56 ETHNOGEOGRAPHY OF THE TEWA INDIANS [eth. ANN. 29 



'*'*■ locative and adjective-formiug posttix). W¥ iiwasq,T)wir)f 'cloud 

 zigzag' 'cloud in zigzag form' {\jk'uwa 'cloud'; sqijvriyj' 'zigzag'). 

 Wli'moa'olco 'cloud down', applied to high whitifih cirrus clouds 

 {'oh'uwa 'cloud'; 'ol-o 'down' 'fine feathers' 'iluff'). ' Ok'uwa keH'' 

 'sharp cloud' 'cloud with a sharp point or edge' {'oFuvxi 'cloud'; Ice 

 'sharpness' 'sharp'; T* locative and adjective-forming postfix). 

 K spjj / ok' uwd ' mountaia-lion cloud', a light-colored cloud associated 

 with the north (k'styf 'mountain-lion'; ''oJc'uwa 'cloud'). WjUwwa 

 qwaje'i''^ ' hanging cloud ' {^oJcuwa 'cloud'; qwaje 'to hang'; TMoca- 

 tive and adjective-forming postfix).' ^ Ok'uwatvUl ' horizontallj^ pro- 

 jecting point of a cloud' i^oh'mm. 'cloud'; wUi ' horizon tallj' project- 

 ing point'; see under Geogeaphical Teems). '' Ok' uwapirj f 'cloud 

 mountain'; sometimes applied to a cloud that resembles a mountain 

 ("ok'uwa 'cloud'; piijj' 'mountain'); these clouds are usually dark. 

 ^Ok'uwawcMe'r' ' scattered clouds ' {'ok'moa 'cloud'; wcue 'scattered'; 

 T* locative and adjective-forming postfix). ''Ok'uwa qiviii 'a line or 

 row of clouds' Cok'mva 'cloud'; qiriii 'line' 'row'). Potanu, the 

 Tewa name of Julian Martinez of San Ildefonso, is said to mean a line 

 or arch of clouds. ^Ok'uwa t'y, 'spotted cloud', applied to a kind 

 of greenish cloud with whitish tinge {' ok'uwa 'cloud'; t'y, 'spotted- 

 ness' 'spotted'). Wk'uwap'agP* 'broad flat cloud' i^oh'uxoa 'cloud'; 

 />'«gi 'breadth and flatness' 'broad and flat'; '/"' locative and adjec- 

 tive-forming postfix). '' Ok'uwa'' e 'little cloud' {^ok'uwa 'cloud'; 'g 

 diminutive). 



The mythological serpents, ^Atanfy,, and cachinas, ^ok^uwa, are 

 supposed to live in the clouds and to be seen sometimes by people 

 when looking upward. The cachinas or deified spirits i^ok'uwa) are 

 supposed ever to be present among the clouds, and the close asso- 

 ciation between them and the clouds probably accounts for the 

 resemblance of the words "'ok'uwa and ^ok'uwa. The Tewa also 

 speak of mythic persons who are known as \>k'yira1ou-u 'cloud peo- 

 ple' ('oA'wM'a 'cloud'; iowa 'person' 'people'), ^ok'uwa'eny, 'cloud 

 youth' (^ok'uwa 'cloud'; ^eny, 'youth'), and ''ok'uwdd^'^nfy, 'cloud 

 maiden' i^ok'uvxi 'cloud'; ''a^'^nfy, 'maiden'). These people, youths 

 or maidens, are also mentioned with appropriate colors for the six 

 directions.' Ok'uwapi 'red cloud' figures in the War God myth. 

 The Tewa also speak of \ik' uwafiijwa 'cloud house' {^ok'uwa 'cloud'; 

 ttqvxt 'house'). They tell of a puelilo in the sky above the clouds. 



The terrace, so common in Tewa art, represents clouds. Bandelier ' 

 says: "The clouds, the moon, lightning, and the whirlwind maintain 

 [in Tewa religious paintings] the same hues all the year round." 



Tewa personal names compounded with ''ok'uwa seem to be given to 

 males only. 



Tobacco smoke, soap plant suds, feathers, etc., symbolize clouds in 

 ceremonies. 



' Final Report, pt. r. p. 311, 1890. 



