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A-dp6x di Gimaiyang. 



Men. "Ye the women, le-le-u-lin-uni-an, ye eat of the shell-fish ye have captured 

 in the rice-fields le-le-ii-lin-um-an." 



Women. "Ye the men, le-le-u-lin-um-an, and ye eat at the river the fish ye have 

 captured, le-le-u-lin-um-an." 



Men. "Ye the women, le-le-A-Un-uni-an, and ye cook upon the walls of the rice- 

 fields the shell-fish ye have captured, le-le-u-lin-um-an." 



Women. "Ye the men, le-le-H-lin-um-an, and (when ye go on a journey) ye eat 

 your clouts upon the path, le-le-u-lin-um-an ; and ye do not return to your homes, 

 le-le-u-lin-um-an; and (because of that) your children are weeping, le-le-u-lin- 

 um-an." 



Men. "Ye the women, le-le-u-lin-um-an, and ye do not go to your sweet-potato 

 fields, le-le-u-lin-um-an; and (because of that) your husband becomes lank and 

 lean, le-le-u-lin-um-an; because he has not eaten of the results of your planting, 

 le-le-u-lin-um -an." 



Women. "Ye the men, le-le-u-lin-um-an, and the meat (ye have obtained at the 

 feasts ye have attended ) decays in your hip-bags, le-le-u-lin-um-an; for ye forget 

 to remove it when ye return to your homes, le-le-H-Un-um-an ; and there is no 

 meat-food in your houses, le-le-ii-Un-um-an; and a stench arises from the meat 

 in your hip-bags, le-le-'A-lin-um-an." 

 Etc., etc. 



These songs of mutual criticism are sung during the first half of the 

 night, and the other class of songs occupy the remainder of the time. 

 The attendance on the second and third nights of the liu-Kua is not 

 so large as on the first night, and is frequently composed of different 

 people. Considering their character, the conduct of these ceremonies 

 is very orderly. There is seldom enough of the intoxicant to produce 

 much drunkenness, other than the required "joyful" feeling, and there 

 are no public obscenities. In many districts of Central Ifugao these 

 ceremonies are now no more than an ordinary social gathering and 

 Sangerfest. 



the vengeance ceremonies. 



The vengeance ceremonies are very different in spirit and character 

 from those just described, and it was possibly to counteract their frenzied 

 ferocity that the latter were invented. They are called mungamu-gaman, 

 and really last for seven mornings, since the one held on the morning 

 of the burial day is essentially the same in purpose as those held on the 



Women. Dakyu hi linalaki, le-le-li-lin-um-an, ya isda-yu nan dalan di wanax-yu. 

 le-le-fl-lin-um-an ; ya meid idaiangyu bale-yu, le-le-fl-lin-um-an ; ya han tumdang- 

 da nan imbabdle-yu, le-le-ti-lin-um-an. 



Men. Dakyu hi binabaii, le-le-fl-lin-um-an, ya meid idatangyu btnkdan-yu, 

 le-le-G-lin-um-an ; ya din napigut nan ahauica-yu le-le-fl-lin-um-an; di meid di 

 kanotia di binkdan-yu, le-le-fl-lin-um-an. 



Women. Dakyu hi linalaki, le-le-fl-lin-um-an, ya mapile de dotag hi butung-yu, 

 le-le-u-lin-um-an; addt-kayu ukaton hi bale-yu, le-le-fl-lin-um-an; ya meid di isda- 

 yu M baleyu, le-le-fl-lin-um-an ; ya humamu hamdi di dot&g hi butHng-yu, 

 le-le-H-lin-um an. 

 Etc., etc. 



