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he early Spanish, chronicles.
Ci-cu-ye = Indian village and river. Pecos, N. M.
"Cabeza de Vaca"; = Alvar Nunez:--the first European
to cross the land and make record
of the natives of the Arizona region.
(1528-36).
Dok-os-lid = Navaho sacred mountain of the west.
San Francisco Mt., Arizona.
Doli = The blue bird. (Navaho).
Estsan-atlehi = Navaho Earth Goddess.
Go-he-yahs = Spirit People, or mediators between
earth people and the Sun Father.
"_Han-na-di_ = Te-hua ceremonial beginning of a
_Set-en-dah-nh!_" legend or sacred myth story.
Hopi or Hopitu = The desert people of Tusayan, often
named Moki or Moqui by outsiders
or tribal enemies.
Ho-tiwa = Arrows (being) made.
Kat-yi-ti = Cochiti Pueblo, N. M.
Ka-yemo = Falling leaves.
Kah-po = Santa Clara Pueblo, N. M.
Ki-pah = A legendary civilizer and prophet of
Te-hua people.
Kat-yi-mo = The solitary "Mesa Enchanted,"
three miles north of Acoma.
K[=a]-ye-povi = Spirit Blossom.
K[=a]-ye-fah = Wings of the Spirits.
Koh-pe = Red shell beads.
Khen-yah = Shaking trail.
Le-lang-uh = The Spirit Leader of the Flute Ceremony
for rain in the desert. He
was the first to make prayers
through the reed to the Spirit People
of the Elements. The gods
granted the prayer, and the Sacred
Order of the Flute was instituted.
It exists to-day in Tusayan.
"Lost Others." = Those who have gone from earth life
to the spirit land.
Lo-lo-mi, = A Hopi word indicating that all is
good or beautiful.--A blessing.
Mo-wa-the = Flash of Light.
"Mother of the Starry = Milky Way.
Skirt"
"Moon of the Yellow = September.
Leaves"
Navahu = Navaho, a nomadic tribe of Athapascan
stock in Arizona.
Na-im-be = Nambe Pueblo, N. M.
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