Malotki.
Published for the University of Northern Arizona

by the University of Nebraska Press, 1995

page 367.

"In the past when a Hopi wished to inform his fellow

villagers of certain things, he would petition someone to

make a public announcement on his behalf. At other times,

a formal announcement could be made by the tsa'akmongwi,

or official 'village crier.'

"To broadcast his message,the crier always climbed on

a rooftop. The opening formula of his announcement usually

sounded as follows: 'Those of you people out there heed my

words.' The conclusion was equally formalized: 'This is

the announcement I was instructed to make known to you.

That's about it.' Whenever the crier shouted out his

announcement, he typically drew out the last word of each

sentence.

Eric Mankin (carapace@well.com)