Cocopa Place Names


(Revised 02/21/05)

Amanyochilibuh. Settlement on the west bank of Colorado River. Gifford 1933:260.

A'u'ewawa. Settlement on the west bank of Colorado River. Gifford 1933:260.

Awikucapa ("Cucapá mountain") - Sierra Cucapá. Settlement on the west bank of Río Hardy. Gifford 1933:260; Hohenthal 2001:15.

Awisinyai. Settlement on the west bank of Río Hardy. Gifford 1933:260; Hohenthal 2001:15.

BikweLap. Settlement on the west bank of Río Hardy. Gifford 1933:260.

Camány kwwaw, Chaman kwawao, Caman kwawao, Caman kwowao. Camp near the Gulf of California. Crawford 1989:17; Kelly 1977:12, 52, 79.

Esinyamapawhai. Settlement on the west bank of Colorado River. Gifford 1933:260.

EweshespiL. Settlement on the west bank of Río Hardy. Gifford 1933:260.

Ha'a kilikel. Camp. Kelly 1977:12, 79.

Hauwala. Lake near the west bank of Colorado River. Gifford 1933:260.

Hawar. Camp. Kelly 1977:12.

Ha wi mek ("water on the other side of the mountain") - Laguna Salada. Kelly 1977:40.

Heyauwah. Settlement on the west bank of Colorado River. Gifford 1933:260.

Hose kwakus. Below El Mayor. Kelly 1977:41.

Iiš škokwes. Kelly 1977:139.

Kcur co:s. On Colorado River. Crawford 1989:52.

Kerauk hap, Karukhap. Settlement on the west bank of Río Hardy; rock formation near the Gulf of California. Gifford 1933:160; Kelly 1977:121.

Keyamacus. Pass in the Sierra Cucapá north of Mayor. Kelly 1977:118.

Kwinyakwa'a. Settlement on the west bank of Colorado River. Gifford 1933:260.

Nemisap. Rock south of Laguna Salada. Kelly 1977:121

Nipanyak. At the southern end of the Sierra Cucapá. Kelly 1977:121.

Nyiwa cumawaš ("scalp soften"). North of El Mayor at the foot of the Sierra Cucapá. Kelly 1977:134-136.

Nümischapsakal. Settlement on the west bank of Río Hardy. Gifford 1933:260.

Pkuxáp, Pokohap. Camp. Crawford 1989:216; Kelly 1977:12.

Spu kwakwas ("brown mountain"). At the southern end of the Sierra Cucapá. Kelly 1977:121.

Spu kwinyir ("black mountain"). At the southern end of the Sierra Cucapá. Kelly 1977:121.

Tamanikawa ("mullet place"). Settlement on the west bank of Río Hardy. Gifford 1933:260; Hohenthal 2001:15.

WeLsuL. Settlement on the west bank of Río Hardy. Gifford 1933:260.

Wi cawal ("feather mountain"). A rock island at the head of the Gulf of California. Cf. Awichauwas in Kiliwa territory. Kelly 1977:74.

Wi nyai, Wi: nya:y - Cerro Prieto. Crawford 1989:337; Kelly 1977:120-121, 126.

Wi puk. In the eastern foothills of the Sierra Juárez. Kelly 1977:40.

Wi shapil. Foothills at the southern end of Mayor Peak. Kelly 1977:121.

Wi spa, Awiispa, awiispa' ("eagle mountain") - Mayor Peak. Settlement on the west bank of Río Hardy. Gifford 1933:260, 308, 312; Hohenthal 2001:15; Kelly 1977:74-75, 121.

Wi: xmu, Ui'jmú,m, Wi hmoh, Wi hmokah, Awiahamoka ("mountain of the mills") - El Mayor. Settlement; mountain; rock formation. Crawford 1989:338; Gifford 1933:260; Kelly 1977:12, 121; Ochoa Zazueta 1979:26.

Wi yal. Palm canyon in the mountains. Kelly 1977:56.

X'a kílykály. In Baja California. Crawford 1989:372.

Xàspáy xm'ul. Waterhole. Crawford 1989:345.

Yamecus wanya. Pass through the Sierra Cucapá. Kelly 1977:40.

Yishiyul. Settlement on the west bank of Colorado River. Gifford 1933:260.


COCOPA NAMES FOR PLACES OUTSIDE OF COCOPA TERRITORY

Awichauwas ("feather mountain"). Peak behind San Felipe. Cf. Wi cawal in Cocopa territory. In Kiliwa territory. Gifford 1933:261, 308; Hohenthal 2001:15-16.

Awiispa ("eagle peak"). In Paipai territory. Gifford 1933:260; Hohenthal 2001:4.

Erscha - La Huerta. In Kumeyaay territory. Gifford 1933:262; Hohenthal 2001:16.

Numischapsakal - Cerro La Noche. In Paipai territory. Hohenthal 2001:52.

Wi kwis cek kwiska'ra ("place where two high rock peaks cast two shadows"). In the Sierra Juárez piñon area. In Kumeyaay territory. Kelly 1977:40.


OTHER GROUPS' NAMES FOR PLACES IN COCOPA TERRITORY

Ha'kwolxwat ("red water") - Río Hardy. Paipai name. Hohenthal 2001:53.

Ha'si: ("salt water") - Laguna Macuata. Paipai name. Hohenthal 2001:316.

Ha'xwal, Ha'kwohol ("red water") - Colorado River. Kumeyaay name. Hohenthal 2001:44, 72.

Hwanya:k ñuwai ("people of east") - Paso de Asufre. Paipai name. Hohenthal 2001:316.

Kw'iyhpaatay - Laguna Salada. Kiliwa name. Mixco 1985:62.

'Matkws'il ("salty earth") - Laguna Salada. Kiliwa name. Mixco 1985:52, 75.

Mat'ñak - Sierra Cucapá. Kumeyaay name. Hohenthal 2001:72.

Mat'si:wil - Sierra Cucapá. Kumeyaay name. Hohenthal 2001:72.

Pa:ñak ñumát' ("land of eastern people") - Sierra Cucapá. Paipai name. Hohenthal 2001:316.

Tmuw - Cáñon Copal. Near Colorado Delta. Kiliwa name. Mixco 1985:166.

'Ui'axwir, 'Ui'axwera - Cerro de los Hat'am. Kumeyaay name. Hohenthal 2001:73.

Weispa - Cerro Prieto. Kumeyaay name. Gifford 1931:9.

'Wiiykwnyiir ("black mountain"). Cinder cone near Mexicali. Kiliwa name. Mixco 1985:183.

'Wiiyxpil ("dirty mountain") - Cerro Capirota. Volcanic cone near Mexicali. Kiliwa name. Mixco 1985:183.

Xa'hyil - Colorado River. Kiliwa name. Mixco 1983:1; Mixco 1985a:218.

Xeli:s ñuwa ("house of Xeli:s") - Río Hardy. Paipai name. Hohenthal 2001:53.

Xwa:t'ñak ñuwa ("east soldier house") - Río Hardy. Kumeyaay name. Hohenthal 2001:14, 40, 42, 46, 72-73, 113, 308.