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(3) Spaa, region de Tierra Amarilla 'yellow earth region'. 

 = Tewa(l), Eng. (2). 



All the country about Tierra Amarilla town is known by this 

 name. Several informants have declared that this is the "old 

 Indian name" of the locality, and that the locality is named from 

 the pigment deposit discussed below under [1:13]. Cf. [1:11] 

 and [1:1'2]. Furthermore, it is stated that the earth in this whole 

 region is yellowish. 

 [1:11] (1) JVqntsejiwepo, ]VqMsejiv)e'i''^po 'river at the yellow earth, 

 i. e., in the Tierra Amarilla region' {ninVsej kve 'at the yellow 

 earth' 'at Tierra Amarilla' Knqijf 'earth', Tse 'yellowness' 'yel- 

 low ', Huie ' at ' locative posttix,j(' being infixed whenever \''', 'i?;y, or 

 ''iwe is posttixed to tse; T* locative and adjective-forming postfix, 

 mineral singular, agreeing with po; po 'water' 'creek' 'river'). 

 = Taos (2), Eng. (3), Span. (1). 



(2) Taos NamisulipcH an& 'yellow earth river, i. e., Tierra Am- 

 arilla river' {namFsuli- 'yellow earth' 'Tierra Amarilla' <nam- 

 'earth', fsi/li, 'yellow'; pa- 'water' 'creek' 'river'; and noun 

 postfix, agreeing in gender and number with postpounded pa). 

 = Tewa(l), Eng. (3). Span. (1). 



(3) Eng. Tierra Amarilla Creek. (<Span.). =Tewa (1), Taos 

 (2), Span. (1). 



(1) Span. Rito de Tierra Amarilla ' yellow earth creek '. = Tewa 

 (1), Taos (2), Eng. (3). 



(5) Span. Rio Nutritas 'little beaver river'. Cf. [1:12], [1:11]. 



Cf. Tierra Amarilla region, above, also [1:12] and [1:13]. 

 [1:12] (1) N<intsej iwebu u. 'town at the j'ellow earth' {nqyf 'earth'; 

 /se 'yellowness' 'yellow'; Hive 'at' locative postfix, y being infixed 

 whenever T', 'ii?y, or ^iire is postfixed to tse; bii'u 'town'. Cf. 

 Eng. (2), Span. (3). 



(2) Eng. Tierra Amarilla town. (<Span.). =3pan. (3). Cf. 

 Tewa (1). 



(3) Span. Tierra Amarilla 'yellow earth'. =Eng. (2). Cf. 

 Tewa(l). 



(4) Span. Las Nutritas 'the little beavers'. Cf. [1:11], [1:14]. 

 Tierra Amarilla is the county seat of Rio Arriba County. Cf. 



[Tierra Amarilla region] above, also [1:11] and [1:13]. 

 [1:13] (1) Tsf^i'' Vondiwe 'where the 3'ellow pigment is dug' {fse 

 'yellowness' 'yellow'; T' locative and adjective-forming postfix, 

 mineral singular, here refering to yellow stuff or pigment, j being 

 infixed whenever T', 'irjf, or 'm/v is postfixed to the; ¥qndlwe 

 'where it is dug' 'pit' 'quarry' < Jcqtjf 'to dig', ^iiue 'at' locative 

 postfix). 



It is said that this pigment deposit is situated a short distance 

 northwest of Tierra Amarilla town. The substance is moist when 



