s h a - a k A k t a — s h d y u a k s h . 281 



s li ;i li u a 1 1 a , s h a h n a 1 1 a n a ; see shawdlta, shawdltana. 



.sliahunk, 134, 4.; met for shiihank, q. v. 



saiga, sha-ika, zaiga, d. shashiga j^^mme; level, grassy tract of land, treeless 

 (/round, 148, 6.; plain, field, 30, 21.; mu'ni s. ivide prairie-lands ; saigatat 

 on the prairie, 107, 5.; sa saikiin (for saiga^e'iii) g^na they went to the field, 

 107, 2., cf. 6. Valleys are also called s., if grassy and not timbered. 



s a i k A g a , sliA-ikag, zaiktiga, d. shashik4ga little prairie, level grassy land 

 of small extent Dim saiga. 



Saikiin, nom. pr. of SaiMn, a grassy pi-airie in the nortlieastern corner 

 of the Klamath Lake reserve, often called Thompson's Marsh, and over- 

 flowed in certain seasons of the year. Saikiin River, which is the north 

 branch of the Sprague River, runs out of it The northern boundary 

 line of the reserve runs through this prairie. Abbr. from Saiga;!^e'ni. 



shaikish, ghai%ish, d. shashf^ish (1) name of a little black forest-bird: 

 sh. guluaga the female shaiyjsh, 163; 16. (2) other name for the tchsikinks 

 Avater-bird, q. v. (3) species of beetle, scarabee: sh. a-i ni koga I, the hug, 

 am, sucking, 15G; 28. 



s h a i p a t m a w a , d shashipatmawa to hold a thin or flat article ahove another 

 of the same kind. 



sh a- IS hash, d. shashishash secret: shegsha m'sh ni sh. ge-n I tell you 

 my secret; shapa sha hn'nk sh. they divulged a secret. Der. sha-ishi. 



s li f'l - i s h i , (for sha-aishi) d. shashi'shi to keep as a secret; to hush up, con- 

 ceal, 78, 4.; sha-ishian ipka (Mod.) to keep concealed, secret. Der. afshi. 



s h a y A k s h u a , d. shashiakshua to wish for, to desire. 



s h a y a 1 a , d. shashiala to groan, to moan. 



s h a y a n t i 1 d s h a , d. shashianti'ldsha (1) to put under one^s arm; to carry 

 off under one!s arm or arms, 186; 50. (2) to start, set out or travel, taking 

 along large-sized objects. Der. yantana. Cf. shaktila. 



shayets^aka to choke, throttle oneself. Der. y^ts^aka. 



shay uaksh, d. shashiyuaksh, shashiwaks, adj., always accompanied by 

 its object: (1) knowing, ajiprised of, aivare of: sayuaks hu'mtcha kalak 

 having discovered tlmt he is of the kind of relapsed, (patients), 72, 3. (2) 

 expert, instructed, tvell informed; intellectual, tiseftd: nanuktua sh. informed of 

 everytJiing, smart; kai'tua sh. sloiv of perception, ignorant, obtuse, of no account; 



