çiŋbĭtsáçi qoġán—four-legged house.

1. tcíŋĕçinȼe naaí, tcíŋĕçinbĭnĭnĭ´li—As in the regular hogán.
2. tcíŋĕçin sĭlái—
3. tcíŋĕçin sĭlái nanaái, orȼasĭçă´ni—
4. tcíŋĕçin bikáȼe nanaái—
5. tcíŋĕçin boġánȼe nanĭjóji—
6. tcíŋĕçin biyáȼe bĭnĭjóji—

7. qaá‘adje nanaái—east horizontal timber.
caȼaádje nanaái—south horizontal timber.
iŋiŋádje nanaái—west horizontal timber.

8. náqokosdje nanaái—northhorizontal timber.

  qaá‘adje iái (1)[3]—east post.
caȼaádje iái (2)—south post.
iŋiŋádje iái (3)—west post.

These posts are further distinguished as follows:
9. náqokosdje iái (4)—north post.

  caȼaá qaá‘adje iái (1).
caȼaá iŋiŋádje iái (2).
náqokos iŋiŋádje iái (3).
náqokos qaá‘dje iái (4).

10. biyáȼe bĭnĭjóji—the walls; also distinguishedas north, south, east, and west walls.

11. boġánȼe nanijóji—uppermostroof; the main roof.
12. tcíŋĕçin—doorway.
13. tcĭlégi—smoke-hole.

14. tcĭlégi nanaái—smoke-hole timber. The sameterm is applied to the timber marked 7 in the figure.

Fig. 244—Interior of Yébĭtcai house, illustrating nomenclature

[ larger view]

The numerals in this figure were redrawn in red for greater visibility. The enlarged view shows the numerals in their original form.

[FOOTNOTES]

[1.] Recorded by Dr Matthews as the Blue Heron.