GROWTH OF PLANTS 



'^, 'to ^row.' Thus: nq,''a, 'it grows' (M, it; 'a, to grow); nq^a- 

 ^qy(j\ 'it grows slowly' (wg, it; 'a, to grow; ^qyg\, slow); 7nVa- 

 \j,nii, 'it grows fast' {nd., it; 'a, to grow; ^ny,, fast). Hano 

 Tewa, '(7W?(5, ' spread wide,' applied to tendrils of vines, squashes, 

 etc. , and apparently to trees of spreading foliage. Thus: ^ aw6 

 tsqywse, 'spread- wide greenness,' a female personal name given 

 by the White Fir clan at Hano. 



Pi, 'to come up,' 'to grow up.' Thus: napi, 'it comes up' (wg, it; 

 p^, to come up). This is said of a plant sprouting and growing 

 up out of the ground. 



Pa, 'to burst,' 'to crack.' This is said of a plant unfolding or open- 

 ing. Thus: sandpapo^", 'the tobacco bursts open or unfolds' 

 {sa, tobacco; nq, it; pa, to burst; po^°, to become). 



Of leaves (or flowers) opening and spreading wide the Tewa say 

 ^ibikawaM, dibij)dblwaM ' the 3+ leaves open themselves,' ' the 3+ flow- 

 ers open themselves' {diii, prefixed reflexive pronoun third person 

 3+ plural; lia, leaf; poVi, flower; wcui, to spread open). Thus, in a 

 war-song sung at Hano: "'iweday ''alijowa tseynse pegqn diiiJcalawadi^ 

 ' thence the sunflowers, bursting open on every side, spread wide 

 their leaves' Ciweu^qy, Hano dialectic emphatic form of Hwedi, thence; 

 ''aiijowa, Hano name for 'sunflower' ? species; tsems^, in all directions; 

 pegqy, bursting; dibi, prefixed reflexive pronoun third person 3-i- plural; 

 Icala, Hano dialectic form of lea, leaf; wa^ii, to spread open). The same 

 expression is used figuratively of clouds, thus: ^ok'uwa txmsp, 4^hipotl 

 wcui, 'the clouds in all directions open their flowers' i^olcuwa, clouds; 

 tse.7ase, in every direction; ^/ft/, prefixed reflexive pronoun third person 

 3+ plural; pdbl, flower; waM, to spread open). 



Habits of Growth 



l^wiy, 'to stand.' Thus: nqywiy, 'it stands' {nq^it-, ywiy, to stand). 



^Aywiy, 'to grow in a standing position' ('«, to grow; ywiy^ to 

 stand). Thus: oiq'aywiy, 'it grows in a standing position' {nq, 

 it; 'a, to grow; ywiy, to stand). 



Eo, 'to lie.' Thus: nqJco, 'it lies' (nq, it; ho, to lie). 



^Alco, 'to grow in a lying position' ('«, to grow; Jco, to lie). Thus: 



nq'ako, 'it grows in a lying position' (w4, it; '<?, to grow; ko, 



to lie). 

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