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PRAYERS TO THE UWANAMMI 



657 



30 This day 



With the flesh of the white corn, 

 Prayer meal, commissioned with 



our prayer, 

 Tliis day with prayer meal 

 35 Four times we shall spread out the 



mist blanket." 

 We shall fashion the house of 



massed clouds, 

 We shall fashion the life-giving 



road, 

 Four times we shall fashion your 



spring. 

 40 This day. 

 My father, 

 My mother, 

 Four times I shall set you down 



quietly. 

 Four times you will sit down 



quietly. 

 45 Holding all your world. 

 Holding all your people, 

 Perpetuating your rite had since 



the first beginning. 

 You will sit down quietly among 



us. 

 When you have sat down, 

 50 At j'our back. 

 At your feet, 



We shall sit down beside you. 

 Desiring your waters, 

 Keeping your days for this 

 65 We shall pass our days. 

 Our fathers. 

 Rain maker priests. 

 Rain maker pekwins. 

 From wherever you abide per- 

 manently 

 60 You wiU make your roads come 



forth. 

 To the one whom you call father. 

 To the one whom you call mother. 

 Four times with all your waters 



65 To us your mother. 

 Your fathers. 

 You will come. 

 In order that you may thus come 



to us. 

 Our father. 



30 lu'lca ya'ton-e 



fo'wa Eo'han an ci"nan-e 



ha'lawo'tinan-e 



te'wusu ya'nulana 



lu'ka ya'ton-e 

 35 a-'witela'ma 



ci'pololon pe'wuna 



a'weluya Ea'kwen ya-'Eiina 



o'naya''nalfa o'nealan ya''Eana 



a''witela'ma Ea'nakwcnan ya''- 



Eana 



40 lu'lfa ya'ton'e 



hom ta'tcu 



horn tsi'ta 



a'witela'ma Jom ho' a'nim-la'- 



Euna. 

 a'witela'ma lo' i''m-i}a'Euna 



45 le- yam 'u'lo'nan ya'tena 

 le' yam ho"i ya'tena 

 j'am ko'nhol tci'miEa'kowa te'lia'- 



na 

 !;o' i-'miia'Euna 



lo' i'mila'kuEa 

 50 to'man ma'si'a 



to'man sa'kwi'a 



i'miyawelana 



to'man Eji'cim a'ntecemana 



to'man te'wanan i'lapa 

 55 hon te'wanan a-'teEan'a 



ho"na'wan a"'tatcu 



u'wanam a''ciwan'i 



u'wanam pe'kwi'we 



hol-yam ti'nan la'Ei'kowa 



60 Ion o'neala kwai"iEan'a. 



yam tatc-i'lapona 

 yam tsit-i'lapona 

 yam Ea'cim a'^a 

 a-'witela'ma 

 65 yam tsi'ta 

 yam a''tatcu 



ho"na i;on a''wona-e'latena-wa. 

 ho"na ton a^'wona-e'Iatenaptun'- 



on a'lfa 

 ho"na'wan ta'tcu 



■' The meal painting on the altar. 



