Haux Haux: Huni Kuin and Yawanawá Chants

Marcio Purusha
September 26, 2016

In the songs of the Huni Kuin and the Yawanawá, “haux haux” opens the song and closes it. It is the word of yes, so be it, in harmony. Here are two recordings where you can hear it sung.

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What haux means

Haux (said “haush”) is a word of affirmation: yes, I agree, so be it, in harmony. Huni Kuin stories say it was the first sound made by the jiboia, the great boa. For the full meaning, how it is used in ceremony, and what the elders say about using it, read Haux Haux: meaning of the Huni Kuin word of affirmation.

How to listen

When a song ends with “haux haux”, don’t rush to the next one. Stay in the silence for a breath or two. That is where the word does its work.

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Marcio Purusha

Marcio Purusha is the founder of Queen of the Forest and has walked the Amazonian medicine path since 1988. A student of the Santo Daime tradition, a certified Road Man of the Native American Church, and creator of the Ancient Voices film project, he has spent more than three decades in ceremony, study, and direct relationship with the Indigenous communities of the forest — including the Huni Kuin, Yawanawá, Nukini, and Kuntanawa peoples whose medicines Queen of the Forest shares with the world. Read his full story on his About page: https://queenoftheforest.org/about-marcio-purusha/

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