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THE ZUNI INDIANS 



[ETH. ANN. 23 



Our great fathers !** our great mothers!* 



Here we will sit perfectly still for days, which will be precious, and 



our hearts will speak with the gods of the inside water place; ^ all 



wish to meet together. 

 S^m priest (deputy to Sun Father). Here we will sit perfectl}^ still, 



not moving body or limb; where can we talk together? 

 ^w/^"?^'igwc>.s"/ (Director-general of the House of Houses). Sun priest of 



the Dogwood clan knows. 

 Sun priest. Much thought has been given to finding a place ; one has 



been found; give no further thought to it. 

 Warrator. Our great fathers'^ sit perfectly still. There we can talk 



with them. Now all my children are happy together. 



Hona'wa a'wan a'ta'^chu^ hona'wa a'wan a"sita, 



Our greiit fathers, our great mothers, 



LiHa ho'no yuHakit'ikia, a'wante'wananne a'kia.-^ 



Here we sit perfectly still, precious days continue. 



Yam '^kia'shima te'litokwi. Tem'la iin'teshema ti'na i'wokwikia. 



Our water inside place. All wish meet together. 



Pe'Ti'win : 



LiMa ho'no yuHakitikia. Ho'Hi ko'na te'kwiyasbuwan te'yakia'na? 



Here we sit perfectly still. Where can talk to one another together? 



Kia'kwernosi: 



Pi'chikwe a'nota pe'kwin^ shi'wanni lu'kon a'nawakia. 



Dogwood clan sun priest, he knows. 



Pe'kiimi: 



An'^seman a'ninena; kia'me ton an'*seman a'ninenawe.'* 



A place has been found; give no further thought to it. 



Narrator: 



Hona'wa a'wan a'tiiV^hu'' yu^akitikia. 



Our great fathers sit perfectly .still. 



Ma'leko'' yii'shuwan te'yakiana. 



There we can talk together. 



La'ki ho'ma a'wan te'apkunan kets'anishi a'teyakia'na. 



Now my all children happy together. 



atKia'ettowe (see p. 163). 



ftChu'cttowe (see p. 163). 



p Ko'thluwala'wa. 



f' The gods of Ko'thuluwala'wa. 



eThe 'kiaOttonO ( tkia from 'kla'we, water) is referred to as father, the chu'ettonf^ (chu from 

 chuwe, seeds) as mother. 



/ The unexpressed idea is that one will remain perfectly quiet, not moving the body or limbs, 

 during the days of retirement. The expression is used for the retreat of the A'shiwanni (see Rain 

 priesthood). After a period of fasting and continence, perfect repose of body, and concentration of 

 thought, the physical and grosser nature becomes separated from the spiritual nature, leaving it 

 free to commune with A'wonawil'ona (see p. 22) and the gods. 



3 The literal translation of the word pe'kwln is deputy, and in the above case the reference is to 

 the deputy of the Sun Father. This priest, however, is referred to simply as the sun priest or priest 

 of the Zenith. 



/'This expression is not translated literally. The meaning is that much thought has been given to 

 finding a place for the retreat of the rain priests. 



