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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American place name ⓘ
toponym ⓘ
appliesTo a pair of mountain summits ⓘ
associatedWith Spanish Peaks region ⓘ
southern Colorado ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
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, United States ⓘ
linked to: Colorado
symbolizes earth as a nurturing mother ⓘ
usedBy Native peoples of the region ⓘ

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Spanish Peaks → nameMeaning → Wahatoya means "breasts of the earth" in a Native language ⓘ