WAR. 



- Ma/iiix nugugue'saqi oamX ka aLuXiiila/lamX. Ma'nix 



-*- AYhen they go to war then they sing. When 



c aqLs^e'kElax Lsa/wulqt, La'xka aqLa'wa^^ox qigo noxo'maqtx. Ma'nix 



■" it is seen blood, tliat one is killed where they fight. When 



o amo'kctikc akLoe'kEla L«:a/\Tulqt ta'cka aqtote'nax. Alo'Xulex 



two they .see it blood, those two are killed. They finish it 



. aLoXuila'lam. Ma'uix aLo'Xuila'lamx aqa'xtEqoax ooma'p, 



they sing. When they sing thej' are put down plauka, 



o'Lqta-y- ooma'p iiiokct iiui'xEmo-ix. Akopii'tikc t'oxulil'yiiwima, 



" long planks two parallel. As many warriors, 



kopa'tikc aLuXuila'lamx. AtkcIntEua'xe. A'lta atge'x 



v) as many sing. They kneel. Now they go 



nugnge'staq; oamx. A'lta nuxo'maqt. Ma'nix kana'mtEiuax 



' they go to war. Now they fight. When both parties 



aqtote'nax te'lx*am ka aLo'xoL;ax. lo'Lqte ka iqage'niak 



O they are killed people then tbey finish. Sometimes then exchange of pres- 



ents after war 



ayo'xo-ix. Kana'mtEma iqage'niak ayo'xo-ix, ka oxo'tlus noxo'x. 



V it is. Both exchange of pres- it is, then peaceful they become. 



■ ents after war 



Ma'nix niikct t!aya' naxa'x okuma'La-it, ka L^a'gil aqLo'tx go-y- 



10 When not good they make it a feud, the a woman it is given to 



^. eXt ita'lEXam ka t!aya' naxa'x . okuma'La-it. 



-'•-'- one their town and good they make it the feud. 



Translation. 



Before the peo])le go to war tliey sing. If one of tliem sees blood, 

 he will be killed in battle. When two see blood, they will be killed. 

 They finish their singing. When they sing, two long planks are put 

 down parallel to each other. All the warriors sing. They kneel [on 

 the planks]. Now they go to war and fight. When people of both 

 parties have been killed, they stop. After some time the two parties 

 exchange presents and make peace. When a feud has not yet been 

 settled, they marry a woman to a man of the other town and they make 

 peace. 



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