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nay en ez gane ('Slayer-of-Monsters') — Changing Woman's first 



child ; his father was the Sun. 

 ndeh guhyaneh ('wise people') — group of older people who select a 



time and place for na ih es; they also choose a medicine man and 



nominate a woman for the role of na ihl esn. 

 nil sla ih ka ('food, exchanged') — the exchange of gifts of food which 



takes place between the families and relatives of the pubescent 



girl and those of na ihl esn. 

 niztah ('sitting') — phase II of na ih es, during which the pubescent 



girl reenacts Changing Woman's impregnation by the Sun. 

 nizti ('lying') — phase III of na ih es, during which na ihl esn massages 



the legs, back, and shoulders of the pubescent girl. 

 nja njleesh ('she is painted') — ceremony combined with na ih es in 



communities other than Cibecue, Cedar Creek, and Carrizo. 

 sa ni hi ti gishih ('old age beckoning to her') — term used with reference 



to the pubescent girl prior, during, and 4 days after na ih es. 

 sha nal dihl ('candy, it is poured') — phase VI of na ih es, during which 



the medicine man pours candy, fruit, and corn kernels over the 



pubescent girl's head. 

 shi ti ke ('my good friend') — term denoting the bond of reciprocal 



obligation which is contracted between the extended family and 



clans of the pubescent girl and na ihl esn. 

 ia chih ('sweat bath') — sweat bath. 

 te tza ('carrying basket') — a large basket, generally with buckskin 



fringe. 

 tuh ha tes chine ('Born-of-Water-Old-Man')— Changing Woman's 



second son; his father was the mythological figure Watcr-Old- 



Man. 

 tulipay (? 'gray water') — Western Apache liquor; made from the 



fermented pulp of mashed corn shoots. 

 zu kish (?) — term for the pubescent girl's cane when it is used as a 



walking stick, and not as an item of ritual paraphernaha. 



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