kmukoltgi — Kolidshti. 141 



knd-ush fish-line, JisJi-striny, to which apiece of bark is fastened; nu k. 

 mbu'shan shle-etchu4pka to-morrow I shall go and look at the fish-lines. 

 Der. kn^wa. Cf shue'-ush, takeleash. 



k n e w a to put out the fish-line : pshiu k., or simply kn^wa, to put the fish-line 

 out for the night. Cf. shue-udsha. 



k n 1 a , d. kniknia (i short) to be in erection. 



knukdga, k'nukaga, d. knuknuk^ga thread; little, thin or tiny string : k. 

 tuns;t4ntko wick; lit. "small string passing through it." Dim. knuks. 



kniikla, d. knuknakla (1) to bend the body downwards, as in squatting, 

 stooping etc. (2) to deposit, lay; said of birds laying eggs: tchikass n4pal 

 k. the bird has laid an egg, or eggs. 



k n u' k 1 % a , d. knuknakl^a (i) to lie down curled up, face down or leaning on 

 elbows; to have the knees drawn up in sitting or lying. (2) to lurk, watch 

 when lying in amhush; to place oneself in ambush. Der. knukla. Cf. ldigl%a 



kniiks, k'niiks, kenti'ks, pi. tiimi k, (1) thread, string, cord: k'no'kshtat 

 itd,nkish wax, beeswax to put on threads (2) rope, cable, 82, 11.; the in- 

 cantation of the rope, 165; 11. — Lit. "what is bent, twisted." Cf. knukla. 



k 6 a , d. k6koa, kukua, a white species of crane or heron living on the Kla- 

 math lakes, spread of wings two feet; probably Herodias egretta. K. 

 wahdshtat tgaliga a koa-fowl stands on the rock-cliff at the shore. 



k 6 d s i n k s ; see kiidshinksh. 



k6e, ku'e, d. k6koe, kukue (1) toad. (2) the larger species of frogs, like 

 the bullfrog, Bana pipiens. Incantations of ku-e wel^kash the old female 

 frog, 163; 9. 173; 5.: hu'kt shuisham laki, k6a this is the chief of songs; 

 the toad (or frog) song, 180; 17. Cf. wek^tash. 



k6-eptchi, ku^ptchi, d. kuku^ptchi toad-shaped, frog-like: k. snaw^dshash 

 a frog-like wife, 18(i; 54. Der. k6e, -ptchi. 



K o h 4 s h t i , nom. pr. of an Indian settlement of five or six lodges, located 

 on northeast end of Upper Klamath Lake, three miles north of Y4-aga, 

 q. V. ; also fishing place and starting point for canoes going to the western 

 and southern shores of this upland water basin. During about three 

 years it was the seat of the reservation agent; cf. Ind AfF. Rep. 1866, p 

 89-91. On the origin of the name, ^'Set-Out", cf. 142, 12.; K. is also 

 called Skohudshki. Cf. E-ukalksfni k6ke, guhuashktcha, s^owashka. 



