lak'laka — lakiaga. 179 



of war-expeditions, also called 1. kilil's, 28, 8.; tidsi 1., tidsli hiislikaukatk 1. 

 '■^peace-chief^ ; W41amskni 1. the chief of the Rogue River Indians, lb', 7.; 

 Tchaktot SAtam 1. Tchdktot is chief of the Snake Indians, 58, 8.; Sa't 1. 

 the Snake chief 28, 7-10.; Mo'dokni 1. the Modoc chief 38, 14. 39, 5., cf. 

 21, 6. 37, 17.; Idkiam wdasli son of a chief the chiefs son, 182; 6.; Mkiam 

 pc'-ip the chief's daughter, 190; 11.; lakiamksi to or ait the chiefs house, 

 GO, 7.; lakiam shashamoks the family, relatives of the chief. The attri- 

 bute rich, wealthy is connected with the idea of an Indian chief through- 

 out Oregon and also among many tribes of other territories; cf. 182; 6. 7. 

 (2) male person wielding poiver, authority, or influence: army officer ; com- 

 mander, leader; lord, ruler; master, employer; officer, manager, director; 

 judge; agent of an Indian reservation. Mu 1. tu tchia (for tchiank) Boshtiu 

 kaila the President of the United Stales; lit. "the head-chief living far off 

 in the American land"; cf 38, 3.; B6shtin 1 the American commander, 14, 

 3. 6. lieutenant, 37, 4. 5. army officer, 43, 4. 65, 14.; skuyu'i natch hu'k 

 lalaki the two officers in command dispatched us (there), 29, 12.; agent of an 

 Indian reservation, 36, 1. 2. 11 ; Idkiam pipa pass-ticket, written permit to 

 leave the Indian reservation temporarily, issued to Indians by the agents 

 of the reserves; hu lahiki h(imkank the judges or jury passed sentence, 44, 

 6. L. also stands for God and for K'mukamtch: p'laikish 1. the heavenly 

 lord, 134, 19.; nuVni 1. the great ruler, 40, 9. 192; 8.; and, with unknown 

 reference, shappashti nu 1. gi / am the lord of the sun., 163: 15. (3) when 

 used attributively, chief means more powerful or more influential than any 

 other: shnisham 1 k6-ii of all incantations that of the toad is the most power- 

 ful, 180; 17.; shakalshtat 1. tmdlhak the tmelliak-squirrel is the most powerful 

 (charm) in any game, 134, 6. (A) husband: 183; 19. 20. 21. 186; 55. Cf. 

 hi'shuaksh, lakiala. (5) subst. and adj., masculine, male animal: 1. tchaskai 

 male weasel; 1. kii-il ram, buck, wether; w5'n 1 (for wo'n lakiash in 190; 

 16.) elk-buck. C£ 14kiaga 

 lakiaga, lakiak, d. lalakiak, subst. and adj., little male, young male; said of 

 animals only: lakiag wan young male fox; used often in connection with 

 names of animals showing the dim. form: hikiag wilaga young male deer; 

 lalakiak pu'mam, miiyam tut both upper or male teeth of a beaver, wood- 

 chuck; cf 80, 1-6. and Note. Dim. laki (5). 



