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 294 1h^ Poetry of the Kiivai Papuans.

35. " Kiaivuro inea kiawuro rorou sawia tematema rorour (" Outside along reef full up pelican he fly all same smoke.")

36. "' Aberemnba Abcre divare raivioT (" Along Abere- muba people he put divare [tail of cassowary feathers], he dance.")

^j. '' Aberemiiba Abere bedai'e sebiao ? " (" Along Abere- muba what name [why] people he dance .-* ")

38. " Aberemiiba Abere bedare sebiao sawiadai Nigori gavia rarogoV ("Along Aberemuba what name people make him dance now belong Nigori?") Nigori is a ceremony performed during the copulating season of the turtles.

39. " Yam orovio Dani oromo via beda tato iiiaibi." ('■ No got no paddle, what name I get him other side along Daru, more better I paddle along hand.")

40. " Soromi zvaro rivadoro Dam giviini 7'ivadoro." (" Pelican he walk about along sandbank close to Daru.")

41. "Dam aibi inorogido tvia toto norobai." ("Along reef paddle belong me he catch him bottom now.")

42. '■' Dariia Waimee inorogido Daru gabo rovarogo." (" Along Daru ask him Waimee [a mythical character of Daru] where road ; road he there.")

43.  Dama Waimee inorogido snrko siirko nese roiva- rogo!' (" Along Daru Waimee yarn about for me about that nese [breast shell] he no good.") This verse probably refers to some episode in a tale.

44. " Dam nainira overa rogo nese nomidai!' (" Along Daru I speak, " Brother, more better you give me that nese." ")

45. " Maivata darimo inea kardra micro rivarabu." (" Inside darimo belong Mawata [a village] good karara [a ceremonial mask] stop on top.")

46. " Maivata wio mea mo woibi nogua." (" Along Mawata I very lazy along morning, good sun he stop [the sun has arisen].")