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ka'/tchid, see ka'-idshas. 



ki'la, coll. ki'lalgi one zvho diagnosticates diseases. A spe- 

 cial kind of medicine men among the Creeks, different from 

 the aliktchalgi, who treat and nurse the patient. The ki- 

 'lalgi also find objects lost. Lit. ''one who knows." Der. 

 ■ ki'liis. Cf. iski'las, hilis'shaya. 



ki'las, gi'las, pi. of subj. ki'lis / know, am acquainted 'with; 

 gi'lidan komidut wanting to know, to find out 14, 39 ; 

 gi'lagit OS they are cognizant of the fact, know about it 

 18, II. 12; cf. aki'letchas, iski'las, istchgi'lkis. 



kitas I am sawing; itun k. I am sawing wood, timber; cf. 

 foyas. 



koha, koa, kuha cane, cane-stalk, reed 14, 28. 



ko/-, ko'h-, kii'h- prefix: upo?i the head, on the top of; a 

 compound of ika and uk-(u/-). 



ko/tch ak'hidshas, pi. of obj. ko'htchaktchahidshas I stick 

 upon the head, on the top. lamh' ihadshi ko'htsaktsahidshid 

 isfiillid omis they are iti the habit of carrying the eagle's 

 /«z7(- feathers) stuck upon their heads 12, 27. Der. ko/- 

 (prefix), tchak'hidshas. 



kolapakin, kulapa/in, abbr. kolapaj kolap seven 8.4; nita 

 kulapa^^as on seven days 10, 35 ; kolapakakas and kolapa- 

 hakas each seven : cf. i. 202. 



Kol6s;hatchi , nom. pr. of a stream 12,37; ^^- Note. 



komas, koma-is i) I refect, think, suppose, believe; ko'hmet 

 (for ko'hmit) having thought, guessed at 10, i ; komagid 

 omis they are thinking; verbal pres. 3d p. pi. 12, 25. 

 komakika because^ as they thought 8. 24 (-ka causal suf- 

 fix) ; kumhuid omis it %vas believed 16, 12; komhuyida'dis 

 it was thought, regarded, considered (pret. pass.) 12, 9. 

 2) I xvant, zi'ish, desire: hitchitan komit desiring to see, 

 to fittd out 16,6; ayitan, ki'litan komas I desire to go, 

 to know ; momitchita komit wanting, trying to do so 12, 

 7; koma-iihi'l'sh I am very anxious: komitan wishing 

 (to have the question decided who should rule) 10, 39. 



konawa, /unawa bead, cf. tchatu. 



Kosa, Kusa i) nom. pr. of an ancient town of the Upper 

 Creeks on Coosa river, Ala. 14, i. 23. The Cheroki call 

 all the Creek tribes Kusa-people. 2) Kosa, isti Kosa, coll. 

 Kosalgi : Kusa Indian 14,3. 



