316 KLAMATH -ENGLISH DICTIONARY. 



apart, especially applied to the parting of the legs: skdkank tgel^a,, s;f(^%aiik 

 tk6tka to stand with the legs apart. Cf. luishpu't;^a, putcbka. (3) to he 

 iveak physically. Cf. skli'-ika, t(^ga, tkeka. 



skekl'shla, d, skeslikl'slila ; same as skiikl'.shla, q. v. 



shkektle%ia to sit astraddle, to sit with legs apart: skt'ktle^iaiik hu- 

 sho'dshna to ride astraddle. Der. sk(;ka (2), etle'%i. Cf. naitalti^lshna. 



ske'l, skdl, skii'l, .sxi'l (I) archaic term for the marten; called so from his 

 variable, often smoky color; cf. Skdlamtch. The Indians allege that 

 "the marten had this name before man was created." (2) Ske'l, Skel, 

 nom. pr., shorter form of Skdlamtch, q. v. (3) otter-shin strap; ro])e 

 twisted from otter skins, usually not over three feet long; skin strap 

 twisted into the braids of men and made from the skin of any furred 

 (juadruped: s^i'l tchuyt^sh tie or diadem encircling the head and made of 

 an otter-skin strap; s^T'l ai nu mu'luash the otter skin is my curing tool, 

 1C8; 40.; s;^i'l kallish otter-skin belt. (4) conjurer's long otter-tall orna- 

 ment hanging over his chest or back, embellished with beads, shells etc. 

 Cf 167; 30. (Note). Der. skel/a (2). Cf. pe'p. 



S h k e 1 a g a , Ska'lag, S^dlag, nom. pr. of Skelag, one of the two watchmen 

 appointed to guard the underground jail on the Williamson River, 66, 

 5-8. 140, 2. 6. etc.: Shkelaksh tiVla aided hy Skelag, GQ, 5 



Sktilamtch, Skiiiamtch, nom. pr. of Old Marten, a mythic character in 

 the folklore of Klamath (and other Western) Indians, the elder brother 

 of Old Weasel. K'mukamtch assumes the mask of S. when he starts to 

 destroy the five Thunders and their parents; cf. his "shashapkgle'ash," 

 pp 109-114. Called Ske'l, Shkel in IJO, 9-14. Incantation, 168; 37. 

 cf. 180; 1. From ske'l, -amtch. 



s k e 1 k e t a , d. skeskalkta, v. intr., to hecomc sooty; to he sooty. Cf. skc'l^a. 



s k e 1 % a , ske-il%a, skii'lka (1) to construct a fire-place in the free air, gener- 

 ally for the purpose of baking camass. (2) to hecome black or dusky-colored 

 from smoke or other agencies; said of the fur of wild quadrupeds. 



S k (' 1 1 ail s k n i , or S. nuiklaks, nom. pr.: inhabitant of a locality on Lost 

 River, Lake County, near Henry's store. 



s k e 1 1 i a , d. skeshkallia fo hem hy scivhig, to hem. 



s k e 1 1 i a s li , d. skeshkalliash Jicm-sram. 



