A máa ń pa ààlé lé ohun ini eni láti

Ààlè pípa means placing a traditional prohibition mark on a farm, tree or property. It is often a bundle of palm fronds or a charm hung on the item.

The mark warns everyone that the owner has claimed it and that anyone who takes from it will face a penalty. So its purpose is dékun olè jíjà (to stop stealing).

It does not count people, make the property complete, or end quarrels. Those are not what the mark is for.