332 ETHNOCEOGRAPHY OF THE TEWA INDIANS [eth. ANN. 20 



[21:13] Nambo T'ah'bn'u 'the corner where they live on top' {t'a 'to 

 live'; ke 'on top' as in hewe 'on top'; bu'u 'large low roundish 

 place'). Why the name was given is not known; the informants 

 presume that some people used to live "on top" somewhere near 

 this low place. 



The place extends both north and south of Pojoaque Creek 

 and all about the lower course of [21:12]. On the south side of 

 Pojoaque Creek there are many Mexican farms and a Roman 

 Catliolic chapel [21:1.5]. The Mexicans include this locality under 

 tlie name Pojoaque, it seems. The locality gives names to [21:12] 

 and [21:14]. 



[21:1-1] Nanibe T'ahhnajt', T' alcebukwnje 'height of the place where 

 they live on top' 'height of the corner where they live on top' 

 referring to [21:13] {T'aJce-, T'ahchtrv., see [21:1.3]; Iwaje 'on 

 top'). The name refers to the high lands north of Pojoaque 

 Creek in the vicinity of [21:13]. 



[21:1.5] Nambe Mlmte'e, T' akfibumwate! e 'the little church' 'the little 

 church of the low corner where they live on top', referring to 

 [21:13] (inhate 'church', literally 'mass house' <inisa <Span. 

 misa 'Roman Catholic mass'; te 'dwelling-place' 'house'; 'e 

 diminutive; T'ahSiui, see [21:13]. 



This is the Roman Catholic chapel mentioned under [21:13]. 



[21:1(1] Nambe TseqweeywUihu'u, ii^.G,\2^:S\ 



[21:17] Nambe Tapuhithii''u 'grass root corner arroyo', referring to 

 [21:18] {Tapnhi/u, see [21:l.s]; hu^u 'large groove' 'arroj'o'). 



[21:18] Nambe Tapubu^u 'grass root corner' {ta 'grass'; j'^'w 'root'; 

 bii'ii 'large low roundish place'). 



[21:19] Nambe Ktip'fjj^f/m'nhvi/je 'height of the arroyo of the black 

 stones', referring to [21:11] {Eup'iyj'hu^ii, see [21:11]; ktoaje 

 'height'). 



[21:20] Nambe Hmog.e, see [24:1]. 



[21:21] Tesuque Creek, see [26:1]. 



[21:22] San Ildefonso, Nambe, Tesuque, and Santa Clara ^;(/«;i?/g(''» 9- 

 Iqhii'u 'arrovo of the place where they threw the stones down' 

 refeiTing to [21:24] {Kujenivg.e, see [21:24]; ^iyf locative and 

 adjective-forming postfix; koIni''ii 'arroyo with barrancas' <k(} 

 'l)arranca', /;;/'(/ ' large groove' 'arroyo'). 



[21:23] Nambe Kqsoge, Husoge, ^ Okups^r)gekQsog.e, ^ Ohupseygekmoge, 

 see [23:48]. 



[21:24] San Ildefonso, Nambe, Tesuque, and Santa Clai'a Kujennig.e- 

 ^qywikeji 'pueblo ruin where they threw down the stones' Qcn 

 'stone'; j?e/;i(« 'to throw down three or more olqects': g^ 'down 

 at' 'over at'; ' oywikiji 'pueblo ruin' <-oijwi 'pueblo', kejl 'old' 

 postpoiind). 



