KARSTBN] BLOOD REVENGE, WAR, AND VICTORY FEASTS 21 



lowing is the enema conversation among the tribes of the Upano, 

 Morona, and Fastaza : 



Enemartahei, Let lis speak loudly! 



Chichama hustai^ Let us speak words ! 



Warita kunai, What are we going to say? 



Waru irurtai, Let us quickly assemble ! 



Tnma^hi akerkatai^ Let us avenge the blood-guilt ! 



Kashmi kanartai^ To-morrow we will sleep far away. 



Waru nikd'psatai^ Let us quickly take our enemy ! 



Waru, chichamahuomo, Quicklj^, before he is told about it ! 



Unta nu, So says the Old One (the chief). 



Waru wakitketai, tichitai, Let us go, to return quickly, youths ! 



Huomokki, huomokki, Quickly, quickly! 



Manydhei, We have been fighting ! 



Mahei, We have killed ! 



Tumashi ayambmamdkahei, We have revenged the blood. 



Muka tsupiktai, Let us cut off the head (of the enemy) ! 



Hukitai^ Let us carry it with us. 



Enemdrtinyu {enemdrtahei) means "to speak in a loud voice," 

 which is consistent with the fact that the Indians do not speak in 

 an ordinary voice but shout while carrying out the enema conversa- 

 tion. Each phrase is strongly contracted in the pronunciation, so 

 as to consist only of two to four syllables, which naturally makes 

 the conversation entirely unintelligible to one who does not know 

 the words. In return, the phrase thus contracted is repeated twice, 

 corresponding to the movements of the body. Thus, for instance, 

 the beginning of the conversation: 



Chichama hustai, 



Warita kunai, 



Wflru hmrtai, etc. 

 turns out as follows: 



Chamurstai chamursti, 



Waritkunai loantkuni, 



Warurtai warurti, 

 and so on. 



At the beginning of the conversation the two warriors face each 

 other, each having the lance resting on the right shoulder. They 

 speak by turn. The Indian speaking pronounces the phrase in a loud 

 voice, holding the hand over the mouth. With the right arm, upon 

 which the lance rests, he simultaneously makes a movement as if 

 to give emphasis to the words, but he does not, in the beginning, 

 swing the lance and does not move from the spot. Again, in the 

 second repetition or the latter part of the conversation the following 

 movement takes place. The Indian who has the word takes one 



