Sentence:  The taro side expert then addresses the <WSD>sinik</WSD> [spirit] of the corpse, telling it that the villagers would like it to remain with them to be an usong [ancestor spirit] and not turn into a bagel [ghost spirit] and go to Bagelam [the Land of the Dead]. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The spirit or magical force associated with an item in the belief system of New Guinea.