134 ETHNOGEOGEAPHY OF THE TEWA INDIANS [eth. ann. 29 



This is almost due north of Tierra Azul [3:26]. 

 [3:26] (1) Nilnisqytoxbi/u 'blue or green earth corner' {nqyy 'earth"; 

 tsq^ywig. 'blueness' 'blue' 'greenness' 'green'; iu\i, 'large low 

 round place'). =Eng. (ii), Span. (3). 



(2) Eng. Tierra Azul. (<Si)an.). =Tcwa (1), Span. (3). 



(3) Span. Tierra Azul ' blue earth '. 



The names refer to the bluish, or rather grayish, color of the 

 •soil at the place. The Indian informants insist that JVqiitsdrjwfehuu 

 is the original Tewa name of the place. At present the locality 

 is occupied by a number of Mexican farms. 



[3:27] p,'po,iu.l-qhuhi, see [5:12]. 



[3:28] towa'e, see [5:14]. 



[3:29] ■Qltdimfo^ see [4:3]. 



[3:30] Tsq,m(lpi)jf, see [5:5]. 



[3:31] SQijwxprt'- 'at the red sandstone' (sqywse 'sandstone'; pi 'red- 

 ness' 'red'; 'i'' locative and adjective-forming postfix). Cf. [3:32] 

 and [3:33]. 



[3:32] Tt'ijiwapibtru 'red house corner' {teqwa 'house'; pi 'redness' 

 "red'; 6?«'m 'large low roundish place'). 



This refers to the locality northeast of Mr. Gonzales' house. 

 Cf. [3:31] and [3:33]. 



[3:33] (1) Teqwapibiru ^ rc'dhoufie town^ (ttqica '■house''; pi 'redness' 

 'red'; btiu 'town'). Cf. Eng. ('2), Span. (3). 



(2) Eng. Plaza Colorada. (<Span.). = Span. (3). Cf. Tewa 



(1). 



(3) Span. Plaza Colorada 'red courtyard' =Eng. (2). Cf. 

 Tewa (1). 



This is the name of the Mexican settlement north of Chama 

 River opposite Abiquiu [3:30]. 

 [3:34] (1) P'efimug.epop! 'springs below [3:3(3]' {P'efu-, see [3:36]; 

 mi^e 'over below' <niiii 'below', ge 'down at' 'over at'; prqii 

 'spring' <po 'water', j«' 'to issue'). 



(2) \-iii]futiug.epopi, \iiel'jui)vgepopi 'springs below [3:36]' 

 ('^lS<y"//-, 'J5('^7«, see [3:36]; nuge 'over below' <)m''u 'below', ge 

 'down at' 'over at'; po^i 'spring' <^ci 'water'; ^i 'to issue'). 



(3) K'oso-ojjwimtg.epopi 'springs )>elow [3:36]' {E^oso'o'owi, see 

 [3:36]; nuge 'over below' <mi'u ' below', ge 'down at' 'over at'; 

 poj)i ' spring ' <po '' water ', jd ' to issue ') . 



East of [3:35] are two little gulches in each of which is a peren- 

 nial spring, the water of which is said to be very good. This is 

 presumably the best water in the vicinity of [3:36]. 

 [3:35] (1) Pefunugefwtsa 'marsh below [3:36]' {P'efu, see [3:36]; 

 /;«g(i 'over below' <;m't< 'below', gd 'down at' 'over at'; potsa 

 'marsh' <po 'water', tsa 'to cut through"). 



