k u H k a k s li li a — k li i s h . 157 



kucnt%apsha, d. kukueutxapslia, v. intr., to reach to while going, to reach 

 a spot in the distance; said of footsteps only: gi a k. tatakiam g^t^ap- 

 sliuish the foot-prints go to this spot, since the children have reached it, 122, 

 19. Cf goy^na, kueisli. 



kiientchna, d. kukuentclia to go to, to lead; said of foot-prints only: 

 Idtsastala, k(Skatala k. the foot-prints lead towards the lodge, towards the river. 



k u d t a , d. kudkuta to beckon, make signs. Mod. ; unknown to Kl. Der. kii. 



k u e - u t c h , kwe-utch, apiier. we-utcb, a species of willow of low growth; 

 its branches are used in constructing the small sweat-lodges, 82, 3. 



kuhdshgdslia, 126, 5.; same as guhu4shktcha, q. v. 



kiii, gui, giV-i (1) adv., away, away from, far off, at a distance; over there, 

 out there. (2) prep, and postp., when speaking of a brook, river, lake, 

 or hill ridge: on this side, on the same side where the speaker is, but at 

 some distance from him. Der. kii. Cf ge'kshta, gdt (3), g^tui, gindtant, 

 gunitant, pcilui, tugshta 



ku'-i (pronounced like ggu'i), pi. tiimi k., core in a boil or ulcer. Cf giita. 



kviika-ush, pi. tumi k., other name for the taslatch (q. v.) or cougar; 

 called sometimes mountain lion in the West. 



K u i k n i , K. maklaks, nom. pr., Molale Indian. The Molale tribe is now 

 settled on Grande Ronde reserve and near Oregon City, and is some- 

 times called " Straight M61ale " in contradistinction to the Tchaka'nkni, 

 q. V. The ancient habitat of this roving hunter tribe, cognate with the 

 Cayuses, was the western slope of the Cascade Range, Oregon. Reduced 

 to about 50 Indians in 1877,. Der. kui. 



k u i k u i s h rabbit; a species of Lepus: kiiikuisham ni'l rabbit skin. Cf. kai. 



kiii/a, k6-ika, d. kuki%a, koki';ja (--l_) (1) to discover, to find out, 100, 

 12. (2) to recognize, to be aware of, to know, Lat. cognovisse; nanuk sa at 

 pipa kuki^ank hashashudkia they read the whole book through and know its 

 contents; k,vu;(an Sa'tas I recognized the Snake man, 30, 17.; tids kui%d 

 m's ni I know you well, 65, 11. Cf kai;{6ma, k6%pash. 



k li i n a g away from town, settlement or village ; far away from the lodges, 

 houses, 140, 7. Der. kui, -na, ak. 



kuish, gu'-i, gu-ish, d. ku'kuish, black-bellied plover, black below in the 

 breeding season, long legs and long bill: Squatarola helvetica Cuv. 



