Meaning:a two-day ritual performed by the shaman for any members of the community who have attained an age which is past child bearing age. In this ritual, the nukhil snot', a metaphor for fecund bodily effluents, is said to be sealed off or plugged up. After this ritual, the person or persons for whom the ritual has been performed formally enter the ranks of the respected elderly citizenry. The Nukhil dhyǝknɨ ritual is the culmination of the four-year ritual cycle of the Na:ghɨ and is performed immediately following the end of the four-day Tsomdam festival. It is during Nukhil dhyǝknɨ ceremony that one receives one's Moʔo or 'Eternal Name'
