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M6atakish, M6atok=gish, M6adokisli; see Mo'dokish. 



M6atni Koke, one of the names given to the Pit River, a large eastern 

 tributary of Sacramento River, draining the whole of Pit River Valley, 

 California. Its English name is derived from the pits or pit-falls dug 

 out by the natives for the trapping of deer and other game on its banks 

 and in the numerous side valleys. Cf k6ke (2). 



M6atokni E-ush, nom. pr. of Modoc Lake, also called Rhett Lake and 

 Tule Lake. Cf M6atak. 



M6atuash, Miiatwash; or M. mdklaks, nom. pr., Pit River Indian; lit. 

 "Southern Dweller". Tribes of this family occupied the largest portion 

 of Pit River Valley, California, from Goose Lake down to Hat Creek. 

 Raids into their territory were made almost every year by the Klamath 

 Lake and Modoc Indians up to the time of the treaty of 1864; for ac- 

 counts of them, see pp. 19-27 and 54, 5-15. For various depredations and 

 other acts of violence committed upon American settlers a portion of these 

 Indians was severely punished by General Geo. Crook in 1867 and re- 

 moved to Round Valley reservation, west of the Sacramento River. Shliid 

 (nad) M6atuashash tchi'pksh (for tchipkash) we saw the Pit River Indians 

 encamped, 19, 15.; cf 20, 1. 5. 8. 21. etc.; 135, 3. Moatuashxe'ni into or in 

 the Pit River country. Cf k6ke (2) and Notes on p. 25. Der. miiat, w4. 



M6atuasham K6ke, one of the names of the Pit River, California, 

 135, 3.; lit. "River of the Southern Dwellers". Cf k6ke (2) 



Moatuashamkshlni K6ke, nom. pr. of the Pit River; lit. "River of 

 the Southern Dwellers' Country". 



Mo'dokish, M6atok=gish, M6atakish, pi. tiimi M., nom. pr. (1) adj., he- 

 longing or having reference to the Modoc tribe, or to the Modoc country, or to 

 Modoc (Tule, Rhett) Lake; staying, living around Modoc Lake. (2) subst., 

 Modoc Indian, Modoc man or woman: Moatokisli iiu'sh shlin a Modoc war- 

 rior was shot in the head, 21, 18.; Moadold'sh 28, 13. stands for Moadoki'- 

 shash. In the subj. case the usual form is Mo'dokni, q. v., and M6atokni. 



Mo'dokni, Moatokni, Mu'atokni, pi. tiimi M., nom. pr. (1) adj., relating, 

 belonging to the Modoc people or tribe: M. maklaks the Modoc people; when 

 speaking of themselves they generally say: maklaks '^the" tribe; M. 

 mAklaks shellual the Modoc tvar; lit. "the Modoc Indians fought", p. 



