320 KLAMATH- ENdLlSU DIGTIONAUY. 



S k o a t c h i s li , iioiii. pr. masc. Mod. : ^^ Stick-out Jlcad". (1 ) name of Joliii 

 Skontchish, signer of the treaty (in Avhicli lie is mentioned as "Sclion- 

 cliin"), a Modoc headman, conjurer, and leader, luuiyed for having par- 

 ticipated in the assassination of the Peace Commissioners during the 

 Modoc war of 1873: 34, 5. 42, 12. lo. 44, C; mentioned as ki'uks, 34, 8. 

 and Note. During the progress of the war he showed himself more 

 fanatical and averse to any compromise with the Americans than Ki'nt- 

 puash or any other of the leaders. (2) name of the brother of John 

 Skontchish, who is a subchief of the Modocs settled at Yaneks, and quite 

 different from his brother in character and disposition: ISkontchiesli laki 

 Skontchish is subchief, 58, 5. Cf. Note to 34, 18. Der. skanshna. 



sk6tka, s^u'tka, sku'txa, d. skoshkotka, s^us^atka, v. trans., "to make 

 pass." (1) to sivaUow, to fjulp down, 68, 7. (2) to convey over the icater, to 

 set over a river, lake etc., 122, 7. 8. 123, .: killank i'sh s^ii'tki! set me 

 over in a hurry! 122, 21. 22. Cf. s^u'tchgush. 



skotigsh, skii'tigs, d. s%osh%6tigsh, a species of lizard about one foot in 

 length, 180; 17.: s,.^s\m.m. hare-lip person. 



Skua' Sti'l, nom. pr. masc; Skua' is the Modoc pronunciation oi squire, 

 38, 13. Cf. 38, 22. 55, 1. and Notes. 



skuy a, d. sku'shkia, shkushkiya (1) v. trans., to crush, mnsh, bray, 74, 14. 

 Cf. ndsliApka, ska'. (2) v. intr., to be crooked, to be a humpback; lit. "to 

 be crushed down". Cf. kilka. 



s k u y o k <i y a , d. skushki-ukAya to send or dispatch into the woods, recesses 

 or hiding-places. Der. skuyui. Cf. gakaya. 



s k u y o k a y 6 1 a , d. skushkiukay61a to send out of the woods, timber or 

 cliffs: s. wewdnishash they send the females out of the bush, 23, 5. 



.ski'iyuash, d. skuskl'wash spy, scout, war-scout. Der. skuyui. 



skuyuepeli, d. skuskiyuepeli to send off again, to remove away from: 

 shu'ldshash s. to dismiss the troops, 42, 4. From sku}aii, -pell. 



s k u y u i , shguyue. Mod. skuyui, shguyuen, d; skuskiwi, shgiishgi'yue to 

 send, to send away, to dispatch, 29, 11. 68, 2. 101, 11. 107, 3.: ge't nil 

 hi'udcesh Y4-aga shguyuyula I dispatched him to the Williamson River 

 bridge; nal shguyuen mal shutanktgi he sent us to make peace with ye, 

 40, 15. Der. kui. Cf. gayiie, ulayue. 



