m a' s li a s li — in 1) u k a in u a t k o . 211 



mbakla, d. mb^mbakla (1) v. trans., to break or crack something by let- 

 ting it fall, as bottles, tumblers. (2) v. intr., to break or crack by heat, 

 dryness, drought, exsiccation; to be parched up. Cf. mpdkvxala. 



M b u k u a 1 s h i , nom. pr. of a camping place or former lodge-site on Kla- 

 math Marsh; lit. "Top-Dried-Tree". Der. mpakuala. 



mbdkuish broken fragment, as of tumblers, pottery. Der. mb4ka. 



m bat ash, patash, d. mbambtash; see mpatash. 



mbati;{i, d. mbambtixi; same as mbute'^e, q. v. 



mbatchna, d. mbAmbtchna to jump while rmining or going. Cf. mbu'tl^a. 



mbaubawash "</«e howler", a popular name given to the young silver 

 fox. Der. mb4wa. Cf wandka. 



mba-ush, ubd-ush, ubJi'-ush, pi. tumi nib., dressed, tanned skin or hide; 

 tanned buckskin, as a material for making clothing: Mo'dokni mb. shulo'- 

 tantko the Modocs were clad in buckskin, 90, 16.; vunam mb. tanned eWs 

 skin, 90, 17.; pushaklash pani tsuh'sh uba-ush skin-shirt, toga-shirt; kaila- 

 lapsh=ubd-ush, or simph' uba-usli, buckslin breeches; uba-ush j>iece of deer- 

 skin, 73, 1-6. Cf. kla'sh, ndshedsh, ni'l, tchelksh. 



Mba-ush = Shn(ikash, nom. pr. of a mountain west of Upper Klamath 

 Lake. Lit. "Bosom-Burnt-Through"; the name is founded on a legend, 

 mb. being here the bosom-piece of an aboriginal buckskin dress. 



mb4-uta, d. mbAmbuta to shoot; to hurt, ivound by shooting: wats mb. na- 

 ii'nam somebody's horse was shot by another man, 1 9, 8. 



mb4wa, d. mbdmbua (1) v. intr., to explode, burst, burst up; said of a 

 bomb-shell, 43, 2 : mb. stefnash nu'dshnuk the heart burst when flying, 

 114, 4.; cf 114, 6. 6. 8. (2) v. trans., to cause to explode: mb. ski's to 

 break wind, 134, 7. (3) v. intr., to scream, screech: yaukal a mb. the white- 

 headed eagle is screaming ; to hoivl ; cf mbaubawash. 



mb II itch, d. mbu'mbitch (1) tendon, sinew, ligament. (2) the strong foot 

 ligament above the heel: tendo Achillis. (3) sinew or cord made of ten- 

 dons and used on bows and other implements. 



m b u k a , d. mbu'mbuka, mbu'mb/a, v. trans., {Ij to break something hollow, 

 as bones, bottles etc. (2) to parch or make crumble by exsiccation or 

 drought. (3) subst., dust. Cf mbdkla. 



m b 11 k a m n a t k o , d. mbumbakamnatko tvhat bites the tongue; bitter, sharp, 

 acrid Der. mbiikainna. 



