s h d 2^ a s h — S lui s h a p a ni t c h . 289 



nofifii fuUy, to give full notice to somebocly : ni4klakshash shapiyulan having 

 notified the Indians. 



s h a p i t a m p k a , d. shashpit;'impka to commence reporting., divulging, or 

 telling: nnd hu'nkesli sh. ux commenced telling him. Der. sbapiya. 



s li a p k a t c h ;'i 1 1 k o , d. shasliapkatchdltko females related to each other as 

 cousins. Dei-, p'katcliip. Cf. shaptalaltko. 



sliapkua, d. shfishapkiia (I) to paint oneself in the face; refers only to 

 painting with the red mineral paint (k'le'pki). Cf. shat^adsha, shAtuaza 

 (2) to strut about, to put on airs. Modocs use this term of females only, 

 and in the form shapkud-a. Cf. shalkia-a, shipnu. 



shaplash, d. shdshpelash (1) concave, oblong wickerwork paddle, one to 

 two feet long, nsed b}' the women for beating ripe seeds from grasses 

 etc. into the seed-basket: shaplamtch, d. sassaplamtch used up, ivorn-out 

 seed-paddle; cf amtch. (2) plate, dish of wickerwork or pottery: sh. 

 vudsho'ka to wash, clean dishes. Cf. hashpo'tkish. 



shaplka, d. sassaplka shaplash of small size; small dish made of wicker- 

 work, rushes or earthenware. Dim. shaplash. 



shaptalaltko, d. shasliaptalaltko. Mod. shashaptdlishaltko (]) females 

 related as sisters; sisters hg Hood, 101, 12. (2) females related as cousins, 

 descending either from sisters or from brothers. Der. p'tiilip. 



sliash, sas, end. obj. case of pron. pers. sha: them, to them. See sha. 



s as saga, shashdga, d shashshaga to provide against danger, to take care of 

 oneself: sassdguk ka-i gena I will not go if I incur danger, 93, 9. ; sassdgank 

 i gi! take care of yourself ! 93, 7.; sassagasht hashudkla na'lsh he remained 

 until us, being afraid of danger. Contr. from sha-isliaga. Der. afshi. 



s h a s h A 1 k i a , d. shash'shdlkia to quarrel. 



S h a s h a p a m t c h , abbr. from Shashapamtchiksh, nom. pr., ^'■Grizzly Bear 

 of the ancestors,^' "■Old Grizzly," the mythic personification of lu'k, q. v. 

 Tliis familiar name of the male and female grizzly bear does not occur in 

 conjurers' songs nor elsewhere except in mythology, and alternates there 

 with Lii'k, Lukamtch, Shashapsh. Old She-Grizzly, the mother of two 

 cubs, is one of the chief actors in the burlesque story of the "Bear and 

 the Antelope," pp. 118-123.; Sh. is killed by "Old Wolf," near Modoc 

 Point, as related in 131, 12. Cf. lii'k. Der. shapa, amtchiksh. 

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