A case was in process of hearing, and one old man spoke an hour on end, the chief listening all the while with the gravity of a judge.

He then delivered his decision in about five minutes, the successful litigant going off lullilooing.

Each person, before addressing him, turns his back to him and lies down on the ground, clapping the hands: this is the common mode of salutation.
Another form here in Lobemba is to rattle the arrows or an arrow on the bow, which all carry.

We had a little talk with the chief; but it was late before the cause was heard through.

He asked us to come and spend one night near him on the Merenga, and then go on, so we came over in the morning to the vicinity of his village.