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formerly also used as the name of the .settlement [9:6], which was 

 recently changed from La Hoya to Velarde because^ of confusion 

 with La Hoya on the Eio Grande below Albutiuerque. In New 

 Mexican Span, words beginning with a A'owel or h are frequently 

 pronounced with an initial j/. Hence the current misspelling "La 

 Joya" for La Hoya. Hoya is a much applied geographical term 

 in New Mexican Span., being the nearest Span, equivalent of 

 Tewa hu^u, JcV. "La Joya (ten miles north of San Juan)".' 



[9:6] (1) Eng. Velarde settlement. (<Span.). = Span. (2). 

 (2) Span. Velarde (family name). =Eng. (1). 

 This place was formerly' called La Hoya settlement; see [9:5]. 

 Because of confusion Mitii La Hoj'a on the Rio Grande south of 

 Albuquerque the name of the post office was recently changed 

 to Velarde, this being now the official name and adopted by 

 Mexicans living in the vicinit}'. The name Velarde was chosen 

 because of a prominent Mexican familj^ named Velarde, which 

 resides at the place. 



[9:7] (1) San Juan KutfJjaolu 'Cuchilla Hill' {Kutfljh <Span. (2); 

 'oku 'hill'). Cf. Span. (2). 



(2) Span. Cuchilla, 'narrow sharp ridge'. Cf. Tewa (1). 

 The bladelike point of [9:S] is called by this name. Some apply 

 the name vaguely to the whole hill. See [9:8]. 



[9:8] San Juan Tsir^uhngciinpiyf 'chico corner mountain', refer- 

 ring to [9:5] (7'.s/g.ubuv, see [9:5]; g.e 'down at' 'over at'; 'i'* 

 locative and adjective-forming po-stlix; piyf 'mountain'). This 

 hill or mountain is perhaps sometimes called by the same names 

 as [9:7]. Perhaps the Mexicans would call it Cerro de La Hoya, 

 but such a name might refer to any mountain or large hill near 

 La Hoya, while the Tewa name given above does not. 



[9:9] (1) San Juan ' Om3eijgi'i>jj'/m''u 'crooked chin place arroyo' 

 {■Omse.)j(/i, see [22:unlocated]; 'i'' locative and adjective-forming 

 postfix; /lU'u ' large groove ' 'arroyo'). 



(2) Eng. Truchas Creek. (<Span.). =Span. (3). 



(3) Span. Rito de las Truchas, ' trout creek.' Probably so called 

 from the presence of trout therein; but cf. Truchas settlement 

 [22:11]. which is probably named from the creek, although the 

 reverse may be true. 



This long creek has perennial water only in its upper course. 

 See 'Omxij(j(i [22:uulocated], and Truchas settlement [22:11]. 

 [9:10] San Juan ^ Ornxy<]eJmg.etoba 'cliti's at crooked chin place arroyo' 

 {OvisRyqeJiiCxi^ see [9:9]; ^e 'down at' 'over at'; tdba 'cliff"). 



These very noticeable cliffs are on the north side of the creek 

 [9:9] about two miles from the Rio Grande. 



iBandelier, Filial Report, pt. n, pp. ti3-04, 1892. 



