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[22:48] Nambe ■Alompije'impowe 'the southern creek' {'alqmpije 

 'south' < ^iJioyf 'plain' 'down countr}-'; ])ije ' toward'; i^y' 

 locative and adjective-forming posttix; powe 'creek' < po 'water', 

 we locative). 



This is the south branch of upper Nambe Creek. See [19:3] 

 and [22:47]. 



[22:49] (1) Nambe Pihiwe ' little red pile of roundish shape' {pi 'red- 

 ness' 'red'; hi as in ilri, 'small and roundish like a ball'; we 

 locative). 



(2) Span. Cerrito de la Junta ' little mountain of the joining', 

 said to refer to the joining of [22:47] and [22:4.8]. 



This small mountain is a short distance southwest of [22:50]. 



[22:50] Nambe KawPP* 'place of the twisted leaf or leaves' (A'a 'leaf '; 

 w! for (jwi of San Ildefonso and Santa Clara dialects, meaning ' to 

 twist'; T* locative and adjective-forming postfix). 



This place is described as a high, level locality a short distance 

 northeast of the little mountain [22:41*]. 



[22:51] (1) Nambe and San Ildefonso T'<epobuii, T«epoko[/e ^ corner oi 

 the seven waters' 'place down by the barranca of the seven 

 waters' {tse 'seven'; po 'water', here evidently referring to 

 springs of water; buu 'large low roundish place'; kq 'barranca'; 

 g.e ' down at ' ' over at '). 



(2) Span. Los Chupaderos, Chupaderos 'the sucking places' 

 meaning where water is sucked up. For tlie name cf. [23:25], 

 [22:58], [14:87]. It is probable that the Tewa and Span, names 

 refer to a single place. Bandolier says: '"Ke-gua-yo [22:40] in 

 the vicinity of the Chupaderos, a cluster of springs about four 

 miles east of Nambe in a narrow mountain gorge." ' See [22:52]. 



[22:52] Nambe Tsepopowe 'creek of the seven waters' (Tsepo, see 

 [22:51]; powe ' creek' < po 'water', we locative). 



[22:53] (1) Nambe /)yfe'tjn??y ' flower mountain ' (poii 'flower'; piyj" 

 'mountain'). Why it is called thus is not known, unless it be 

 because it is bare on top, with flowery meadows in the summer 

 time. This name refers to the very high peak just north of 

 [22:54]. Cf. Eng. (2), Span. (3), Span. (4). 



(2) Eng. Baldy Peak, Santa Fe Baldy. Cf. Tewa (1), Span. 

 (3), Span. (4). " Baldy.'' ^ " Santa Fe Baldy." ^ 



(3) Span. Cerro Pelado ' bald mountain '. Cf . Tewa (1), Eng. (2), 

 Span. (4). The mountain is so called because of its bald top, 

 snow-capped in winter, grassy in summer. 



(4) Span. Cerro del Zacate Blanco ' mountain of the white 

 grass'. This evidently refers to its grassy top. Cf.'Tewa(l), 



1 Bandelier, Final Report, pt. ii, p. 84, 1892. 



= Ibid., p. 88, note. 



3 The Valley Ranch (pamphlet on the Valley Ranch, Valley Ranch, N. Mex., n. d.). 



