nagaiyas help each other through difficult and dangerous times such as hunting in dangerous forests. during times of war, they are expected to help by giving food and lodging. sometimes, if there is a conflict between a husband and his wife, the nagaiya will help resolve it. the husband and his nagaiya will slather themselves in mud and ash (symbols of mourning), hit the wife, and consume one of her pigs and one of her sweet potato gardens. to express her displeasure at her husband's actions, the wife will hold a banquet with the women in the clan near her husband's meal. later, after the wife gives her husband a small reparation, the conflict between them will be resolved.