March, 1905. Hopi Proper Names — Voth. ioi 



Naciletstiwa. (m.) Self Blossoms in a Line or Row. 



From No. 11; lets, the root word of stand, laid, placed in a 

 line or row, but side by side, and No. 2. 



Very likely the Name Giver had in mind either a row of chil- 

 dren decorated with piva blossoms, or a row of blooming plants, 

 arrayed, as it were, in their own blossoms. 

 Ciyaoma. (m.) Bring(s) Blossom. 



From cihu, blossom, and yaoma, bring. 



Refers to the flowers of the tobacco plant, which some one is 

 supposed to have gathered and brings with him. 



XXII. Name Giver belonging to the Posiwuu (Magpie) Clan. 

 Lomayeshtiwa. (m.) Alighted Well or Beautifully. 



From lolama, good, well, beautiful, etc.; y£she (plural of kdtu). 

 sit, alight, etc., and No. 2. 



Refers to a flock of magpies having gracefully alighted. 

 Nacmgayniwa. (m.) Self Blossoms (are) Waved. 



From No. 11 ; ngay, stem of words signifying wave, sway, etc., 

 and No. 3. 



In all probability some one is imagined as being decorated 

 with magpie feathers that are being waved by the air or wind. 

 Nakwayamka. (f.) The One Who Emerges with a Head-feather. 



From nakwa wish, prayer, head-dress; yam the root word of 

 emerge, come out, etc., and No. 4. 



Reference is made to the emerging from the kivas of the 

 Momchitu priests, who I believe wear head-dresses preferably of 

 magpie feathers. 

 Nakwavanka. (f.) The One Who Figures a Head-dress. 



From nakwa (see previous name) ; banta write, figure, draw, 

 and No. 4. 



The meaning is obscure, but may be: "The One Who Figures 

 a Head-dress," meaning in this case, one like a magpie feather 

 head-dress, which would fined an analogy in the fact that, since 

 the highly prized parrot feathers so much coveted for head- 

 feathers are now very scarce, chicken and pigeon feathers are 

 now often substituted, they being dyed red, green, and yellow to 

 imitate the colors of the parrot feathers. 



