n t u' 1 1 p a — n li' s h . 249 



12.; slmu'kslitkan / tvmit to ohiain, 23, 8.; nush shumal6tkish 6-i! give me 

 a pen! hu nish h^shela, Mod., he showed to me; tchf n'sh sa gi so they said 

 to me, 22, 17.; cf. 22, 7-11.; I'sli shla't! shoot ye at me! Mil me! 41, 5.; 

 i'sh ktiyuiaki'at! 7je lift me up there! 22, 12.; ish hu lulpalpaliat! make ye 

 eyes for me! 154; 11.; nushxe'ni towards me, 158; 55. — In tlie subj. case 

 the pron. frequently appears doable: ni gfta ni t^lsliapka wik4 li'wapksh 

 I perceived them crowded there at no great distance, 22, 14.; tchm a ni 

 shldwal 161oksgish thus I cocked my gun, 22, 21.; tsiii nii'-ulekan titdtnan 

 then sometimes I chastise, Gl, 10., cf. 23, 18. 59, 17. 119, 3. 130, 1. — Nil 

 stands for nat in: lapi nil two of us, 177; 2. 



nuata;^atko, n'huta%atko, d. nuanut4%atko (1) soiled, full of spots, specks, 

 etc.; said of ink-dots etc. (2) passing gradually into darker or lighter 

 shades, blending insensibly, cloudy; said of colors, spots on dress, etc. 



n u' d s h a , d. nuno'dsha to flit, to be borne at or into a long distance: p'laftala 

 n. to go to the upper regions (after death). Cf Idsha. 



nu'dshna, d. nuno'dshna to flit away, to fly off into distance; said of the 

 heart of one of the Thunders, 114, 4. 



nuyamna, d. nuniamna to whirl about, to run, skip, or walk around; said 

 of the weasel, 158; 52.; wishtkak nu n. I ivalk around blowing; said of the 

 pelican, 16G; 19. Cf. nutuyamna. 



n u y u a , d. nuniwa to shine from a distance, as a light Cf niitkolua. 



niikala, nfi'kla, d. nunukla; same as n6kla, q. v. 



nukanka, d. nunukanka logo astray; to stray around, as dogs, 155; 24. 



n u k 6 1 a , d. nun%61a to shrink by heat, as observed on skins etc. Der. nuka,. 



N fi' k s h a m , nom. pr. of a Klamatli Lake man, signer of the treaty of 

 1864; interpreted by "Dried Fish". Der. n6ka. 



n u' 1 i d s h a to be wafted downwards, to glide down into distance ; to jmss to the 

 inferior regions of the eartli, 173; 2. (spirits' song). Cf. vii'li. 



nii'sh, nu'sh, nu'ss (d. niinash), pi. tiimi n. (1) head oi persons and ani- 

 mals: n. shlin he ivas shot in the head, 21, 18. 22, 11.; tsiii ni pil'n shli'n n. 

 I shot him a second time, and in the head, 30, 1 6.; Mil' sham n., Ydmsham- 

 tcliam n. lalkadsha he cut off the head of the South Wind, and that of the 

 North Wind, viz. he stopped tlieir blowing, 111, 10. 11.; gu'tash nu'sli 

 ku'pga nu'sh lice bite me on the head, 119, 4.; n.-tilansncash, name of a 



