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she had stolen from the Mavvâta people. When the canoës entered the niouth of the river, the 

 woman ran towards them but was pursued by two Mawåta men vvho vvanted to kill her, for it 

 is the custom everywhere to kill shipwrecked people. The woman managed just in time to jump 

 into one of the Yam Island canoës. Her friends said, „Oh, he been catch him canoë, you fellow 

 no Uill him," and she was spared. A great dance was held, and the Mawâta people gave their 

 visitors food. Early next morning the Yam islanders returned home and told the people there 

 of the loss of the canoë, and everybody vvailed. 



The reason why shipwrecked peopie are killed is that their friends „no think about them 

 fellow been kill him, all he think about he been lose along water." (Gibüma, Mawäta). 



310. The narrator of this story who was an old man had been told by his father that 

 long ago a Ki'wai canoe once capsized when sailing to Wàboda. The crew held on to their 

 floating craft, and two other canoës came to the rescue. But the shipwrecked men said among 

 themselves, „More better j'ou me (we) everybody dead along water, no good some man he life." 

 So they broke off the outriggers of the two canoës, although the rescuers tried to stop them, and 

 thus all the canoës capsized, and all the pcople were drowned. They were seen from another 

 canoe a long distance off. Ever since that occasion nobody cares to help shipwrecked people. 

 (Gaméa, Mawata). 



311. The Ipisi'a people know of many instances of shipwrecked people being killed. 

 The canoe belonging to a certain man named Dädu once capsized off Ümudo Island, and 



the people swam ashoré. A little girl who had gone aside into the bush saw how a Wâboda 

 party came and attacked Dàdu's people. The pooi' fellows called out, „You no kill me, me capsize 

 along canoe, you give me kaikai !" But Dâdu was shot with an arrow, and his people were also 

 killed. The girl hid in the bush and was not found. After a time a great number of Ipisi'a, 

 Öwösudåi, and Àgubara men came in search of the missing canoe and tound the bodies of their 

 dead friends on the beach. The girl recognized the voices of her fellow-villagers and came out 

 from the bush. She was given food, and when she had eaten she told her friends what had 

 happened. The Kiwais went to fight the Wäboda people and plundered the houses, bringing 

 home a large booty. 



Long ago when the narrator was a.child the canoe of a man named Si'vi capsized and 

 the crew swam ashore at Âibini'o. There happened lo be some Wi(')rubi people fishing, and thej' 

 killed those who reached the shore. The incident came out, and the Ipisia people went to take 

 revenge. They killed a number of Wiôrubi people as well as their pigs and dogs, and then returned 

 home with many captured canoës and other things as well as food. Some Wi('irubi women too 

 were carried off and married at Ipisia. 



A lugger with a native crew was once wrecked ofT Âbaûra. The men got on shore but 

 were killed by some Wâboda people. 



Once an Ipisi'a canoe drifted to Mâipâni and the people landed and camped on the beach. 

 They were seen by a Mâipâni man who stole av\ay and brought a number of other men to the 

 place, and the Ipisi'a party was killed. 



T.nn. XL VII. 



