M6atakish — rap tit a. 217 



33 (title). (2) subst., Modoc man or woman: na'sli M. one Modoc indi- 

 vidual of either sex, or one Modoc man; M., M6atokni all Modocs, 134, 19. 

 21. 135, 4.; tu'm shash nga'-isha Moatoki'shash (or Moatokgi'shash) they 

 wounded many Modocs, 21, 16, cf. 22. 1.; M6atokni n4nka sd-ulantchna 

 some Modocs marched with us, 21, 9. The home of one part of the Mo- 

 docs was at the springs, Nushaltkdga,, of Lost River, cf 21, 4.; the 

 other two principal settlements of this tribe were on Modoc Lake, and 

 on Hot Creek, or Agdwesh, a rivulet running into Little Klamath Lake 

 One half of the Modoc tribe was removed to the northeastern portion of 

 the Indian Territory for having participated in the Modoc war of 1872-73; 

 a few families have remained on Hot Creek, others in the Lost River 

 Valley, while some 160 Modocs established themselves around Y4neks, 

 on the Sprague River, in May, 1870; cf 36, 5-8. Their chiefs and head- 

 men are mentioned in 58, 5—7. Der. M6atok. 



Mo'dok Point, nom. pr of a high and rocky promontory on the east side 

 of Upper Klamath Lake, 34, 19., called so because the Modoc tribe 

 hved there from Dec. 31, 1869, to April 26, 1870. Cf Notes to 34, 18. 

 1 9. 35, 5. This locahty is one of the prominent landmarks of the coun- 

 try, is frequently referred to in Indian mythic folklore, and lies about 

 four miles south of the main settlements of the E-ukshikni near the outlet 

 of the Williamson River. The road from Fort Klamath to Linkville 

 passes at the base of the promontory. Cf Kiuti, Miiyant, shuyake'kish. 



M 6 k a i , Moke, or M. mdklaks Kalapuya Indian of Willdmet Valley, Ore- 

 gon: M6keash uduyua A'-ukskni the Lake tribe whipped the Kalapuyas, 18, 2 



m 6 1 a s h , jjl. tumi m., slime, phlegm; pus. 



mp4kuala, mbakuala, d. mpampakuala to dry up on the top, as trees. 

 Der. p4ha. Cf. mbdkla, mbu'ka. 



mpdmpaktish, mbdmbaktish, a species of small ducks. Incantations 

 167; 28. 177; 29. 



m p d m p t i s h , pi. tumi mp. (1) one who strikes upon. (2) one who heats or 

 strikes through: tchik6men=mp. blacksmith. Der. mpAta. 



mpAta, d. mpAmpta (1) fe strike, heat upon with a tool. (2) to strike into 

 something after going through another object; to j)in fast to: gdn Ish tsu- 

 yii'sh mp. (telak) the arrow struck me after piercing this hat, 138, 2. 



