naqokosdje ni s[)i]’skla—within the small corner in the north.
qonicpa[ng]gi—means something like
sacred path, or direction.
Naspas 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.
iyai’yi—under half; the center of the hut.
ko’[ng]nike—fireplace; probably
derived from ko[ng], fire; ni’,
land; and ke, track or footprint;
ke also means land.
qon[)i]cqa’—meaning unknown;
it is applied to the space between the
fire and the entrance.
dj[)i]c b[)i]naskla—mask corner or recess.
tci[ng][)e]cin—the entrance. See explanation above.
kloce—without; the area in front of the entrance outside of the hut.
qo[.g]an b[)i]nece—outside of the hut.
Yeb[)i]tcai house nomenclature[2]
iyacahaskuni—or caskuni,
the Yeb[)i]tcai house; probably derived
from iya, under; and cahaskuni,
a detached, smooth-sided, flat-top
mountain. This structure is also
called—
ci[ng]b[)i]tsaci qo[.g]an—four-legged house.
1. tci[ng][)e]cince naai,
}
tci[ng][)e]cin
b[)i]n[)i]n[)i]’li— }
2. tci[ng][)e]cin s[)i]lai—
}
3. tci[ng][)e]cin s[)i]lai nanaai,
}
or
cas[)i]c[)a]’ni—
} As in the regular
4. tci[ng][)e]cin bikace nanaai—
} hogan.
5. tci[ng][)e]cin bo[.g]ance nan[)i]joji—
}
6. tci[ng][)e]cin biyace b[)i]n[)i]joji—
}
7. qaa’adje nanaai—east
horizontal timber.
cacaadje nanaai—south
horizontal timber.
i[ng]i[ng]adje nanaai—west
horizontal timber.
8. naqokosdje nanaai—north
horizontal timber.
qaa’adje iai
(1)[3]—east post. }
cacaadje iai (2)—south
post. } These posts are further
i[ng]i[ng]adje iai
(3)—west post. } distinguished as follows:
9. naqokosdje iai (4)—north
post. }
cacaa qaa’adje iai
(1).
cacaa i[ng]i[ng]adje iai
(2).
naqokos i[ng]i[ng]adje
iai (3).
naqokos qaa’dje iai
(4).
10. biyace b[)i]n[)i]joji—the walls;
also distinguished as north,
south,
east, and west walls.
11. bo[.g]ance nanijoji—uppermost
roof; the main roof.
12. tci[ng][)e]cin—doorway.
13. tc[)i]legi—smoke-hole.
14. tc[)i]legi nanaai—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.]