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"bien mur"?

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I'm at an Indian market in New Mexico and the welcoming sign says bien mur. Any ideas what "mur" means? It's not in the spanishdict dictionaries.

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updated Mar 31, 2013
posted by john20

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See this link. Even though the word bien is also a Spanish word apparently it is also a Tiwa word. Accordingly it means "Big Mountain"

http://www.sandiapueblo.nsn.us/bienmur.html

updated Mar 31, 2013
posted by Jubilado
Thanks Jubilado. I never thought it might not be spanish. - john20, Mar 31, 2013