Chapter III: Part 3

_sĭlaí_, or _sĭlái_--a pair.

_tcíŋĕçin sĭlái nanaái_--doorway-post horizontal timber; the lintel.

_tcíŋĕçin na¢asĭçă´ni_--another term for the lintel. A single stick
lying on the ground is called--

_tsĭn sĭçă´ni_--but when resting upon something above the ground it is
called--

_tsĭn ¢asĭçă´ni_.

_tcĭlégi nanaái_--smoke-hole horizontal timber; the crosspiece that
rests upon the large doorway timbers and forms the base of the
smoke-hole, and also supports one end of the doorway roof.

_tcĭlégi na¢asĭçă´ni_--this term is also applied to the smoke-hole
stick, as in the case of the lintel above.

_tcíŋĕçin biká¢e nanĭjóji_--doorway upper surface flat roof; the
doorway roof formed of parallel sticks resting on the lintel and the
smoke-hole base. The word--

_boġán¢e_--uppermost, is sometimes used instead of _biká¢e_. The term--

_nanĭjóji_--means, literally, timbers laid level side by side, and is
applied to a floor of wood, as in--

_wúya¢e nanĭjóji_--the below-level arrangement of timbers or boards. It
is also applied to walls, as in--

_biyá¢e bĭnĭjóji_--the side arrangement of boards. A bridge across a
stream is called--

_ço‘ĭnlĭ´nigi nanijóji_--the first term meaning “water flowing.”

_tcíŋĕçin biyá¢e bĭnĭjóji_--doorway side walls; the sticks set in
between the uprights of the door-frame and the slanting doorway
timbers.

_tcĭlégi_--smoke-hole; derivation obscure.

_biyá¢e bĭnĭjóji_--the side “walls;” the smaller timbers which inclose
the hut. They are also called--

_biya´¢e bĭnĭnĭ´li_--leaning around the sides; from _hĭ´nia‘_, slanting,
and the plural article pronoun _siníl_.

_úji_--cedar bark.

_úji behesdjéhi_--cedar bark laid on; the bark covering.

_l‘ej_--earth.

_l‘ej behesnĭ´li_--earth thrown on or lifted on; the earth covering.

_¢ánĭpal‘_--suspended thin object; this term is always applied to the
door covering, which is usually a blanket hanging from the lintel.

_Terms applied to different parts of the floor area_

_qaa‘ádje ni sĭ´skla_--within the small corner in the east. The
derivation is probably as follows: _qaádje_, in the east; _ni_ from
_yúni_, within; _sĭs_ from _ĭltsĭ´si_, small; _tkla_ from _nasklá_,
a corner.

_ca¢aádje ni sĭ´çkla_--within the corner in the south.

_iŋiŋádje ni sĭ´çkla_--within the corner in the west.

_náqokosdje ni sĭ´çkla_--within the corner in the north.

_náqokosdje ni sĭ´skla_--within the small corner in the north.

_qonicpáŋgi_--means something like sacred path, or direction. _Náspas_
is the name applied to a circle. During a ceremony persons entering a
hut must pass in to the left of the fire; to leave the hut they pass
out on the north side of the fire.

_iyái‘yi_--under half; the center of the hut.

_ko´ŋnike_--fireplace; probably derived from _koŋ_, fire; _ni‘_, land;
and _ke_, track or footprint; _kê_ also means land.

_qónĭcqa‘_--meaning unknown; it is applied to the space between the fire
and the entrance.

_djĭc bĭnasklá_--mask corner or recess.

_tcíŋĕçin_--the entrance. See explanation above.

_kló¢e_--without; the area in front of the entrance outside of the hut.

_qoġán bĭné¢e_--outside of the hut.

_Yébĭtcai house nomenclature_[2]

_iyá¢ahaskúni_--or _¢askúni_, the _Yébĭtcai_ house; probably derived
from _iyá_, under; and _¢ahaskúni_, a detached, smooth-sided, flat-top
mountain. This structure is also called--

_çiŋbĭtsáçi qoġán_--four-legged house.

1. _tcíŋĕçin¢e naaí_, _tcíŋĕçin bĭnĭnĭ´li_-- } 2. _tcíŋĕçin sĭlái_-- } 3. _tcíŋĕçin sĭlái nanaái_, or _¢asĭçă´ni_-- } As in the regular 4. _tcíŋĕçin biká¢e nanaái_-- } hogán. 5. _tcíŋĕçin boġán¢e nanĭjóji_-- } 6. _tcíŋĕçin biyá¢e bĭnĭjóji_-- } 7. _qaá‘adje nanaái_--east horizontal timber. _ca¢aádje nanaái_--south horizontal timber. _iŋiŋádje nanaái_--west horizontal timber. 8. _náqokosdje nanaái_--north horizontal timber. _qaá‘adje iái_ (1)[3]--east post. } _ca¢aádje iái_ (2)--south post. } These posts are further _iŋiŋádje iái_ (3)--west post. } distinguished as follows: 9. _náqokosdje iái_ (4)--north post. } _ca¢aá qaá‘adje iái_ (1). _ca¢aá iŋiŋádje iái_ (2). _náqokos iŋiŋádje iái_ (3). _náqokos qaá‘dje iái_ (4). 10. _biyá¢e bĭnĭjóji_--the walls; also distinguished as north, south, east, and west walls. 11. _boġán¢e nanijóji_--uppermost roof; the main roof. 12. _tcíŋĕçin_--doorway. 13. _tcĭlégi_--smoke-hole. 14. _tcĭlégi nanaái_--smoke-hole timber. The same term is applied to the timber marked 7 in the figure.

[Footnote 2: The figures refer to the interior view shown in figure
244.]

[Footnote 3: The numbers in parentheses refer to the ground plan,
figure 241.]

INDEX

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Agriculture among the Navaho 503

Bark used in Navaho structures 493
Benches in Navaho houses 496
Butts and tips in Navaho house building 489, 490

Cardinal Points of the Navaho 488, 500, 502, 508, 511
Carriso Mountains described 477
Ceremony, _see_ Dedication.
Chaco Valley described 478, 479
Chelly Canyon occupied by the Navaho 483
Chinlee Valley described 478
Choiskai Mountains described 477
Cornmeal used in Navaho house dedication 504, 505

Dawn God of the Navaho 489
Decoration, lack of, in Navaho houses 487
Dedication of Navaho houses 476, 504
Descent among the Navaho 485
Dogs among the Navaho 484
Doorframes of Navaho houses 492
Drill, fire, of the Navaho 501

Environment, effect of, on primitive people 475
Estufa, _see_ Kiva.

Feast at Navaho house dedication 506
Fire-Making by the Navaho 501
Frog in Navaho genesis 488

Ganamucho, former Navaho chief 478
Genesis of the Navaho 488
Government of the Navaho 485

Hogans, _see_ Houses.
Hopi and Navaho compared 485, 486
Houses, _see_ Tcindi Hogan.

Kearny, _Gen._, conquest of New Mexico by 502
Kivas partly subterranean 496

Land division of, by the Navaho 485
Lukachukai mountains described 477

Matthews, W., acknowledgments to 476, 488
Mindeleff, Victor, data by, on Navaho houses 476
----, on origin of pueblo house benches 496
Mortuary Customs of the Navaho 487
Myth, _see_ Genesis.

Navaho former and present condition compared 502
---- habitat, description of 477
----, habits of the 481
----, modern condition of the 486
---- population 483
New Mexico, _see_ Navaho.
Nomenclature of Navaho house building 491, 514-517

Pueblos raided by the Navaho 481

Rain personified by the Navaho 509
Rainbow in Navaho genesis 488
Recesses in Navaho houses 493, 514

Salt-Woman in Navaho genesis 488
Sand Paintings of the Navaho 501, 513
Sheep acquired by the Navaho 485, 486
Sheep-Raising by the Navaho 481
----, decline of, among the Navaho 503
Sites of Navaho houses 483, 489
Smoking at Navaho house dedication 506
Songs of dedication by Navaho 505-508
----, Navaho, necessity for correctness of 506
Stephen, A. M., data by, on Navaho houses 476
Summer Shelters of the Navaho 494
Sunbeams in Navaho genesis 488
Sunset God in Navaho mythology 489
Sweat Baths, Navaho method of taking 500
Sweat Houses of the Navaho 499

Taboo of tcindi-hogan 487
Tcĭndi Hogans of the Navaho 487
Tobacco, _see_ Smoking.
Tortoise in Navaho genesis 488
Traveling, Navaho method of 484
Tségi Canyon, _see_ Chelly Canyon.
Tunicha Mountains described 477

Vegetation of the Navaho country 480

Water Monster in Navaho genesis 488
Women, Navaho, status of 485

Yébĭtcai ceremony of the Navaho 500
---- hogan of the Navaho 509

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turquois _spelling as in original (twice)_ The whole frame, comprising five timbers, is known as _tsá¢í_ _so in original: “tsáçi”?_ On this skin the _qaçál‘i_ sprinkles iron ochers _text has comma: “the _qaçál‘i_, sprinkles”_ under the windy conditions that prevail in their country _text reads “prevail n”_ continue under the new conditions _text reads “condi/ditions” at line break_ _Qojónli_ _cibeaçán_ _¢áltso yahóçe_ May it be delightful with my food and theirs; may all be well; _final semicolon absent in original_ _náqokos qaá‘dje iái_ (4) _so in original: “qaá‘adje”?_