ROBBINS, HA 

 FEEIUE-iMAKHEC 



"eco"^'^'^'''"'] ETHNOBOTANY OF THE TEWA INDIANS 19 



ripe pinon nut' (to, piiion nut; pe, ripe; pi, negative). Of all fruits 

 which are green when unripe tsqywse, 'green,' may be used. Thus: 

 be tsdtjws^Hy, 'green apple' (be, apple; tsqijwse, green). Of gourds, 

 squashes, pumpkins, muskmelons, watermelons, and perhaps of some 

 other fruits, ke, 'hard,' is used of ripeness, while '<>«'«, 'soft,' is ap- 

 plied to unripe condition. Thus: sandla Jce'iij, 'hard, ripe water- 

 melon' {mfidia, watermelon < Span, sandia; Ice, hard); sqndta''owaiy, 

 'soft, unripe watermelon' {sqnd^ia, watermelon < Span, sandia; "'ovm, 

 soft). But of other fruits Ice, 'hard,' is used of unripeness and ''ovua, 

 'soft,' of ripeness or mellowness, just as in English. Thus: be IceHij, 

 'hard, unripe apple' (be, apple; Ice, hard); be^owa'iy, 'soft, mellow 

 apple' (be, apple; ^oiva, soft). The adjectives given above may of 

 course also be used predicatively. Thus : 7i<lpe7)iy,, 'it is ripe' {nq, it; 

 pe, ripe; viy,, to be); iomqpe)ny,jji, 'it is not ripe' {tvl, negative; nq, 

 it; pe, ripe; /nu, to be; j)l, negative). 



Leaves, their Parts and Functions 



leaves in general 



.ff« (Hano Tewa, lala), 'leaf.' Thus: l-'uijlrt, 'corn leaf (Fy^ij, corn; 

 hi, leaf). 



Kaj/a, 'leaf surface' {ka, leaf; p'a, large, thin, flat, and roundish). 



Kakiyge, 'leaf edge' {Jca, leaf; Jciyge, edge). 



Katsi, 'leaf point' {ka, leaf; tsi, point). 



K(Cokwq, 'leaf vein', 'leaf fiber' ijca, leaf; ^okwq, vein, artery). 



Kapo, 'leaf juice', literally 'leaf water' {ka, leaf; po, water), 



Kapu, 'leaf stem' {Jca, leaf; im, base, stem). 



Of leaves falling the Tewa say: nqkafqnnse, 'the leaves fall' {nq, 

 it, they; ka, leaf; t'qnnse, to fall); ov nqkajemu, 'the leaves fall' {/iq, 

 it, they; ka, leaf; jeniu, to fall). 



SIZE AND SHAPE OF LEAVES 



Ka he'y), 'big leaf (Jca, leaf; he, big). Kajo {ka, leaf; jo, augmenta- 

 tive) ma}'^ not be used meaning ' big leaf.' 



Ka hms^''iy, 'little leaf {ka, leaf; hlnse, little). 



Kd'e, 'little leaf {ka, leaf; 'e diminutive). 



Ka hejViij, 'long leaf {ka, leaf; hejl, long). 



Ka hinsp^iy, 'short leaf {ka, leaf; Jiinse,, short). Same as ' little leaf ,' 

 above. 



Ka p'ag^i'iy, 'big flat leaf {ka, leaf; p'agi, large, thin, flat, and 

 roundish). 



