Dec. 1 901. The Oraibi Powamu Ceremony — Voth. 155 



SPEECHES OF POWAMU PRIEST. 



Speech of Powamu Priest at the Katcina Initiation. 



Owe, anchaa.pep puma Towanashabee, puma shoshoyam chowalti ep shakd- 

 tumala, pai shaktota choshmumat akv shdkcomioyungwa. Pantakat angitam omi 

 noongaqo. 



Angitam hopoo sonwat skushsikangput homivocvuhtawit angitam tonaltima. 

 Itamui Akush Katcin mongwit kiat aokukuiwaqo. Sonwat shushsikangput 

 pamocit akv kiam nomiota. Pantakat itamui ang akyungo. Akushkatcin 

 mongwi katu. Sonwak shushsikangput homiwocit, moriwocit, kawaiwatngat^ 

 melonit naamangwui yankang katu. Yep Oraibee ima chachayomu, totimhoyamu, 

 mamanhoyamu, natpipak wungwiotakaamu sipapuni epngwat itawimunangwayu 

 tuwitotani; anchaa tuwitotani. Palana shakwana, palana shaklehchioyungwa;. 

 chpshmumat akv shakcomioyungwa. Pantakat itamui angnoongaqo. 



Ang itam tavanga; sonwak shushkwangpat hominvocviihtawit anga itam 

 tonaltima. Itamui Nakatchok Katcin niongivit kiat aokukuiwaqo sonvak shush- 

 kawangput pomocit akv kiam nomiota. Pantakat itamui angakyungqo. Nakat- 

 chok Katcin mongwi katu. Sonwak shushkwangput homiwocit, mariwocit, 

 kawaiwatngat, melonit, naamangwui yankau katu. Yep Oraibee una chochayomu 

 totimhoyamu, mamanhoyamu, natpipak wungwiotakaamu sipapuni epngwat 

 itavimunangwayu towitotani; anchaa paipi towitotani. Palana shakwuna, palana 

 shaklehchioyungwa, choshmumat akv shakcomioyungwa. Pantakat angitamui 

 angnoongaqo. 



Ang itam tavanga; sonwak shuhpalangput homiwuswiihtawit anga itam 

 tonaltima. Itamui Hotatkatcinmongwit kiat aokukuiwaqo. Sonwak shushpalan- 

 put pamocit ok kiam nomiota. Pantakat itamu angakyungqo. Hototkatcin- 

 mongwi katu. Sonwat nanadloongat skush palangput hamiwocit, moriwocit^ 

 kawaiwatugat melonit naamangwui yankang katu. Yep Oraibee ima chachayomu 

 totimhoyamu, mamanhoyamu, natpipak wungwiotakaamu sipapuni epngwat 

 itavimunangwayu towitotani ; anchaa pai pi towitotani. Palana shakwuna, palana 

 shaklehchioyungwa, choshummat akv shak camioyungwa, pai pantakat angitamui 

 noongaqo. 



Puu ang itamu tdtoo sanwak shushqochat homiwocwuhtawi anga itamu 

 tonaltima. Pun itamui Mastop Katcina mongwit kiat aokukuiwaqo. Sonwak 

 shushqochat pamocit akv kiam nomiota. Pantakat itam angakyungqo. Mastop- 

 Katcin mongwi katu. Sonwak shushqochat homiwocit, moriwocit, kawaiwatngat, 

 melonit ndamangwui yankang katu. Yep Oraibee chochayomu, totimhoyamu, 

 mamanhoyamu natpipak wungwiotakamu sipapuni epngwat itawimuunangwayu 

 towitotani ; anchaa, paipi towitotani. Palana shakwuna, palana shaklehchioyungwa, 

 choshmumat akv shakcomioyungwa. Pantakat itam agnoongaqo. 



Puu ang itamu kwiniwii sonwak shushqomvit homiwocwuhtawi anga itamui 

 tonaltima. Puu itamui Sohonsomtakat kiat aokukuiwaqo. Sonwak pamocit akv 

 kiam nomiota. Pantakat itam angakyungqo. Sohoncomtaka Katcin mongwi 

 katu. Sonwak shushqochat homiwocit, moriwocit, kawaiwatngat, melonit 

 ndamangwui yankang katu. Yep Oraibee ima chochayomu totimhoyamu, maman- 



