeds is called "seluk". For long time keeping and sentimental reason, tugal stick is usually made from tapang tree or other hardwood. But many a time, like our modern disposable folks and spoons or chopsticks, tugal stick is just simply made from any available wood found nearby [like the one in the picture here]. Once the nugal season is over, the user is also done with the disposable tugal.
Putting seeds into the holes [menih]
Menih
Punching holes on the ground [nugal]
Nugal
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