ma — maklaks. 207 



m a k o k a p , d. mak6kishap, mAmkokap elder and younger sisters' son or 

 daughter; said by aunt. 



m A k p k a , d. mamdkpka to remain encamped for a while, or for days, while 

 on a trip, hunt or expedition. 



maksha (1) large cup or bowl, made of tule grass, 122, 23. 123, 2.; it is 

 also used as: (2) skull-cap, worn by females. Der. ma-i. 



makt6tkish, d. mamaktotkisli mowing scythe. Cf. mulin6tkish. 



m A k t c h a to camp out, to pass the night while on a trip or hunt. 



m ci k t c h n a , maktsina, d. mamdktchna to encamp, to pitch camp, to pass 

 the night while traveling a certain distance: I4p6ni m. sha A'shlin g»inug 

 they encamped twice when they went to Ashland; dwalues skdna, mdktsina 

 Nu'shkshi they paddle over to the island and pitch their camp for the night at 

 Skull-Place, 74, 14.; ndAnni mdktchanuapk g^nug when traveling they will 

 camp out three days. 



m a k u a 1 a , makual, makuela, d. mamdkuala, mamdkuela to pass the night 

 in the wilds or mountains: mAkual, sta-6tank kaltua p4t in the wilds he 

 stays out while starving and fasting, 83, 2. 



makualksh, d. mamakualksh camping place in the wilds or mountains. 



mdkualsha, d mamdkualsha to go and stay, to go and camp in the wilds 

 or mountains, annually or habitually: mdkualshuapka 1 yafnatat you will 

 pass the nights in the mountains. 



mdklakpeli, d mamaklakpeli to encamp again, to pitch camp, to pass the 

 night for a second or subsequent time, 20, 9. 1 1. Der. m4k'l6%a, -p6li. 



maklaks, mdk'laks (d. mamaklaks), pi. tiirai m ; pronounced sometimes 

 mak'lSks by Modocs; lit. "the encamped". (1) body of Indians encamped ; 

 Indian community, people; Indian tribe, chieftaincy, band: W^lamskni, 

 W41amswash m. the Bogue River tribe of Indians; Shasti m. the Shasti 

 Indian tribe. In the "Modoc war" m. often stands for Mo'dokni, the whole 

 Modoc tribe under Captain Jack: cf. 38, 8. 18 21. and m. lakf the band 

 chief, 37, 17. for mdklSksam laki, 34, 3. 38, 10. Of. 29, 13. 38, 4. 43, 

 11-15. 68, 5. 143, 2-4. (2) generic term for Indian: Indian man or 

 woman, ^^ redskin", native of the American continent. Ketchk4ne m. a young 

 Indian, 54, 1.; m. puelhi' they threw into (the lodge) bodies of Indians, 112, 

 21., cf. 113, 1.; kiuksam m. the men under the conjurer's leadership, 37, 15.; 



