kiiita — Kuuibat. 159 



kuktakia, abbr. ku';^tgi, d. kuku'ktakia, kuku'^tgi to covet, to he enam- 

 ored of; said of males coveting females, 100, 4. 

 ku'ktii (i) dragon-flu, fiWjr. from koktingsh, Kl. (2) name of a root or 



bulb eaten by the Klamath Lake people, 147, 5 (o) d. form of koto, 

 kukui mother's uncle, an archaic term, 122, 7. 

 Kukumekshi, nom. pr. of a mountain northwest of Klamath agency; 



lit. "where the caves are." Der. ku'mme. 

 ku';^tgi, d. kuku';/tgi; same as kuktakia, q. v. 

 kuleota, guliuta, 185; 43. durat. form of gulf, q. v. 

 kiill'gs, the chrysalis of a butterfly, roasted and eaten by the Klamath 



Lake and Modoc Lidians Cf pul^uantch. 

 k u 1 / a m s h , pi. tiimi k., vegetal product used for catching lish on account 



of its narcotic qualities, 149, 21. and Note, 

 k u 1 % a s h , d. kukal/ash, guggal;iash rain and snow falling simultaneously. 



Licantation 164; 2. C£ 179; 2. 

 kulla, kii'la, d. ku'kla, gtiggla red-head; a canvas-back duck on the 



Klamath lakes, white on body: Aythya ferina var. americaua; 180; 11. 

 k u 1 o 5^ e n a , d. kukloyena, kuklohiii'na to stir up hquids. Cf shtiwini. 

 ku'lsh, d. kiikalsh badger: Taxidea americana. His cry: nak, nak, alluded 

 to in 185; 43. Kil'lsham yash badger-willow, a tree growing in dry 

 soil; called so from its reddish, badger-colored bark: Cornus sericea. 

 K vV 1 s h = T g u - u s h , Ku'lsam=Tge-ush, nom. pr. of a camp on Williamson 

 River; lit "Where the badger stands in the water". Der. ku'lsh, tgdwa. 

 Kii'ltam = Wash, nom. pr. of a lodge-site on the Wilhamson River; lit. 



"Otter-Den". From ko'lta, wash. 

 kumal, or jamal, 2}eUcun, a large water-bird with a voluminous gullet. 

 The only pelican species of those parts is Pelecanus erythrorhynchus, which 

 is frequently found on the lake shores. Incantation: 166; 19. ku'mlam= 

 shu'm=tchuye'sh gulVs-Ull-cdp, a low cap with a cover or shield to pro- 

 tect the forehead. 

 Kumii'kshi, nom. pr. of a locality near Sprague River: ''At the Cave". 

 K I'l m bat, Gumbat, nom. pr. (1) of a locality on west side of Upper Kla- 

 math Lake, now called Rocky Point. The Indians stopping there are 

 called Kumbatkni, 142, 5. (2) of a rocky tract of land southeast of Tule 



