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tiri, above, up there, as if the locality were designated by 

 pointing upward. 

 1362 hiri! harken! 



riru'tziraru, by reason of, because of. 



rasa, the man stood. 



riixsa, did. 



isakara'ra, send voice to a distance. 



witz. reached. 



pari, traveling. 



hiri I harken! a call for reverent attention. 



ti'ruta, the abodes of the lesser powers. 



hiri! harken! a call for reverent attention. 



Tii'a'wa, Tira'wa atius, the fatlier of all. 



ha ! an exclamation of awe. 



tiri, above all ; refers to Tira'wa atius being above all the powers. 

 1303 hiri! liarken! 



riru'tziraru, by reason of. 



sira, tliey took. 



waku, they said. 



ri'kata, received. 



iwa'hut, from iwa, to liand o\er or pass on to the one next, 

 and tii-a'wahut, the circle above whei-e the le.sser powers 

 are. Iwa'hut means handed oi- passed around the circle. 



liiri! liai-ken! a call foi' reverent attention. 



ti'ruta, abodes of the lesser powei's. 



hiri! harken! a call for reverent attention. 



ti'rakuse, sitting. 



tirarawa'hut, the circle above of the lesser powers. 



tiri, up above. 

 13r4 hiri! harken! 



riru'tziraru, because of, by reason of. 



sira, they took. 



waku, they said. 



rari'sut, gave consent, granted. 



hiri! harken! a call for r<.verent attention. 



ti'ruta, abodes of tlie lesser powei's. 



hiri! harken! a call for reverent attention. 



Tira'wa, Tira'wa a^ius, the father of all. 



ha! an exclamation of awe. 



tiri, above all. 

 1365 hiri! harken! 



riru'tziiaru, by reason of, in consequence of. 



Rarari'tu, an old term for Winds. It also means heavy storm 

 clouds. Rari'tn, a cyclone. The word in the text has a 

 double significance. It stands for the Winds, the lesser 

 power, and for the summoning by this lesser power, the 

 Winds, of the storm clouds, tlicii' messengers in the west. 



