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race, it was being disputed whether men should renew their 

 youth perpetually (mulu), or die (mate), having begotten 

 children who should take their places. A bird called Pilake 

 (the name means " mortal terror ") burst upon them, exclaim- 

 ing, " What are you talking about ? I have already buried 

 my father and mother : beget those who shall grow up and 

 multiply instead of them." Thus was estabhshed the present 

 order in which men die and one generation succeeds another. 

 Another bird called Man-tangisi-nerei {i.e. " the bird that 

 bewails men"), on hearing this doom of death pronounced by 

 Pilake, bewailed men with tears : hence the red marks under 

 its eyes to this day. The general name Natemate denotes 

 both the spirits of dead men which have lower divine powers, 

 and afflict men by possessing them, for instance, and those 

 spirits (or deities) whose origin is unknown. These latter 

 give the natabuen to the natamole tabu (sacred men). The 

 natemate natamole (spirits of dead men) have, however, j^owers 

 of deUverance also, as may be seen from the above. 



Philology. - 



Pronouns. 



Separate. Verbal. 



I Kinan A. 



Thou Nago Ku. 



He, she, it Nai I. 



We (exclusive) Kinami Au. 



We (inclusive) Nigita Tu. 



Ye Kumu Ku. 



They Nara Ru. 



We two (exclusive) Ara. 



We two (inclusive) Ta. 



Ye two Ko ro. 



They two Ra. 



Numerals- 

 Cardinals. Ordinals, 



1 Sikei Be. 



2 Rua Kerua. 



3 Tolu Ketolu,. 



4 Vate Kefate. 



5 Lima Kelima. 



6 Latisa (lima tesa) Kelatesa. 



7 Larua (lima rua) Kelarua. 



8 Latolu (Hma tolu) Kelatolu. 



9 Lifiti (lima bate) Kelifiti. 



10 Rualima (rua lima) Keralima. 



