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^''j ETHNOBOTANY OF THE TEWA INDIANS 



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It appears that about thirty Spanish plant names of etj^mology un- 

 known to the Tewa and for which there are no common Tewa equiva- 

 lents have been taken into the everyday language, and are used pre- 

 cisely as are the thirty-six native plant names listed above. In addi- 

 tion to these there are many other Spanish designations of plants with 

 which the Tewa are familiar. 



Plant Names of Spanish Origin that Have no Common Equiv- 

 alents OF Tewa Origin 



^Ahnend'ia,, almendra, almond 

 ^Alp'aljia, alfalfa 

 "'Afii"^^ anil, sunflower 

 ^Apih, apio, celery 

 Asp(Uag:h, esparrago, aspar- 

 agus 

 Banana^ banana, banana 

 Be)iundl, melon, melon 

 Bedu^ berro, cress 

 'Igli, higo, fig 



Kaluwate^ cacahuate, peanut 

 Kana^ cana, cane 

 Kap^e^ cafe, cofl:'ee 

 Koko^ coco, coconut 

 Kole^ col, cabbage 

 Letftigji^ lechuga, lettuce 

 Liniqy^ limon, lemon 



MaWa^ malva, mallow 

 Modli^ mora, mulberr}^, black- 

 berry 

 Motasa, mostaza, mustard 

 Na^ayhli^ naranja, orange 

 ''Qyqu^ hongo, mushroom 

 PeMi., pera, pear 

 Poni\ poiiil, Fallugia 

 Srnidm, sandia, watermelon 

 Seledi^ '.'celeri," celery 

 Seu^esa, cereza, cherry 

 Te, te, tea 



Tomate, tomate, tomato 

 Tsig.h, chico 

 Tf<ind\ chile, pepper 

 ' Ule, hule, rubber 



