YaiʾntaangʾMole, Sky-Supporter Mole (character/deity)"It was Yaintañ (a big spider with hair on its back) who made the sky. He built it up in every corner. He first fastened it in the north. He tried it, and it was firm. Then he built it in the south, west, and east. Then suddenly the sky dropped in the middle. Spider shouted, 'ya natcuñka, yani!' (sky drop, they-say!). Mole jumped up and caught the sky with his two forefeet and held on to it until Spider was able to pick it up again. This is why Mole has flat hands now. It is because he held up the sky." (Loeb, p.25)4.9.2Legendary beingder. ofyaiʾntaangʾmole (animal)yai n tañyai in tañᵋyi´-n.tahngyăn tañyai in tañ
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