[23] Dead or Newberry mountain, in the southern tip of Nevada; with Ha'avulypo, the Mohave myth focus.
[24] "Excrement-mountain"; in a valley.
[25] In a valley southwest of Newberry mountain, probably Piute valley.
[26] Kwa'tulye is a species of lizard. Ha, aha, is water, but "lizard-water," "lizard-spring," should be Aha-kwatulye or Kwatulye-nye-'aha. The word perhaps means "water-lizard."
[27] A whitish region south of Avikwame, near the Colorado.
13. Then, standing there at Avikwame, they said: "Now I will tell about my body: of my legs, my tail, my ears, my horns, and everything. Sometimes my horns change: they itch, and I rub them against rocks or trees. Then I grow new horns and the old ones are seen lying cast off on the ground. Sometimes I rub myself and my hair comes off." Now there were bushes there, a huelye bush to the east and a tanyika bush to the west. The male Deer said: "I will stick my horns into these bushes and pry them off. I will leave them here at Avikwame and go elsewhere." (14 songs.)
14. Then they started southward. They came to δokupita-toδompove and Ihore-kutšupetpa,[28] but did not stop. When they came to Avi-kutaparve,[29] still farther south, they wanted to cross the river. It was sundown. They crossed to the eastern side at Iδô-kuva'īre, Kwilyeθki, and Avi-tutara.[30] As they crossed, the female came out of the river onto the bank with difficulty. She said, "I nearly drowned." But the male said: "Of course; I am a man, but I too almost drowned." (7 songs.)
[28] Lekupi'ta or δokupita, owls; toδompove, looking at one another; ihore, sandbar willow. Both places are on the Nevada side of the river, above Fort Mohave. The Deer are traveling south now.
[29] Or Avi-kwataparve; on the west bank of the river, south of the last mentioned.
[30] The three names are considered as applying to one place, not far above Fort Mohave across the river from it. Iδô means the black willow.