no Field Columbian Museum — Anthropology, Vol. VI. 



XXIX. Name Giver belonging to the Tuwa (Sand) Clan. 



Pongfiamoysi. (f.) Altar Spread Out. 



From p6ngna, altar; moy, root of spread out, lay out, as 

 objects to dry, etc., and No. 8. 



Refers to the sand or sand field that is usually spread, on the 

 floor in front of the altars in H6pi kiva ceremonies. 

 Puhuima. (m.) Renew. 



From ptihu, root of words pertaining to make new, renovate, 

 and No. 9. The verbal form "ma" gives it the idea of progress 

 from place to place or straight ahead, or from time to time. 



The name may refer to the renewal of H6pi altars either from 

 time to time or from kiva to kfva. 

 Pongnaletsnoma. (f.) Altar In a Row. 



From pdngna; lets, which is the root for all forms of place, or 

 form in line or row, etc., line up, etc., and No. 10. 



Refers to the slabs and other parts of the altar which stand in 

 the sand ridge in a row or line. 

 Pongnaletstiwa. (m.) Altar Placed In a Row. 



From pongna; lets (see previous), and No. 2. 

 Refers in all probability to the same as the previous name. 

 Pongnayeshtiwa. (m.) Altars In Place. 



From pongna; y£she (pi. of katu), lie, be in place or placed, 

 and No. 2. 



The name in all probability refers to altar paraphernalia 

 . which has been brought into the kfva for use in the ceremony 

 and is lying on the kiva floor. It may, however, also refer to 

 the various altars that are put up in sand ridges in different 

 kivas in certain ceremonies, such as the Soyal, Wuwuchim, etc. 

 Pongnanomsi. (f.) Altar Wrapped Up. 

 From pongna; No. 5 and No. 8. 



Reference is undoubtedly made to the altar paraphernalia 

 which are often wrapped up in an old piece of buckskin, cloth, 

 or in a blanket when brought to the kiva for use in the ceremony 

 from the house where they are kept. As only the root of "nom" 

 is given, the name could also be rendered: Wraps Up Altar. 

 Pongnahongniva. (m.) Altar Erected or Raised. 



From p6ngna; hong, the root of such words as erect, raise up, 

 etc., and No. 3. 



The name undoubtedly refers to an altar as it is seen erected 

 on the sand ridge and sand field in the kiva. 



