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Transcription: [00:16:03]
Various Kmhmu speakers

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
[00:16:17]
Uh he's talking about this plant right here,

[00:16:21]
it look more like a flowers tree especially when they marry or have ceremony in the house
[00:16:29]
so they get these flowers to make a decoration.
[00:16:33]
Yesterday, if you visit us you may see that.

[00:16:40]
{SPEAKER name="Kmhmu"}
Kmhmu speaker
[00:16:45]
{SPEAKER name="Kmhmu"}
Kmhmu speaker

[00:16:51]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
He's talking about when man and woman getting married so they will have one of the flower
[00:17:00]
like yesterday, for a man and a woman will prepare
[00:17:05]
one and then will set out together to.

[00:17:10]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
For the ceremonies, some of us you'll see have our tied,
[00:17:13]
have our wrists tied with white yarn.
[00:17:16]
Yesterday, we had a wrist tying ceremony
[00:17:19]
and that centerpiece is a floral decoration
[00:17:23]
and he was saying that for a wedding, the men's side has to make one,
[00:17:27]
the man's side has to make one of the centerpieces,
[00:17:30]
and the woman's side makes the other then they
[00:17:32]
bring them together for the ceremony.

[00:17:36]
{SPEAKER name="Kmhmu"}
Kmhmu speaker

[00:17:40]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
I'm asking them, these are Kmhmu from what region what dialect area
[00:17:46]
{SPEAKER name="Kmhmu"}
{Various Kmhmu voices}

[00:18:08]
[[Cross Talk]]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Every group has its own distinctive style of clothing
[00:18:10]
so that by looking at the clothing they can guess as to where the people have come from.
(Various Kmhmu voices)