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Nakwayeshva. (m.) Head-feathers Just Seated. 



From nakwa, head-feather, prayer, wish, and yeshe, pi. from 

 katu, sit, alight, etc., and No. 6. 



The thought expressed is undoubtedly that participants in a 

 ceremony wearing the ceremonial head-feathers (n£kwa) in the 

 hair have just seated themselves. 

 Kdrzhyeshva. (m.) Parrots Alighted. 



From K£ro parrot, macaw, yeshe (plur.) of katu, and No. 6. 

 K^rzhhoynoma. (f.) Parrots Flown Away. 



From ditto, hoyioma, fly away or out, in the sense of leaving 

 the brood or nest, and No. 5. 

 Nakwaletstiwa. (m.) Head-feathers in a Row. 



From nakwa, wish, prayer, head-feather, and lets, root for 

 words signifying in a line or row, the different objects being side 

 by side instead of behind each other, and No. 2. 



Refers to parrot head-feathers, placed in a row ready to be 

 used in a ceremony. 

 Kdrzhnomka. (f.) The One That Covers Up Parrots. 

 From ditto, ditto, and No. 4. 



Referring to a maiden covering up parrots, perhaps artificial 

 ones, in a ceremony; but may also mean parrots covered by 

 their plumage. 

 Karo-mana. (f.) Parrot Maiden. 



From ditto and md,na, maiden, virgin. 

 Kdrzshuru. (m.) Parrot Tail. 



From ditto and shuru, tail. 

 Karzhvanka. (f.) The One That Figures a Parrot. 



From ditto; banta, write, figure, draw, and No. 4. 

 What the Name Giver had in mind was in all probability one 

 drawing pictures of a parrot, though such interpretations as: 

 One figured with parrots (Parrot Figured), or One figured like a 

 parrot, would also be permissible. 

 Karzhnguna. (m.) Parrot Head-feather. 



Refers to a bunch of parrot feathers worn on the head by 

 participants in various ceremonies and Katcma dances. As 

 parrot feathers are extremely rare now, pigeon, or even chicken 

 feathers are now dyed like parrot feathers and used instead. 

 Bunches of these feathers, however, are also called karzhnguna. 

 The etymology of the ending nguna could not be fully deter- 

 mined. It may be derived from "ngungua" (take, grasp) alone, 

 or from this word and nakwa (prayer wish), a word used to 



