302 ETHNOGEOGRAPHT OF THE TEWA INDIANS [etu. as.n. 29 



[19:4] San Ildcfoii'^o Pojiujwse'ie. of obscure etymology {po 'water'; 

 /ji//./' apparently 'to pierce'; wx^fe. unexplained). 



The locality to which this name is applied includes a portion of 

 the creek bed and some territory north of it. In the creek bed is 

 a water hole frequented by liv(! stock. North of the creek Fe- 

 cundo Sanchez of San Ildefonso has a shanty. There are some 

 Cottonwood trees by the northern bank. The localit}^ in this 

 vicinity south of the creek is called PoUifuu; see [19:38]. 

 Pojy,ywx'se gives the name to the hills [19:.''i]. 



[19:5] San Ildefonso Pojiiyws^\>l'u. 'hills of [19:4 1' (Pojy,ywse''sr^ see 

 [19:4]; W'« 'hill"). 



These little bare hills have ridges like devilfish arms stretching 

 in many directions. 



[19:6] San Ildefonso Psexiij_/ku^H, see [16:34]. 



[19:7] San Ildefonso Pe.iageotjwih'ji, see [16:36]. 



[19:8] San Ildefonso TxUko'hu'u, see [16:35]. 



[19:9] Rio Grande, see [Large Features], pp. 100-102. 



[19:10] San Ildefonso Potsqijwigstnnse, see [16:37]. 



[19:11] San Ildefonso Potsdywsesejmxijjj'/ni'tc, see [16:38]. 



[19:1'2] San Ildefonso D'tpopPiwe, Poqivog.edipcjyPhve 'where they 

 cross the river' 'where they cross the river bj^ San Ildefonso' (di 

 ' the J' 3+ ' ; po^ water ' ' river ' ; pi ' to issue ' ' to cross ' ; 'iwe ' loca- 

 tive'; Po<]wogi\ see [19:2'2]). 



This is the chief ford in the vicinity and is more used than any 

 other ford in the Tewa country, the V)ridges at Espanola and San 

 Juan Pueblo making fording unnecessarj' at those places. At 

 high water the river is 3 or 4 feet deep at this ford. The 

 fords [18:1] and [18:43] are said to be slightly shallower, but not 

 so conveniently situated. A Mexican family named Gonzales 

 lives just west of the ford. 



[19:13] San Ildefonso Potsig.ehu^u 'marshy place corner' (pots! 

 'marsh' <,po 'water', tsi 'to cut thi"ough'; ge 'down at' 'over 

 at'; hu\t. 'large low roundish place'). This name is given to the 

 low land on the eastern side of the river near the ford [19:12]. 



[19:14] San Ildefonso Pi>keg.e 'the bank of the river' (po 'water'; ke 

 "height' 'above'; ge 'down at' 'over at"). This name is applied 

 to the bank of the river and the land near the river bank. The 

 common expression meaning 'I am going to the river' is ?!g' 

 'opokrg.e 'onise (na 'I'; -o 'there'; polcege as explained above; 

 'o 'I'; mx 'togo').^ Cf. [19:15]. 



[19:15] San Ildefonso Pi>h'g,et'ige 'down at the slope by the river 

 bank' (Po/ceg^, see [19:14]; ta'a 'gentle slope; g.e 'down at' 

 'over at'). This name is given to the level, gently sloping lands 

 directly west of San Ildefonso Pueblo. Cf. [19:14]. 



