Kachina
Village is located 7 miles south of Flagstaff on
I-17. Kachina Village and Mountainaire have many
types of homes. There are seasonal homes, year round
homes, investment property, which includes cabins,
traditional homes, non traditional homes, mobile
and manufactured homes. Prices range from $200,000
to $600,000 for homes. Mobiles and manufactured homes
range from $70,000 to $300,000. Kachina Village and
Mountainaire both have a variety of lot sizes, ranging
from 5000 sq. ft. to 10 acres. Both areas have sections
that border National Forest service.
In
general, Kachina Village street names are either
Hopi or Navajo in origin. Here is a list of street
names, pronunciation, and what they mean.
| STREET
NAME |
PRONUNCIATION |
DEFINITION |
| ARIDO OVI |
A-RIT-ho |
DRY |
| AWATOBI OVI |
Aa-wa-TOE-bee |
WARRIOR PEOPLE |
| BACOBI OVI |
Ba-KO-bee |
BAMBOO |
| CHACO TRAIL |
CHA-co |
REFERS TO CHACO CANYON |
| CHOF TRAIL |
CHUF |
DEER |
| DINNEBITO TRAIL |
Din-EBB-ito |
LITTLE NAVAJO'S SPRING |
| DOTKLISH OVI |
DOT-klish |
TURQUOISE |
| HANO TRAIL |
HA-no |
TEWA PEOPLE OF 1ST MESA |
| JADITO TRAIL |
JEDi-doe |
ANTELOPE SPRING |
| KACHINA TRAIL |
Ka-CHEE-na |
MESSENGERS OF THE GREAT SPIRIT |
| KLETHA TRAIL |
KLEE-tha |
ORIGINS UNKNOWN |
| KONA TRAIL |
KO-na |
CHIPMUNK |
| KWA OVI |
Kwa |
EAGLE |
| KWEO TRAIL |
KWEE-o |
TIMBERWOLF |
| LOHALI TRAIL |
Lo-HAL-ee |
SPRING WHERE THERE ARE FISH |
| MESA TRAIL |
MAY-sa |
SPANISH WORD FOR TABLE |
| MOENKOPI TRAIL |
Mo-en-KOPI |
PLACE OF FLOWING WATER |
| MONGWA OVI |
MUNG-wa |
OWL |
| NAAHTEE TRAIL |
Na-HAA-tee |
SLIPPERY |
| NAKAI TRAIL |
NA-kye |
MEXICAN |
| ORAIBI OVI |
O-RYE-bee |
REFERS TO ORAIBI VILLAGE |
| Ovi* |
O-vi |
High Place |
| PINON TRAIL |
PIN-yun |
REFERS TO A PINON TREE |
| POLACCA TRAIL |
Po-LA-ka |
NAMED AFTER THOMAS POLACCA |
| SALAHKAI TRAIL |
SAL-a-kye |
BUTTERFLY MAIDEN |
| SHINUMO OVI |
SHIN-a-moo |
LOTS OF PEOPLE |
| SHONGOPOVI TRAIL |
Shon-GO-po-vi |
REED BY THE RIVER |
| SHONTO TRAIL |
SHON-toe |
POOL IN THE SUNLIGHT |
| SICHOMOVI TRAIL |
See-CHOM-ovi |
HILL PLACE WHERE FLOWERS GROW |
| TEASTOH TRAIL |
TEAS-toe |
TREE BY THE WATER |
| TOHO TRAIL |
TOE-hoe |
COUGAR |
| TOLANI TRAIL |
Toe-LA-nee |
MANY WATERS |
| TONALEA TRAIL |
Toe-na-LAY-a |
WHERE THE WATERS FLOW TOGETHER |
| TOREVA |
Tor-RE-va |
CROOKED WATER |
| TOTACON OVI |
TOE-ta-con |
PLACE BETWEEN THE RIVERS |
| TOVAR TRAIL |
Toe-VAR |
NAMED AFTER PEDRO de TOVAR |
| TYENDE OVI |
Tee-N-deeh |
THINGS FALL INTO DEEP WATER |
| WAKAS TRAIL |
WAA-kas |
COW |
| WEPO TRAIL |
WEE-po |
CAT TAIL |
* Note:
In Kachina Village, cul-de-sacs are indicated by
the Hopi word "ovi".
Ovi means high place. Thanks to Theodora Homewytewa
for Hopi definitions. Thanks to Shonto Begay for
some Navajo definitions.
