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auwuu in these dances is always supposed to be a member of 

 these clans. 

 Y6shamna. (m.) Waving Fire. 



This peculiar name is said to refer to the belief that skeletons 

 wander about in the night swinging or waving a spark of fire. 

 The word seems to be very seldom used, and its exact etymology 

 could not be ascertained. 



XIX. Name Giver belonging to the Omawuu (Cloud) Clan. 

 Banomtiwa. (m.) Covered or enveloped by water. 

 From b£hu, water, and Nos. 5 and 2. 



Refers in all probability to a field covered or flooded by water 

 after a rain. 

 Bayamka. (f.) The One Emerging from the Water. 

 From bahu; yamakto, emerge, and No. 4. 

 May refer to various things, and the Name Giver only could 

 give the exact meaning. 

 Batoti. (m.) Water All Over. 



Refers to a scene during a heavy rain when the country is 

 covered all over with water. 

 B^tala. (m.) Water Light. 



From bahu and tala, light, clear. 



A scene is referred to when, after a heavy rain, the ground 

 is covered with water, which gives an appearance of light, espe- 

 cially in the dark. 

 Bahongniwa. (m.) Water Standing Up. 

 From bahu, hong, and No. 3. 



Refers to the little columns of water that rise from the falling 

 and splashing of heavy raindrops on a sheet of water. 

 B^hongva. (m.) Water Raised Up. 



The same as the previous, but va instead of niva. 

 Bawaima. (m.) Walk on Water. 



From bahu and waima, walk, go straight ahead. 

 This is supposed to refer to the dragon fly walking on the 

 water. This insect is referred to in various ways in the Hopi 

 ceremoniology. 

 Banomka. (f.) The One That Covers (With) Water. 

 From bahu, water, and Nos. 4 and 5. 



The exact meaning could not be ascertained. It is believed, 

 however, that it refers to one who floods or leads the water on 

 a field, covering or enveloping it, though "The One That 



