and a very straightforward and a reliable informant. This spell has been given in free translation before in Chapter V, and, as has been said there, the rite consists simply in chanting the words over five coils of the wayugo creeper put on a wooden platter between two mats.
Wayugo Spell A. U’ula (Initial Part) 1 1 Kala His bosisi’ula, ritual eating of fish, kala his bomwalela. tabooed inside. 2 2 Papapa, Flutter, siliubida, betel plant, monagakalava. leaving behind. 3 3 Tubugu Kalabotawosi, Grandfather Kalabotawosi, Tubugu Kwaysa’i, grandfather Kwaysa’i, Tubugu Pulupolu, grandfather Pulupolu, Tubugu Semkuku, grandfather Semkuku, Tubugu Kabatuwayaga, grandfather Kabatuwayaga, Tubugu Ugwaboda, grandfather Ugwaboda, Tubugu Kitava, grandfather Kitava, Bulumava’u Nawabudoga, new spirit Nawabudoga, kaykapwapu immediate predecessor Mogilawota. Mogilawota. 4 4 Kusilase You sit onikola, on canoe slips, bukwa’u’i kambu’a. you chew your areca-nut. 5 5 Kwawoyse You take bisalena his pandanus streamer Kaykudayuri (of) Kaykudayuri Kusaylase you place (it) odabana on top Teula (of) Teula. 6 6 Basivila, I might turn, basivitake’i I might turn on Kitava miTo’uru, Kitava your Touru, mimilaveta your sea-arm Pilolu. Pilolu. 7 7 Nagayne To-day isipukayse they kindle girina festive fire Kaykudayuri. (of) Kaykudayuri. 8 8 Kumwam Thou bind together dabem thy skirt Siyaygana, Siyaygana, bukuyova. thou fly. 9 9 Bakabima I might clutch kaykabila, the adze handle, bakipatuma I might grip yogwayogula the component sticks. 10 10 Baterera I might fly odabana on top (of) Kuyawa. Kuyawa. B. TAPWANA (MAIN PART) 11 11 Odabana Kuyawa, On top (of) Kuyawa, odabana Kuyawa on top (of) Kuyawa … … (repeated several times) bayokokoba I might become like smoke odabana Kuyawa; on top (of) Kuyawa; bayowaysulu I might become invisible odabana Kuyawa; on top (of) Kuyawa; bayovivilu’a, etc.; I might become as a wind eddy, etc. bayomwaleta, etc.; I might become alone, etc.; bayokarige, etc.; I might become as dead, etc. bayotamwa’u, etc; I might disappear, etc.; bayogugwa’u, etc.; I might become like mist, etc. 12 The verses 9, 10 and 11 are repeated, substituting Dikutuva for Kuyawa. 13 The verses 9, 10 and 11 are repeated, substituting La’u for Kuyawa. After this, the *u’ula* is repeated, and then a secondary *tapwana* follows. 14 14 Bakalatatava, I might heel over, bakalatatava I might heel over … … (repeated several times) ula sibu my keel bakalatatava I might heel over; ulo koumwali my canoe gunwale bakalatatava I might heel over uli sirota, etc. my canoe bottom, etc. ulo katukulu, etc.; my prow, etc.; ulo gelu, etc. my rib, etc. ulo kaysuya, etc. my threading stick, etc.; uli tabuyo, etc.; my prow-board, etc.; uli lagim, etc.; my transverse board, etc.; ulo kawaydala, etc. my canoe side, etc. The *u’ula* is repeated again and the spell is closed by the *dogina* (concluding part). C. Dogina (Conclusion) 15 15 Kalubasisi (Untranslatable) kalubayo’u; flying(?); kuvaylise mayena, you hit his tongue, kuvaylise you hit bubuwala, his chest, kulakwoyse you untie kala his sibu keel waga. canoe. 16 16 Wagam, Canoe (thou art) kousi, ghost, wagam, canoe, (thou art) vivilu’a, wind eddy, kuyokarige thou vanish Siyaygana, Siyaygana, bukuyova. thou fly. 17 17 Kwarisasa Thou pierce kamkarikeda thy sea-passage Kadimwatu; Kadimwatu; kwaripwo thou break through kabaluna nose his Saramwa; Saramwa; kwabadibadi thou meet Loma. Loma. 18 18 Kuyokarige, Thou become as dead, kuyotamwa’u, thou disappear, kuyovivilu’a thou become as a wind eddy, kuyogugwa’u. thou become like mist. 19 19 Kusola Thou mould kammayamaya, the fine sand, kwotutine thou cut kamgulupeya; thy seaweed; kuna, thou go, kugoguna thou put on kambwoymatala. thy butia wreath.
We have here the native text, translated word for word, each expression and formative