Feb., 191 2. The Oraibi Marau Ceremony — Voth. 71 



6. To the south-west (below). 



Shuatyaqo pavon-oa. 9 Just below pavono rock. 



Waawunayee ki. House of wawanua. 10 



Ikihi tohokinahainahai. My house is marked (?). 



Inahaaa nahainahaiahai ! My father! 



Inahaaa nahainahahahai ! My father! 



Explanation. 



1 Old name of a stone found somewhere north of Oraibi, which is 

 said to be of a whitish-yellow color, the color of the north. 2 1 am not 

 certain about the meaning of this word. 3 Undoubtedly an archaic 

 form for choshposhi (turquoise) ; green is the ceremonial color for the 

 west. 4 Claimed to be archaic name for abalone shell. This is usually 

 mentioned in Hopi songs in the fifth stanza (above) , the color for which 

 is black. Why it is mentioned here in the third stanza I cannot say. 



5 Claimed to be an archaic name for pink shells and beads. This name 

 is also mentioned in connection with the east in other songs, for instance 

 in one of the Powamu songs (see Oraibi Powamu Ceremony, page 133). 



6 The word talanak, evidently from palangkpu, red, (the color of the 

 south) is used in this stanza for the east. It is possible that I mis- 

 understood Wickwaya and that this should be palanak. In that case, 

 however, it would seem that he made a mistake in using the red color 

 for the stanza to the east. Talanak, if translated "clear," would 

 give the proper color for the east, namely white; tala, (clear, light, 

 bright) sometimes representing white in the Hopi. 7 Archaic name for 

 a pinkish stone (or shell) of which sometimes beads are said to be made. 

 It would seem that this term should have been used in the third stanza 

 instead of aiwanga. Others claim that shaatcina is the name (archaic) 

 for the pink beads (see note 5, above). The fact that wawuna is used 

 in the fifth and sixth stanzas also, is evidently an error on the part of 

 my informant. It seems that in the process of oral transmission, at 

 least the designation of the different stones (or shells) for the proper 

 directions has been hopelessly mixed up (compare also the third song 

 and notes on pages 133 and 135 of my "Oraibi Powamu Ceremony"). 

 8 Tokila, meaning night, stands here for dark. 9 1 am not sure about 

 the meaning of pavon-oa, but believe, that the literal meaning is beaut- 

 iful, especially in various colors. 10 Meaning not known. 



