HARRINGTON] PLACE-NAMES 221 



[12:15] San Juan Tldita'ihinfsrlq 'little shield painting arroyo' 

 {Tiui'fqy/iinj'x, nee [12:14]; Zo 'barranca' 'arroyo with hanks*). 

 This little gulch takes its name from [12:1-1]. 



[12:1(;] San Juan JVqnipib/'.ii 'pile of red earth' {nqyf 'earth"; fl 

 'redness' 'red'; hUi 'roundish pile of small size'). 



This is a small roundish hill nf bright red color which is con- 

 spicuous afar off. 



[12:17] San Juan foia^ Tastntij,r)WcPJohiba 'the cliffs' 'the cliffs of the 

 tall tasty f grass species place', i-eferring to [12:1',»] (toia 'cliff'' 

 'vertical bank'; Ta.^intii.yivsrjo^ see [12:19]). 



These cliffs are high and noticeable, and give the u])per part of 

 the dell of [12:7] a markedly barren appearance. The cliffs are 

 yellowish and reddish in color. See [12:lS] and [12:1»]. 



[12:18] San Juan To'bapifyge^ Tasinty,ijwspiofob(ipx)j'je^ ' beyond the cliffs' 

 'beyond the cliff's of the tall iasiVJ" grass species place', referring 

 to [12:17] {Toia, T(hsejify/tjwxjofoia,see [12:17]; psPtjge 'beyond'). 

 This name refers to quite a large region of arid, broken country. 



[12:19] San Juan Tm^ntij.y'wsejo'oku 'hills of the tall tas^yf grass 

 species' {taxeijf 'an unidentitied species of grass which is very 

 good for grazing purposes and grows waist-high under very 

 favorable conditions, called by the Mexicans zacate azul' <ta 

 'grass', srjif unexplained; ty,ywse/o 'very high' <tiiywae. 'high', 

 /o augmentative; 'oku 'hiW). 



These hills are much higher than any other hills shown on the 

 map. They can be seen distinctlj^ from places far west of the Rio 

 Grande. There are two peaks or heights. 



[12:20] San Juan Puieirjlq ' jackrabbit hole arroyo', referring to 

 [12:25] {Pute, see [12:25]; '/'' locative and adjective-forming 

 postfix; Jcq 'barranca' 'arroyo with barrancas'). 



The lower course [11:45] and end [11:46] of this arroyo are 

 shown on map [11]. 



[12:21] San .Tuan Tsig.xbii'u, see [11:14]. 



[12:22] San Juan Kntmiyins^hii'iijl-q ' blue rock arroyo' {Kutmywspbti'u, 

 see [12:23]; 'i'' locative and adjective-forming posttix; kq 'bar- 

 ranca' 'arroyo with banks'). The name appears to be taken 

 from [12:23], in which the arroyo lies. 

 The arroyo is tributary to [12:20]. 



[12:23] San Juan Kutmyimhii; a 'blue stone corner' (ku 'stone'; 

 tsiyv)^ 'blueness' 'blue' 'greenness' 'green"; buti, 'large low 

 roundish place'). 



The informants said that there were bluish or greenish stones 

 in this low place. The place has given names to [12:22] and 

 [12:24]. 



[12:24] San Juan Kutsqywsebukwaje 'blue stone corner height' {Kutsq- 

 ywsebu'u, see [12:23]; kwaje 'height"). Cf. [12:22] and [12:23]. 



