Dec. igoi. The Oraibi Powamu Ceremony — Voth. 127 



SONGS USED AT THE POWAMU CEREMONY PROPER. 



FIRST SONG. 



1. To the North. 



Kayav komacitotoooo, "j 



Kayav komacitotoooo, I Meaning could not be ascertained. The 



Kayav komacitotoooo, f words are archaic. 



Kayav komacitotoooo, J 



Anihiyahana, "1 



A^;,,oo,.-. Words archaic. Meaning unknown. These 



Haaniyana, f ^°"'' "'"^^ ^''^ ^""^ ^* ^^^ beginning of 



u„„„:.,.,.,„l the first stanza only. 



Haaniyaana, } ^ 



Nana kwininaaaaa, (You) over yonder to the north. 



Sika omaw omi nononga, .... Yellow clouds, come out and rise. 



Latakihuy ayoangqo, Latakihuy^ (obscure) come from over yonder. 



Sika talawipi omi nononga, . . . Yellow lightning, come out and rise. 



Lataciwuy ayoangqo, Lataciwuy* (obscure) come from over yonder. 



Siica chocholomakata,^ Yellow (rain) drops, give us (?) sprinkle (?) 



Akwa tohikangwinaaaa, .... To refresh our crops. 



Anihiyahanaha, [obsolete. 



Anihiyahanaha, ) 



2. To the West. 



Kayav komacitotoooo, -^ 



Kayav komacitotoooo, K 



1^ 1 ■. . j>Obscure. 



Kayav komacitotoooo, f 



Kayav komacitotoooo, J 



Nana tawangqoo, (You) over yonder to the west. 



Sakwa omaw omi nononga, . . . Blue clouds, come out and rise. 



Latakihuy ayoangqo, Latakihuy (obscure) come from over yonder. 



Sakwa talawipi omi nononga, . . Blue lightning, come out and rise. 



Lataciwuy ayoangqo, Lataciwuy (obscure) come from over yonder. 



Sakwa chocholomakata, .... Blue (rain) drops give us (?). 



Akwa tohikangwinaaaa To refresh our crops. 



Anihiyahanaha, \^. 



. ., / , , ?-Obscure. 



Anihiyahanaha, \ 



3. To the South. 



Kayav komacitotoooo '^ 



Kayav komacitotoooo, I ^ 



1^ 1 . . ^Obscure. 



Kayav komacitotoooo, f 



Kayav komacitotoooo, J 



Nana tatyaqoo, (You) over yonder to the south. 



Pala omaw omi nononga, . . . , Red clouds, come put and rise. 



Latakihuy ayoangqo, Latakihuy (obscure) come from over yonder. 



Pala talawipi omi nononga, . . . Red lightning, come out and rise. 



Lataciwuy ayoangqo, Lataciwuy (obscure), come from over yonder. 



Pala chocholomakata, Red (rain) drops give us (?). 



Akwa tohikangwinaaaa, .... To refresh our crops. 



Anihiyahanaha, lr»>, 



Anihiyahanaha, ) 



