nanaái—a long straight object, as a timber.
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caȼaáȼe naaí—south timber. iŋiŋáȼe naaí—west timber. nâqokosȼe naaí—north timber. tcíŋĕçinȼe naaí—doorway timbers (two). | The (five) principal timbers composing the frame, collectively called— |
tsáȼi—frame. Sometimes these timbers are called—
caȼaádje naaí, iŋiŋádje naaí, etc. ȼe means “here,” or “brought here;” dje means “there” or “set there.” The western timber is also specially designated—
bigídje nolkáȼ, 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.
ȼezá‘—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.