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Show 20 GLOSSARY OF UTE WORDS WORDS OF SONGS No. 1. Aqagar ( red), vi'nwqump ( descriptive term implying a rolling motion as of a wheel), ku'avi't& iya ( dust, derivation unknown), ma'rikaU ( white man, from Spanish Americana; this term is generic and does not refer to an individual), pumi'wanupdkai ( looking around; the idea of the term is that of a man who pauses to look in all directions). No. 2. Oa'Uiwa'ones ( otf, yellow; the latter part said to mean hair sticking up). No. 3. Pavi't& u ( weasel skin), purjke ( hard, fast), yamiJco'vani ( swing, imperative verb). No. 4. Kwa'nanti ( eagle), pututi ( down). No. 40. T& yuta ( said to be the term used by the Shoshoni in referring to these Indians, tti being a Shoshoni prefix). No. 49. To'~ k< mer< d § ( black sheep; tolca, black; Tcanera& s, sheep, from Spanish carnero). No. 51. Pinu'piya ( pinu', most recent; piya, wife). MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Morache, woni'thokunap ( woni, standing; thokunap, rubbing the shorter stick upon the notched stick). Drum, pa'mpon. This term is applied to both the small and large drums. Flageolet, wi'nip. Eagle bone whistle, carried in Sun dance, gusau- oka ( gusau, wing; oka, whistle). DANCES Dance, ni'tJcap. Bear dance, rm'malconi- ni'ikap ( marnaJconi, said to refer to the step of the dance called a " reverse step, two forward and three backward"). Sim dance, ta'vo- m'ikap. Turkey dance ( term applied by whites), iho'nka- ni'tkap ( term applied by the Utes, meaning " jigging dance"). Women's dance, ma'mariii'tkap. Lame dance, sanlcu'- ni'ikap. Dragging- feet dance, Tavi'yut$ o'tavi- ni'ikap ( etymology unknown). Tea dance, ti'- ni'tkap ( ti is the English word " tea"). Double dance, nawa'to- ni'tkap ( nawa'to is used with reference to anything that is doubled together). Iron line dance, pana'lca- Uuwi^ Tce- ni'tkap ( pana'Tca, iron; Uuvnke, line). The term is commonly abbreviated to panat& uwi. |