114 ETHNOGEOGRAPHY OF THE TEWA INDIANS [eth. axs. 29 



The white substance of which 'these cliffs are composed is said 

 to be of no use to the Indians. 

 [1:17] (1) SPhve 'at the onion(s)' (.s/ 'onion'; ^iwe 'at', locative postfix 

 referring to a single place). Probably a mere translation of the 

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



(2) Eng. Cebolla. (<Span.), =Tewa (1), Span. (3). 



(3) Span. Cebolla 'onion'. =Tewa (1), Eng. (2). "Sebolla."i 

 The settlement is said to consist of a few scattered houses inhab- 

 ited by Mexicans. It is said that the road from El Rlto to Tierra 

 Amarilla passes through this settlement. Cf. [1:15]. 



[1:18] Popiijf is the name applied to the Chama River below Vado. 

 See Chama River [Large features :2]. 



[1:19] (1) Prpivj" 'turkey mountains' 'chicken mountains' (di 'tur- 

 key ' 'chicken'; pijjf 'mountain'). Probably a mere translation 

 of the Span. name. =Eng. (2), Span, (i), Fr. (6). 



(2) Eng. Gallinas Mountains. (<Span.). =Tewa (1), Span. 



(3) Eng. Gallinas Bad Lands. (<Span.). = Span. (5), Fr. (6). 



(4) Span. Cerros de las Gallinas 'chicken mountains' 'turkey 

 mountains'. =Tewa (1), Eng. (2). 



(5) Span. Terrenos Malos del Rio de las Gallinas 'chicken or 

 turkey river bad lands'. =Eng. (3), Fr. (6), 



(G) "Les Mauvaises Terres de Gallinas"^ 'Gallinas bad lands'. 

 = Eng. (3), Span. (5). Cf. [1:24], [1:25]. See plate 1, .4. 

 [1:20] (1) Eioijd'a)a 'old woman steep slope' (hioijo 'old woman'; 

 'a'a 'steep slope'). Tewa hvaje or hwage 'mesa' is never applied. 

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



(2) Eng. Las Viejas IMesa. (<Span.). Cf. Tewa (1). 



(3) Span. Mesa de las Viejas 'old women mesa'. Cf. Tewa (1). 

 This mesa or slope is east of the Chama River and north of 



[1:31]. It would be difficult to determine whether the Tewa or 

 the Span, name is original. 

 [1:21] (1) Eng. Largo Canyon. (<Span.). 

 (2) Span. Canon Largo ' long canyon'. 



This canyon drains into San Juan River. Two of the inform- 

 ants know the canyon but say that there is no Tewa name for it. 

 [1:22] (1) Sojn'pvQf'iiJoe 'at porcupine mountain' {sQmpiijf 'porcu- 

 pine mountain', see [l:unloc:ited] < ■iqijy 'porcupine', pwy 

 'mountain'; '/m'0 'at' locative postfix, indicating a single place). 

 This term is applied to the region which since Cope's time has 

 been known to some Americans as Cristone. Cf. [1:23]. 



(2) Eng. Cristone. (<Span. creston 'hog-back ridge'). See 

 [1:23]. 



'Topographic Map of New Mexico, U.S. Geological Survey, Professional Paper 68, pi. i. 

 2He\vett, CommunautC'S, p. 42, 1908. 



