_qoġán ĭl‘tcĭ´n ¢ezá‘_--conical hut; probably from _siníl_, a plural
article pronoun; _tsĭn_, a timber; and _¢ezá‘_, a point.
_qoġán ¢ĭtcóli_--round, inclosed hut. Both this term and the preceding
are used to designate the ordinary dwelling hut, but the former is
more commonly used.
_qaá‘a_--east.
_ca¢aá_--south.
_iŋiŋá_--west.
_náqokos_--north.
_náni_--flat, bevel.
_iiái_--vertical.
_hĭ´nia‘_--slanting.
_nanaái_--a long straight object, as a timber.
_ca¢aá¢e naaí_--south timber. } The (five) principal
_iŋiŋá¢e naaí_--west timber. } timbers composing the
_nâqokos¢e naaí_--north timber. } frame, collectively
_tcíŋĕçin¢e naaí_--doorway timbers (two). } called--
_tsá¢i_--frame. Sometimes these timbers are called--
_ca¢aádje naaí_, _iŋiŋádje naaí_, etc. _¢e_ means “here,” or “brought
here;” _dje_ means “there” or “set there.” The western timber is also
specially designated--
_bigídje nolká¢_, brought together into it; an allusion to its function
as the main support of the frame, as the other two timbers rest within
its spreading fork. The two doorway timbers are also designated as
north or south timber respectively. They are also called--
_tcíŋĕçin bĭnĭnĭ´li_, those in place at the doorway passage.
_¢ezá‘_--a point; the forked apex.
_l‘éjça_--the ground; the floor.
_bitúça_--surrounding projection; the ledge or undisturbed margin of the
floor area.
_tcíŋĕçin_--the road there; the doorway. This term appears to mean “the
road there” to the east--that is, to _tcíŋhanoai_, the sun. The word
_tciŋ_ also means day.
_tcíŋĕçin sĭlái_--the uprights of the door frame. They are also called--
_tcíŋeçin iái_--but this, strictly speaking, means one upright.
_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_.
[Illustration: Fig. 244--Interior of Yébĭtcai house, illustrating
nomenclature]
_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.]