54 KLAMATH -ENGLISH DICTIONARY. 



H. 



This laiTngejil sound, wlicii initial, can be dropped in niany words begin- 

 ning^' in lii-, hi-, hn- and in a few words l)efjinnin<i- in lia-, lio-. Wlien medial, 

 -h- is often dropped, wlien standing between two \owels; or it stands there 

 to preclude hiatus, as in shanahd'li. When pronounced with emphasis, it be- 

 comes geminated, as in kaihlia, kai'ldia to miss. Prefixed or suffixed to the 

 radix, -'h- sometimes means tliat an act is perfoi-med with the hands or ex- 

 tremities (ha hyhand), cf. ge'hlapka, gu'hli, ])'hn'shka, pu'l'hka, wa'ht/ikia. 

 ha, ha, interrogative })article equivalent to a? a ?, i\. v. 

 h a, hd, other form of the declarative particle a, q. v., but occurring very 

 unfrequently. Ci'. ak lui for aka, tat ha for tata, and ;'iti ha shuishuk (for 

 ati a shufsh hu'k) far away arc. these songs, 68, 4. 

 hi'i, adv., in one^s lioi/d, iritli the Jiaiid, hi/ Juwd: ha li'iyam'na, nil luyam'na 

 I hold it in my haud, J hold it, 154; 14. Also used as pretix and auffix, 

 cf. introductory words to letter H; and Note to GG, 13. 

 h4dak, h;idakt, hadaktok; see luitak, hAtakt, hataktok. 

 hiiggi, hagga, pi. lu'iggat, inteij. serving to call somebody's attention: 

 look here! lo! behold! halloo! 22, 12.: lu'igga ta, shle-ek! well! let me see! 

 127, 3.; haggat! look here! 120, 2. 4 7. When introducing a verb, h. can 

 be rendered by let me, Ictus: hagga shlii'k! let me fire! 22, 19. Cf 127, 2. 

 h a h a y f - 1 a ; 157 ; 38. variation of a-ahahiya, q. v. 



h ai , haf, ai, a-i, a-f, a-i; ]\Iod. liai, ai, kai, ;^ai, adverbial particle pointing to 

 acts visibly performed before oneself or others, or which everybody can 

 take notice of or verify personally; not always translatable, sometimes 

 corresponding to our positively, certainly, evidently, of course, as you see, as 

 you hear. It is the second word in the sentence. I a-i tawi! eridently 

 you have bewitched (lier)! G8, 2.; genta a-i mi'sh hishtclia;i^u'gank placing 

 you into this (basket before you), 95, 18.; nu hai hii'kshi! I surrender my- 

 self! tu'sli hai at tataksni wawatawa tvhere the children ivcre note sitting in 

 the Sim, as she positivel}- thought, 121, 7. cf. ai certainly, 121, 10.; ka-a 

 pelak ai heme'^e he speahs too fast, as you hear. Ilai, ai is frequent in the 

 incantations, where it points to the supposed travels of the animals sent 

 out to discover the patient's disease within, upon, or above the ground 



