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THE PIMA INDIANS 



HI 



[ETH. ANN. 26 



Pahaku yaitanga inutanvunu. (Repeat) 



Eiigle ' field thud. 



Sahapa kainania mutsmyimu tcoisa|i pumunaikmu-u. (Repeat; 



Agreeable sounding 



then sing all twice) 



thini 



rolling 



Trrnidatioii 



thun<ler. 



Ill the distant land of Eagle, 



In the distant land of Eaf:;le 

 Sounds the harmonious rolling 



Of reverberating thunder. 



KiKiTAVAL Nvni, Swallow Sono 

 [By Ki-iwrt] 



A yono- for tiesta.s that i.s accompanied by dancing. 



1 

 Kikitavali yofingu hiyany wuwuma nyunyui ivamii rsarsanfitco 



Swallow birds here" with me songs more commence 



liiyaiu}' wuwuQia nyuhuta-a. (Repeat) 



Kere ' with me " singing. 



Rsaingama so-ofi yumapim olina-a hiyany wuwuma nyuhuta-a. 



Poor women together stay here with me singing. 



(Repeat) 



II 

 Vavai.sa ninitavali nam kuka-a, vavaisa niiiitavali nam kuka-a; 



Rocks swallows meet standing, rocks swallows meet standing: 



kuiamii nyovapa-a, ku^ama nyovapa-a, haniiny wuwukan\' tcutania 



there me brought, there me brought, there me around blue 



kikihyatii woyakimhu. (Repeat) 



rainbows appeared. 



Vavaisa iiifiitavali nam kuka-a ku'jaraa nyovapa-a hanany wuwukany 



Eocks swallows meet standing there me brought there me around 



tcutiiiigia kikihyaiii wovakimhu. (Repeat) 



blue " rainbows appeared. 



Translation 



Now the Swallow begins his singing; 



Now the Swallow begins his singing. 

 And the women who are with me, 



The poor women commence to sing. 



The Swallows met in the standing cliffs ; 



The Swallows met in the standing cliffs. 

 And the rainbows arched above me, 



There the blue rainbow arches met. 



