Amaypathenya

LITTLE PEOPLE of the southwestern United States.
Etymology: Mohave (Hokan), “just like spirits.” 
Variant name: Amatpathenya. 
Physical description: Height, 2 feet. 
Behavior: Makes petroglyphs. Practices magic. Can shape-shift. 
Distribution: Southwestern Arizona; southeastern California. 
Sources: Kenneth M. Stewart, “The Amatpathenya—Mohave Leprechauns?” Affword 3, no. 1 (Spring 1973): 40–41; John E. Roth, American Elves (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 1997), pp. 64–70.
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