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Jamigi thukpa, 
Gachhyasming thakpa, 
Bisti namang Dakpa.’’ 
The village is called Akpa, 
The skin of an animal for bedding, 
A woollen rope for one’s dres 
And the name of the ferrell is Dakpé (an uncom- 
plimentary term for Dagi). 
Asrang is a TT beyond the high range above Raérang ! 
in the Shawa pargand, and about a mile or so further on is the 
hamlet of Tokhto where there is a fine praying wheel. At 
Asrang is the home of a family named Shytiina, or ‘ Ghost,’ 
regarding which an anecdote is told, which runs :— 
213. ‘‘ Asrang Shytend Mellam* Mashdan,* 
Rirang’ Rakshas,’ Ginam”™ Shydli.* 
Once on a time four persons of the four villages of 
pore ellam, Rir an inam or Morang, 
ring the titles of Shyané, ** ghost,’’ Mashan, 
se goblin,” Rakshas, ‘‘ demon,” and Shyali ‘‘ jackal, ” 
respectively, met one dark night near the Wangtt 
Baoee, when travelling on business. One of them 
oare you?’’ The reply was, ‘‘ Asrang 
ing, ‘* the api Mellam.” Then:the third man 
asked w was. His reply was, ‘‘ Rirang 
Raks has,” meanin 7, the demon of Rirang.”” When 
the fourth was asked, he replied, ‘‘Ginam Shyéli,”’ 
meaning, “‘ the jackal of Ginam.” On hearing these 
words, all the — persons were so much struck with 
terror that not one of them could move, but st 
still +ill day-break, then when they found that they 
were the men bearing — titles of Shytna, etc., and 
not the ghosts, etc.., suggested by them, ‘they 
thanked God for escaping hare and proceeded 
joyously to their destinatio 
1 Rérang, a village in Shawa par. 
2 Shyana, a sept of Kanets in ee village. 
8 Mellam, a — in Rajgéot pargand, a sept of Kanets called 
— lives ther 
a a se t of Kanets in anges village. 
Rirang, a village in ser Inner Tukpa pargand, where a sept of 
Kaneta known as Raékshas dwells. 
as, a sept of Kas ets in Rirang vi 
7 Ginam or By hoo a village i in the hinké ot Pakps pargand, where a 
sept mp Kanets termed Shy4Ali res 
§ Shyali, a sept of Kanets fc in PGltiac or Morang village. 
