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wiyage nanijéji—the below-level arrangement of timbers or boards. 
It is also applied to walls, as in— 
biyd¢e binijdjithe side arrangement of boards. A bridge across a 
stream is called— 
gorinli'nigi nanijoji—the first term meaning “ water flowing.” 
tetyécin biyd¢e binijoji—doorway side walls; the sticks set in between 
the uprights of the door-frame and the slanting doorway timbers. 
teilégi—smoke-hole; derivation obscure. 
biydd¢e binijoji—the side “‘ walls;” the smaller timbers which inclose 
the hut. They are also called— 
biya’¢e binini‘li—leaning around the sides; from hi/nia‘, slanting, and 
the plural article pronoun sinil. 
Fig. 244—Interior of Yébitcai house, illustrating nomenclature 
wi—cedar bark. 
ujt behesdjchi—cedar bark laid on; the bark covering. 
l‘ej—earth. 
le} behesni‘li—earth thrown on or lifted on; the earth covering. 
¢ddnipal‘—suspended thin object; this term is always applied to the 
door covering, which is usually a blanket hanging from the lintel. 
Terms applied to different parts of the floor area 
qaasddje ni si’skla—within the small corner in the east. The deriva- 
tion 18 probably as follows: qaddje, in the east; ni from yuni, 
within; sis from itsi’si, small; tkla from naskld, a corner. 
ca¢addje ni si/¢kla—within the corner in the south. 
iyiyadje ni si‘¢kla—within the corner in the west. 
nagokosdje ni si’¢kla—within the corner in the north. 
ndgokosdje ni si‘skla—within the small corner in the north. 
