Until the funeral ceremony, which can be held years after a person's physical death, the deceased is referred to as "to makala," a sick person, or "to mama," a person who is asleep, and they continue to be a member of the household.
Hasta la ceremonia fúnebre, que puede llevarse a cabo años después de la muerte física de una persona, al fallecido se le llama "to makala", una persona enferma, o "to mama", alguien que está dormido, y siguen siendo miembros del hogar.