... By speaking of a more expressive level of playing, I do not mean to infer that this is a creative process. Young players are taught each song note by note, word by word. The stylized speaking ... clearly observed. For the remainder of this article I would like to describe the function of the speaking qeej in the funeral ceremony where it is used to give comfort both to the living and ... noteworthy differences about an elder's funeral. First is the has txiv xaiv, "message speaking& quot; performed by a spirit translator, the txiv xaiv. The spirit translator is a man...