pi till — p'laitalkni. 269 



on high, 139, 1.; p. shMps the flower or hlossom on the top, 146, 12.; cf. 14. 

 (2) upward, uphill, skyward; p. (or p'laitala) nu'dslia to go to ''the good 

 spirits"; cf. nu'dslia. (3). Plai, uom. pr. of Spragae River Vallcg. (4) 

 P'lai, nom. pr. of the Sprague Biver, an eastern affluent of the Wilham- 

 son River, draining Sprague Eivcr Valley and flowing past the settle- 

 ments at YAneks. Cf koke (2), p'laikni (4). 



p'laiki, p'lai gi, d. p'laplai'ki to be high up; to culminate: gitaks p'lai- 

 kishtka (or p'laikishtka gi, p'laikishtkak) sapprish then the sun approached 

 its culmination x)oint, 19, 12. 



p'laiki sh, plaikish, d. p'laplikish, other form of subj. case for the more 

 common p'laikni, q. v. Der. p'lai, gi. 



p'laikni, d. plaplikni (1) adj., coming from, native of the tipper part of a 

 countr}^ (2) adj., doing, acting from above; p'l. shiilipka to hand down 

 from above, 66, 9. (3) adj , ivhat is high above, on high, heavcnlg; p. laki 

 the heavenlg ruler, 134, 19. (4) P'laikni, nom. pr. of the Indians living 

 along the Sprague River, so called to distinguish them from the Indians 

 living at Upper Klamath Lake (or in its nearest vicinity) on the outlet of 

 the Williamson River. (5) P'laikni, abbr. from P. K6ke, nom. pr. of the 

 Sprague River. (6) siibst, tlie Christian God: p'laikishash hashashuakia 

 to pray to God; p'laikishash 161a to trust in God, 41, 17. 22. Cf p'laitalkni. 



p'laina, d. p'lap'lina, plaplina, adv (1) upivard, towards the sky; p. nil ai 

 ho'tsna / am running up the trees; said of the gi' wash-squirrel, 177; 14.; 

 p nil luyainna upivard I travel ; said of the .spider, 175; 15. (2) up, above; 

 on high, in the sky: p. nil kshakidsha on high I am circling about; said of 

 the white-headed eagle, 165; 5. Cf 167; 86. 173; 6. Cf. p'laitala. 



p ' 1 a i n a = h u t c h n e a s h upivard-cUmber, an epithet frequently given to the 

 kenekan or gray squirrel, Sciurus fossor, to distinguish it from squirrels 

 moving along the ground. Cf p'laina (1). From p'laina, hudshna. 



p'la-ini, plaini, d. p'laj^lini (1) adj., highest, topmost. (2) subst, top, 

 summit, apex. Cf h/ipa. 



p'laitala, plaital, d. p'lap'litala, adv. (1) upivard, skyward: p. nikual/a to 

 fall with the marked side upward, 80, 2. (2) above, on high. Der. p'lai, -tala. 



p ' 1 a i t a. 1 a n t n i , adj., who or what is up, above, in the heaven or skies, 1 73 ; 1. 



p'laitalkni, d. p'laplitalkni (1) adj, coming from above, staying, living or 



