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[11:1] San Juan Tsikowahje 'little corner of the fireflies' {tsiko'wa 

 ■said to mean 'tirefly'; he'e 'small low roundish place'). 



This little corner merges into 'AnAh'-u [10:24]. Mr. Julian 

 Sanchez owns the land and has his house a short distance east of 

 the low place on TsiA'oujakw<fJe [11:2]. This low place appears 

 to have given [11:2] and [11:3] their names. 



[11:2] San Juan Tfiikowakwaje, Tsiko'wabekwaje 'firefly height' 

 ' height of the little corner of the fireflies' ( Tsik'owa, TuiFmDaiee, 

 see [11:1]; hvaje ' height'). This name is applied to the high land 

 north and northeast of Tsil'owabe'e [11:1]- 



[11:3] San Juan Tsil' owahe'vrjl-q 'arroyo of the little corner of the 

 fireflies' {Tslk'awabee, see [11:1]; '*" locative and adjective- 

 forming postfix; Icq 'barranca' 'arroyo with banks'). 

 This little gulch is tributary to Tsili'owahee [11:1]. 



[11:1] San Juan Kopsevge, Kqj>'ag.ivjl-opse.v(je 'beyond the arroyo' 

 ' bevond the wide gulch arroyo ' {Ko abbreviated ivomKqj)ag.i'wJ>:q, 

 see [11:6]; piviyje '])eyond'). This name refers especially to the 

 locality wliich lies immediately north of the lower Kqi) ag.!' Uj f 



[11:6]. 



[11:5] San Juan Kqpx7j(jebivu, Kqj?(ig.i'ivJ'-Qp^V'J'Mi"u 'low corner 

 beyond the arroyo''' low coi-ner beyond the wide gulch arroyo' 

 {Kqpxygebu'u, Kqpag.Pivkqpxvgeiu\i, see [11:4]; hu'i' 'large 

 low roundish place'.) 



[11:6] Sau Juan Kqp'ag.l'ijjj', Kopagiivl-q 'broad arroyo' 'broad 

 gulch arroyo' (^g 'barranca' 'arroyo with banks': paQi 'broad'; 

 'iijf locative and adjective-forming postfix). 



This is a large and straiglit arroyo with i)arrancas at many 

 places along its course. In the names [11:4] and [11:5] it is often 

 referred to simply by ^g 'the arroyo'. Its mouth is opposite the 

 upper end of the sandy island [11:9]. Its upper course is called 

 KopilcagPiyhq ; sGe\\2u\ One should compare the name /ro^'wff/- 

 ^iyl-q with Kqp'agclqhiCu [19:3], the San Ildefonso name of the 

 lower part of Pojoaque Creek, which lies north of San Ildefonso 

 Pueblo just as this [11:6] lies north of San Juan Pueblo. 



[11:7] San Juan Jop"ei'*'ol-u, see [13:17]. 



[ll:s] Pueblita Pueblo, see [13:15]. 



[11:9] San Juan Pojcui 'the island' (po 'water'; jrui 'in the midst of 



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This large sandy island is crossed by the wagon road which con- 

 nects Chamita settlement [13:28] with San Juan Pueblo. 

 [11:10] Polv 'water neck' 'water ])rink' {po 'water'; Ice 'neck' 

 'height'). The river bank in the vicinity of San Juan is known 

 by this name. 

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