The mungkiva or chief kiva of the
village is in each case designated:
HANO.
1. Toko'nabi kiva Navajo Mountain.
2. Hano sinte' kiva Place of the Hano.
Toko'nabi kiva is the mungkiva.
WALPI.
1. Djiva'to kiva Goat.
2. Al kiva A'la, Horn.
3. Naca'b kiva Na'cabi, half-way or central.
4. Picku'ibi kiva Opening oak bud.[5]
Wikwa'lobi kiva Place of the watchers.
5. Mung kiva Mungwi chief.
No. 5 is the mungkiva.
[Footnote 5: These two names are common to the kiva in which the
Snake order meets and in which the indoor ceremonies pertaining to
the Snake-dance are celebrated.]
SICHUMOVI.
1. Bave'ntcomo Water mound.
2. Kwinzaptcomo Oak mound.
Bave'ntcomo is the mungkiva.
MASHONGNAVI.
1. Tcavwu'na kiva A small coiled-ware jar.
2. Hona'n kiva Honani, Badger, a gens.
3. Gy'arzohi kiva Gy'arzo, Paroquet, a gens.
4. Kotcobi kiva High place.
5. Al kiva A'la, Horn.
Teavwu'na kiva is the mungkiva.
SHUPAULOVI.
1. A'tkabi kiva Place below.
2. Kokyangobi kiva Place of spider.
A'tkabi kiva is the mungkiva.
SHUMOPAVI.
1. Nuvwa'tikyuobi High place of snow, San Francisco
Mountain.
2. Al kiva A'la, Horn.
3. Gy'arzobi Gy'arzo, Paroquet, a gens.
4. Tco'sobi Blue Jay, a gens.
Tco'sobi is the mungkiva.
ORAIBI.
1. Tdau kiva Tda'uollauwuh The singers.
2. Ha'wiobi kiva Ha'wi, stair; High stair place.
obi, high place.
3. Ish kiva Isa'uwuh Coyote, a gens.
4. Kwang kiva Kwa'kwanti Religious order.
5. Ma'zrau kiva Ma'mzrauti Female order.
6. Na'cabi kiva Half way or Central place.
7. Sa'kwalen kiva Sa'kwa le'na Blue Flute, a religious order.
8. Po'ngobi kiva Pongo, a circle An order who decorate
themselves with circular
marks on the body.
9. Hano' kiva Ha'nomuh A f
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