Tlic Folk-Tnles of thc Khvni Papuans. 347 



The Sümai men vvent home and sent word to Âuti and läsa, „You fellow come, we go 

 fight Irago place." „What for go fight?" the others asked them, „before no fight along them 

 people." „Oh, he no got no woman and pickaninny. He take grow (tame) pig make god, vvoman 

 he look, man he kill woman. You me (we) go quick, before they share out go long way." The 

 Kfwai men went first and arranged to wait for the others on an Island called Aumamöko. Then 

 they proceeded together, and early in the morning the attack was made. Only a few Irago men 

 escaped, the rest were killed. After that the Kfwai people used to chase and kill the surviving 

 Irago men whenever they saw any, and finally all were exterminated except a few who escaped 

 to imudai. The people there too were attacked by the låsa and Siimai warriors. (Adågi, 

 Mawäta). 



A. The Tabio people in Diidi were once visited by sonie Kiwai and Mawäta men, and they 

 prepared to hold the mogiiru ceremony while their guests were there. But as they could not find 

 a wild pig in Ihe bush they decided to use a tame one named Iragéma, and they painted and 

 decorated it beautifuliy. The pig was called in the morning by its owner, and all the women saw it 

 as related in the first version. The Tabio men summoned the Kiwai people to come and kill the women, 

 but the Kiwais thought that the Tabio men were implicated as well and killed them all, men and 

 women alike, e.xcept a few who escaped. Ever since then the Kiwai and Düdi people have been at 

 war with each other. (Nâmai, Mawåta). 



THE PUNISHMENT OF THE DAVARE PEOPLE W 10 LET OUT THE SECRET 



OF THE MOGURU. 



281. The Daväre men once held the mogûru ceremony, and when asked by the children 

 what they were doing they deceived them, „We make him Àbere," they said, "long-time-woman 

 name Àbere (cf. no. 45) stop there, we make dance, he go away." (The men used to call the 

 mogûru „Âbere" when speaking to the women and children). 



When the ceremony was över, some of the „new men" still wearing their ornaments went 

 and sat down on the verandah of the women's house. Just then a tame pig came Walking along, 

 and one of the young men said, ,,0h, mother, like that pig, one bush-pig father been kill him, 

 learn (teach) me fellow." An old man who happened to hear these words went straight away 

 and told the others, „One boy he yarn about, learn him woman." The other men flew into a 

 rage and exclaimed, „By-and-by, two-three day that woman learn him altogether woman. More 

 better you me go quick sing out (summonj people kill him." Two canoës were sent to läsa and 

 Sümai with the message, „Next to-morrow me fellow take him altogether woman go Davare- 

 niiinuka (a small Island), you fellow stow away, kill him altogether. One boy been learn him 

 woman about pig, that boy we take him too." 



In two days' time one of the Daväre leaders said to the women in the house vvhere the 

 secret had been let out, „You me (we) go along Davâre-mânuka catch him crab, fish, no man 

 (person) lie stop home. All time you me been kaikai dry kaikai, mouth he dry altogether." And 

 they paddled över to the Island, the men taking care that no woman remained at home. When 

 the Daväre people were occupied with catching fish, the Sümai and läsa people came on the 

 N:o 1. 



