216 ETHNOGEOGRAPHY OP THE TEWA INDIANS [etii. anx. 29 



[11:22] San Juan Misate 'mass-house' 'church' {misa 'mass' <Span. 

 misa 'Roman Catholic mass'; te 'dwelling-place'). 



This is the Roman Catholic cluirch. Its entrance faces the 

 east. It is sometimes distinguishcil from the chapel across from 

 it by being called Misate heji''r^ 'the large church' {heji 'large'; 

 '('■'' locative and adjective-forming postlix). Across the street 

 from this church, east of it, is a Roman Catholic chapel, which 

 has its entrance toward the west. This is called Mishte'e ('e 

 diminutive) by the San Juan Indians to distinguish it from the 

 church. Ill front of the church stands a statue of the Mother of 

 Jesus, which is called by the San Juan Indians Nq,''iiiihi Kivijo 

 'our lady', translating the Span. "Nuestra Senora" {nq'imhi 

 'our'; kirljo 'old woman', used here to show reverence). 



[11:23] San Juan Eutig.lhmje 'bunched stone height', referring to 

 Kuh'g^PP^ {Ktdig.i, see [11:17]; hraje 'height'). This name refers 

 to the whole high locality on which the pueblo of San Juan is 

 built, the present pueblo itself sometimes being distinguished as 

 Kilt !g,il'uxije'ol:e; see San Juan Pueblo, above. See also [10:2()] 

 and [11:17]. 



[11:24] San Juan Ky.teheji'i'^ 'the big store' {ky,te 'store' <ky, 'to 

 trade', te 'dwelling-place' 'house' 'building'; heji 'large'; '*'• 

 locative and adjective-forming postfix). 

 This is the store of Reuth, Eldodt & Co. 



[11:25] San Juan Wg.e 'down at the slope' ('«'« 'steep or short slope'; 

 gc 'down at' 'over at'). All the lowland sloping toward the 

 river west of San Juan I'ueblo is called thus. This is the form 

 used when the speaker is at San Juan and the place is below 

 him. 



[11:2(1] San ^\\a.n Pot sa 'marsh' (/w 'water'; tm 'to cut through'). 

 Although f)ofsa is applied to any mai'sh, when used at San 

 Juan, unless otherwise indicated, the word refers to this place. 

 There is some swampy ground, and several cottonwood trees 

 stand at the place. 



[11:27] San Juan ^Akoyffe'iyko 'the arroyo down at the plain' 'the 

 arroyo over at the plain' 'the arroyo of the plain', referring to 

 WJie'akQimu [11:12] Cakqyf 'plain'; g.e 'down at' 'over at'; 

 '■i'^ locative and adjective-forming postfix; ko 'barranca' 'arroyo 

 with banks'). 



This arroyo runs in front of (north of) the residence of Mr. 

 Samuel Eldodt, the mercluint, of San ,Juan. See [11:28] and 

 [11:21>]. 



[11:28] San Juan JTo'/wog.e 'down where the arroyo cuts through' 

 'delta of the arroyo', referring to 1 11:27] {kq 'barranca' 'arroyo 

 with banks'; qivo 'to cut through "; g.e 'down at' 'over at"). 

 This name is instantly understood by a San Juan Indian as 

 referring to a definite locality. See [11:27]. 



