ture]

_uji_--cedar bark.

_uji behesdjehi_--cedar bark laid on; the bark covering.

_l'ej_--earth.

_l'ej behesn[)i]'li_--earth thrown on or lifted on; the earth covering.

_can[)i]pal'_--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'adje ni s[)i]'skla_--within the small corner in the east. The
derivation is probably as follows: _qaadje_, in the east; _ni_ from
_yuni_, within; _s[)i]s_ from _[)i]lts[)i]'si_, small; _tkla_ from
_naskla_, a corner.

_cacaadje ni s[)i]'ckla_--within the corner in the south.

_i[ng]i[ng]adje ni s[)i]'ckla_--within the corner in the west.

_naqokosdje ni s[)i]'ckla_--within the corner in the north.

_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