shiukfa — skTi'. 313 



are mostly women, to join liim: hCik kiiltchitchiks siuiKjta lie starts the 

 spider-incantation for the choristers, 73, 3.; said of a duck, 177; 29. Met. 

 foi" shuin6ta, of which sh. is a vulgar form. Der. shuina. Cf winota. 



shiun6tish, d. shishun6tish (1) song of choristers. (2) chorus song oi 

 women, started by the Indian kiuks or sorcerer when treating a patient: 

 shlii'popka siunoti'sh he hears in his dreams the chorus-songs of the women, 

 83, 4. Met. for shuinotish. 



shin n ii t n a , d. shishun6tna to sing magic or dream chorus-songs uninter- 

 ruptedly, G5, 16. Vulgarism for shuinutna. Der. shiunuta. 



s h i - u s h a to rub on, to line upon: ma'shishtat sh. shatelaks to nib a salve on 

 a sore, or: a salve to be rubbed on sores Cf. shi-ita. 



shiwaga, siwak, d. shishuaga (1) girl, unmarried female, young woman, 

 whether adult or not, 23, 10.; siwak (obj.) atfnsh lak gitk girl tvearing 

 the hair long, 23, 8.; nil'gsh shiwaksh the girl absent from her home, 140, 

 9. and Note; shiwakshash (obj.) for shiwakash, 185; 40. and Note to 

 184; 37.; shiwakuash to the girls, 80, 11. and Note. {^) virgin; nu sh. 

 shewa I hold (you) to be a virgin, 184; 37. Cf liishtanta, nis^aga, p^wa. 



s h f w a m t ch , d. shishuamtch (1 ) old maid: shiwamptchash waiwash gan- 

 dila waiwash-geese secretly observed an old maid, 1 85 ; 40. Ironically applied 

 to lazy girls and to hermaphrodites. (2) virago. Der. shiwaga, Amtch. 



shiwi^i, d. shishui/i to increase, to become stronger; said of winds, tem- 

 pests etc. Cf shiwina, ska (3). 



sliiwina, d. shishuina to move or stir about, to be active: M-i sh. hu'k he 

 feels sick, is unable to move about. Cf. shiktka. 



ska, shkA, d. skaska, shkashka (I) v. impers., to be cold, chilly, frosty weather: 

 ska a ka it is very cold; it is quite chilly; pa'dshit a s. ne'pka it is cold 

 tveather to-day. (2) adv., tvith chill, coldly: mu' skd tdnkt slii'wl it blew 

 very cold at that time, 31, 2.; pa'dshit s. gi it is cold to-day. (3) v. impers., 

 to be strong, powerful ; said of winds, storms etc. (4) adv., strongly, hard, 

 with might; said of the blowing of the wind, and associated with the idea of 

 cold or chill: skd shla'wi it is blowing hard. Kl. for tchg;i Mod. Der. ka-a. 



skTi', s%a', d. ska'ska, s%as;^a ivooden or stone pestle, used for pounding 

 seeds, dried fruits or grain in a mortar, 147, Ifi.: s^i'itka ndshapka to 

 jiound with a pestle. Cf gamkisli, kewa, ndukish. 



