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sliira, from sli ire la. lirou.uht. Tlie re is eliminated for eiiplioiiy. 



rutn'rjihwitz, overtake. 



Ijari, walliing; singular number, present tense. 



usa'ru, a place wherein an event took place or .something 

 occurred. Both the locality and the occui'rence are known 

 only by tradition and the tradition is preserved in song. 



i re, singing vocables. 

 1360 hiri! harken. 



ra'ru, a numl)er of persons. The word as here used refers both 

 to the leader and his men and to tlie people of their village. 



ki'tawi, th7-ough them. The word lias here a double reference 

 similar to the preceding one. 



rahwi'rahriso, the leader. 



rao, \'ict()ry song. 



ti, they. An abbreviated form of tii-a, they. 



shire'ra, bronght. 



ki'tawa, from kit, the top; ta, coming; wa, part of wakn, hill. 

 Ki'tawa convej's the picture of the returning men singing 

 their victory song as they reach the top of the hill near 

 their village. 



nsa'rn; the word here means that the victory song commemo- 

 rated the event at the time when the leader instituted tlie 

 custom of changing the name. 

 loGl hiri! harken! 



riru'tziraru, In' reason of, by means of, because of. The word 

 has a wide significance and force throughout the ritual. 



rasa, the man stood. 



riixsa, he said or did. 



pakai-a'ra, a loud call or chant, sending the voice to a great 

 distance. 



witz, from tawitz'sa, to reach or arrive. 



liavi, traveling. These five words tell of a religious rite per- 

 formed by the leader. The first two I'efer to his going to 

 a .solitary place to fast and pray, seeking help and favor 

 from the powers above; the last three descril)e his voice, 

 bearing his petition, traveling on and on, striving to reach 

 the abode of Tii-a wa. 



liiri! harken! a call for reverent attention. 



ti'ruta, special oi' assigned jjlaces, referring to the places where 

 the lesser powers dwell, tliese having been assigned bj' 

 Tira'wa atius, tlie father of all. 



hiri! harken! a call for reverent attention. 



ti'rakiise, sitting; present tense, plural number. 



tararawa'liut, the sky or heavens. It implies a circle, a great 

 distance, and the dwelling place of the lesser powers, 

 those which can come near to man and be seen or heard 

 or felt bv him. 



