Wahatoya means "breasts of the earth" in a Native language
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Wahatoya means "breasts of the earth" in a Native language and poetically refers to the twin summits of the Spanish Peaks in southern Colorado.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wahatoya means "breasts of the earth" in a Native language canonical | 1 |
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American place name
ⓘ
toponym ⓘ |
| appliesTo | a pair of mountain summits ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Spanish Peaks Wilderness area
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Peaks region
Southern Colorado ⓘ
surface form:
southern Colorado
|
| category | Indigenous geographic name ⓘ |
| connotation | poetic name for the twin peaks ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Indigenous North American traditions ⓘ |
| describes | shape of the twin summits ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | interpreted as a metaphor for the rounded twin peaks ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Southern Rocky Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Rocky Mountains
|
| hasNumberOfFeaturesDescribed | two ⓘ |
| isPoeticNameFor | Spanish Peaks ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Native American language ⓘ |
| meaning | breasts of the earth ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Spanish Peaks
ⓘ
twin summits of the Spanish Peaks ⓘ |
| region |
Colorado
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado, United States
|
| symbolizes | earth as a nurturing mother ⓘ |
| usedBy | Native peoples of the region ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.