k'lewidsha — koke. 173 



kokagtalkni, adj., (1) comin(j over the stream: k gepgap'l' they returned 

 over a hrooJc, 29, 14. (2) coming from or living on the other side of a rivulet, 

 hrooJc or water-course. Der. k6kaga, -tala, -kni. 



Kokdksakslii, noin pr. of a fording place, "at Little Biver", probably 

 northeast of Linkville, 19, 7.: sa gelo'la Koka'ksaks they dismounted at 

 Little Biver, 20, 1."). A large spring of this name is fifteen miles east of 

 the Klamath agency buildings, on the road from there to Y^neks. 



K6kaksi, (1) nom. pr. of a camping place on a tributar}^ of the William- 

 son river. (2) nom. j^r. of a lodge-site or camp in Sprague River Valley, 

 also called Koka%ii'ni. 



k o k a 1 a m , kokelam, poss. case of k6ke, q. v. 



k o k a 1 k o k II 1 1 k o , d. kokgalkokgaltko ( 1 ) weak in the joints of knees, 

 iingers, elbows etc. ; said, e. g., of children just commencing to walk, Kl. 

 (2) clumsy, shapeless, Mod. Cf. kAlkali. 



k6kanka, kv'dcanka, d. kokokanka (i) to masticate, chew: katchkal k. to 

 masticate tobacco; kukaiika slia tiitatka they masticate with the teeth, 149, 

 13.; cf. ktchan. (2) to gnash or grate ivith the teeth. Der. k6ka (I). Cf 

 shekukedsha. 



koke, koka, ku'ke. Mod. k6ke, k6kai, d. k<3kge, kii'kga (1) river, stream, 

 large running water: kuke yulalina alongside the river, along the river heach, 

 127, 11 ; E-ukc41ksin k6ka Wood Biver; kokailam ktay/iga the x>(^Vble of 

 the river. Mod.; kokelam shumalkish mouth, of river; kokalam palkuish 

 dry bed of a river, dry river bottom., 21, 15.; deep furrow ; kukgetat gagakua 

 to cross rivers. Cf gj'ikua. (2) K6ke, local K6ketat, is nom. pr. of all 

 the larger rivers of the country, being frequently used without further 

 epithet; the bearer has to gather from the context which river is referred 

 to. Thus we find the Williamson, Lost, Sprague, and Klamath Rivers 

 called "the River", whereas to the Pit, Sacramento, Rogue, Umpqua, 

 Willdmet, Columbia and other rivers adjectives are usually prefixed. 

 The Sprague River is generally called P'laikni Koke, abbr P'laikni, 

 P'lai; the Pit River : Moatuash^e'ni K6ke. The Williamson Biver is 

 referred to in 16, 16. 28, 1. 143, 1.; in 54, 1. it is called Ya-aga k6ke, cf. 

 Yd-aga. The Lost Biver, in the former country of the Modocs, is referred 

 to in 33, 2. 36, 9. 21 37, 12. 16 75, 21. 



