20 KLAMATU- ENGLISH DIOTIONAUY. 



A 1 k u 1 ii' n a , nom. pr. of a Modoc woman; interpreted by ^^Briglil Eyes". 



A 1 ' p a , nom. pr., corrupted from Applegate; 36, 9. 



am, particle expressing potentiality and choice; tchdlzut am i kji'dshikuk 

 ye ought to sit down because ye are tired; fi'tch giiitak am nu ge'nt I would 

 like to go. Cf Ampka. 



i'l 111 ash, d. A-amash doll. 



iimbutka, iimputka, d. a-Amputka, v. impers. to he thirsty: dmbutka a 

 nu'sh, dmbutkan's / am thirsty, I ivant to drink water; partic, ambutko 

 (for ambutkdtko) thirsty. Der. ;impu. Cf. la=a-4mbotkisli. 



;imda, Am6ta, pi. tiimi a. tool for digging eatable roots and bulbs, 190; 9. 10. 

 It has the shape of a stick 2^' to 3' long, is bent or provided with a 

 handle at one end and sharpened at the other. A straight stick charred 

 in the fire at one end usually serves the purpose, though recently such tools, 

 or "camass-sticks'' have been manufactured of iron and steel. Also called 

 meyo'tkish. Der. mda, m^ya. 



a m n a d s h a , d. a-dmnadsha to speak loud or cry on one^s ivay, 121, 17. 



a m n 1 a m n a , d. a-aninlamna to go around speaking, crying, or vociferating 

 among the people; to scream, weep or cry while walking in public, 189; 1. 



d m p k a , dmbka little water. Der dmbu. 



dmpka, dmka (1) conj.: or. This particle is used, when a choice is left 

 between the things mentioned, and when a strict alternative is put; it 

 stands for the Latin vel and aut: ha lo'k shiiika dmka tdslatch if he killed 

 a grizzly bear or a cougar, 90, 19. C£ 87, 2. and g^ka. (2) conj.: or else, 

 unless, lest: ampkd ak i liishiikat lest you may kill each other. 



Ampka'nini k6ke, nom. pr. of Columbia River. This is only one of 

 its names, and is more specially intended for that portion running past 

 the Dalles (Amp%a'ni) and the Cascades to its junction with the Willamet 

 River, in northwestern Oregon. 



Ampkokni, A. mdklaks, nom. pr. of the Umpqua Indians; early home 

 in Umpqua Valley and in the upper portions of Willamet Valley, south 

 of Eugene City, Oregon. These Indians belong to the Tinnd race. 



A m p z e' n i , Amp^ani, nom. pr. of the Dalles, a series of swift rapids of the 

 Columbia River, between Oregon and Washington Territory. Of the 

 Wasco Indians, of the Chinook family, a portion lives there; the locality 



