156 KLAMATH - ENGLISH DICTIONARY, 



k u u k A k s h k a , d. kak6kakslika {\.) to Lite off minute portions, to nibble at. 

 (2) to take, tear off a piece from. Cf. kuekn61a. 



kiij'inka, d kuakudnka to he lame, to limp: kuiinkatko limping, lamed, lame. 



k u a' n k u a n a to experience the natural alteration of the voice, as boys do 

 from their 16th to 18th year. Cf. wdkena. 



kui'ita, pL tiimi k., quarter of a dollar, 25 cents; or, in Western parlance, 

 "■two hits". From English "quarter^\ 



K u a 1 1 1 a k , nom. pr. of a subchief of the Modocs at Y^neks, George K., 

 58, 6.: lit. "the one who hurt his foot". A man called Kiletoak was a 

 signer of the treaty in 1864, but is mentioned there as a headman of the 

 Yahushkin band of Snake Indians. Der. kuatfl^a. 



k u a t f 1 z a- , d. kakuatil^a to hurt one^s foot, e. g., by wearing tight boots. 

 Der. kuiita. 



kudtcha, d. kakudtcha to hite off, to tear away hy hiting, to remove tvith the 

 teeth. Der. kua'ka. Cf kwiishka. 



k u A t c h a k a , d. kakutchdga to hite into, as into the hair, fur. 119, 4. 6-9. 



kuatchdki, d. kakutchdki to hite, itch; said, e. g., of lice, 119, 6. 



k u' d s a , pi. tiimi k., gray tvood rat or field rat, resembling a peccary, not 

 throwing up mole-hills; a species oi Neotoma. Cf knnimutch. 



kiidsha, gu'tcha, pi. tiimi k., (1) gudgeon; mud-gudgeon. (2) dorsal bach- 

 fin, between the kAluish-fin and the tail-fin. 



k li d s h a - a g a , ku'tsag small gudgeon; gudgeon or some other fish of small- 

 est size; incantation: 178; 1. Dim. kudsha. 



k li' d s h a 1 a to fish or catch gudgeons. Der. kudsha ( 1 ). 



k li d s h i n k s h , ko'dshinks, Mod. ku'shinksh, d. ko'ktchinksh foot, claw, 

 hoof oi a deer, horse or ruminant: kodsings a gt;-u walta my deer-hoof is 

 rattling; song-line referring to the custom of rattling with deer-hoof 

 rattles during festive dances, 166; 17. and Note. Cf liish;^ish. 



kudshi'nkshka, d. kuktchi'ngshka claw, hoof of a young deer, horse 

 etc., 166; 21. Cf Note to 166; 17. Dim. kudshinksli. 



kuelsh, d. kdkuish footstep, foot-print, track: k. haitchna to follow foot- 

 prints, 122, 17. Cf goy(^na, kuentchna, k6-ena. 



kuekn61a, d. kakuakn61a to hite, nibble or pull off. small particles or minute 

 thinys sticking on a surface. Der. kua'ka 



