102 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



[April, 



vertebra : 



tso'ni gwai wnip. 



[tso'nip, bone + gwai'ump, 

 back.] 

 vertebral column : 

 gwai'o rra. 



[gwai, from gwai' ump, back 

 + o'rra, trunk, stalk, etc.] 



W. 



wasp (general term) : 



pai'ya- 

 wasp, thread-waisted ; mud- 

 dauber: 

 so'go bi tuts. 



[so'kup, earth + hi'tuts. Cf. 

 horn-tail.] 

 wasp-nest : 



pai'yam na kar ni. 



[pai'ya, wasp + m + kar'ni, 

 house.] 

 water-ouzel. See dipper, 

 water-strider (Hygrotrechus) : 

 pam bun'. 



[pam, aquatic -|- bun, the root 

 of which means here to 

 float.] 

 wattles, of fowl : 

 a,n'ka gi up. 



[an'ka, from afika hit, red 4- 

 gi'up, pertaining to the 

 mouth or throat.] 

 weasel {Putorius longicauda) : 



pa'bi tci. 

 wart: 



dzi'a. 

 wart on hand : 

 ma'tzi a. 



[ma, hand + tzi'a.] 



wart on face : 

 go'bi tzi a. 



[go'bi, face + tzi' a.] 

 whale : 



a'gai. (Cf. Bannock a'gai, sal- 

 mon.) 

 The Goshutes and Goships 

 more particularly identify 

 the whale with certain 

 great aquatic animals said 

 by them to have lived 

 formerly in Utah Lake. 

 They have stories concern- 

 ing numerous adventures 

 with this creature, and tell 

 of the loss of many Indians 

 caught afloat and swal- 

 lowed by the a'gai. In one 

 tale the victim cuts through 

 wall of stomach and body 

 and escapes with his life, 

 white of eye : 

 to'sa kin wai bi. 



[to'sa, from to'sa bit, white + 

 km ivai bi.] 

 widgeon, American, or bald-pate 

 (Arms americana) : 

 pa'o um bu i. 



[pa'o tm, aquatic, frequenting 

 water + bu'i, duck.] 

 wildcat {Lynx rujus) : 



tu'ku bite, 

 wing : 



ga'sa gunt ; ga'sa. 

 wolverine {Gido borealis) : 



wo'ni. 

 woodchuck {Arctomys monax) : 



ya'ha. 

 woodcock {Philohela minor) : 

 i'ju pa mo na pa. 



[i'jupa, coyote + mo'napa.] 



