Young people had to learn how to resist hunger, thirst, and exhaustion; they also faced competitive training to test their physical fitness and their reactions. In the palakuwan, young adult men also improved their understanding of life rituals, of how to deal with people and things, of rites, and of the construction of houses and the making of tools.
青年要學會抵抗饑餓、口渴和睡眠，另外還要接受磨練體格和敏捷動作的競走訓練，並加強生活禮儀、待人接物、狩獵祭儀及建築製器的經驗傳授等。