GLOSSARY
S=Spanish M=Mexican R=Rumsen L=Latin
a ma hunse (R) (ah ma hunsay)
toasted seeds to be ground before making into mush.
amar a Dios! (S) (ah mar ah dee os)
common greeting, such as English "good day" [literally:
"Love God!"]
amse (R) (ahm say) scar
Ash (R) (ah sh) medicine man
atole (R) (ah to lay) hot cereal
catechumen (S) cah tay choo men)
one who is being taught the pinciples of Christianity
chía (S) (chee ah) medicinal herb,
white-flowered sage
doctrina Christina (S) (dokt ree nah) Christian
doctrine
el beato (S) (el bay ah toh) blessed person
el delegado (S) (el day lay gah doh) frail, thin one
gavilán (S) (gah vee lahn) sparrow hawk
Hola! (S) (hoh lah) interjection—hello, or ho!
Ka uk (R) (ka ook) friend
ka-i (R) (kah ee) pain
Ka ap Pan (R) (Kah ah pahn) "Our Father" as translated
for Native peoples
lemme (R) (leh may) rabbit skin blanket
nei! (R) (ney) exclamation— "now!"
neóphyte (S) (nay o fight) a recent convert
Noche Buena (S) (No che Voo ay nah) Christimas Eve
olé (S) (o lay) bravo!
pozole (M) (poh zo lay) cereal cooked with meat and
vegetables
ranchería (S) (rahn chay ree ah) cluster of huts
forming a settlement
ruc (M) (ruhk) hut or cabin
siesta (S) (see ehs tah) afternoon nap or rest hour
ta-mai (R) (tah may) sweet dried fruit or candy
Tai-ruk (R) (Tie ruhk) The "Our Father" prayer to the
white man’s God
tara (R) (tah rah) heaven, sky
Te Deum Laudamus (L) (Tay Day oom Lau da mus) hymn of
praise
umin (R) (oo min) hummingbird