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gonicpdygi—means something like sacred path or direction. Ndspas 
is the name applied to a circle. During a ceremony persons enter- 
ing a hut must pass in to the left of the fire; to leave the hut they 
pass out on the north side of the fire. 
iydi‘yi—under half; the center of the hut. 
ko ynike—fireplace; probably derived from koy, fire; ni‘, land; and 
ke, track or footprint; ké also means land. 
qonieqa‘—meaning unknown; it is applied to the space between the 
fire and the entrance. 
djie binaskla—mask corner or recess. 
tctyegin—the entrance. See explanation above. 
klo¢e—without; the area in front of the entrance outside of the hut. 
qogdn biné¢e—outside of the hut. 
Yébitcai house nomenclature 
iyd¢ahaskini—or ¢askini, the Yébiteai house; probably derived from 
iyd, under; and ¢ahaskini, a detached, smooth-sided, flat-top 
mountain. This structure is also called— 
gin bitsagi gogan—four-legged house. 
1. tciyeginge naat, tetyégin binin’ ui— 
2. tetyegin sildi— 
. teiyegin sildi nanadi, or ¢asigd/ni— 
4. tctyegin bikd¢ge nanadi— 
5. tetyégin bogande nanijoji— 
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As in the regular hogan. 
. tetyegin biyd¢e binijoji— 
. qadadje nanadi—east horizontal timber. 
ca¢addje nanadi—south horizontal timber. 
ipiyddje nanadi—west horizontal timber. 
8. ndgokosdje nanaci—north horizontal timber. 
qad‘adje idi (1)’—east post. 
ca¢addje idi (2)—south post. These posts are further distin- 
iptyddje idi (3)—west post. guished as follows: 
nagokosdje idi (4)—north post. 
ca¢ad qad‘adje idi (1). 
cad¢ad iniyddje idi (2). 
nagokos iniyddje iat (3). 
nagokos qada‘dje idi (4). 
biyd¢e binijoji—the walls; also distinguished as north, south, east, 
and west walls. 
11. bogdn¢e nanijoji—uppermost roof; the main roof. 
12. tetyé¢in—doorway. 
13. tctlégi—smoke-hole. 
14. tcilégi nanadi—smoke-hole timber. The same term is applied to 
the timber marked 7 in the figure. 
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1 The figures refer to the interior view shown in figure 244. 
?The numbers in parentheses refer to the ground plan, figure 241. 
