shle'pka — shlin. 331 



wind-gusts: kr-iini, iikilak, killitk, mil' ska sh. the tvind blows ffcntly, 

 stronger, very strong, very cold, cf. 31, 2. ; mu'a.sli slile-uyuk ivhen the south 

 wind blows, 94, 6. (2) v. iutr., to blow from the mouth. Cf. pnfwa. 



s h 1 e w 11 a m n a , d. shleshliiilanina to blow around in the sky, to blow in 

 various . directions ; said of winds, 156; 35.: lit. "to blow down around". 



shlcwish, sliiVish, d. shl^shluish (1) ivind; any commotion of the at- 

 mosphere moving in one direction only, as blast, breeze, gale, puff, storm, 

 tempest. The wind, as a carrier of infectious diseases, is very frequently 

 mentioned in the conjurer's incantations: 153; 3. 155; 25. ISG; 27. 30. 

 and Note; 168; 42. 173; 6., also the winds specified after the points of 

 compass, as ytimash, muash etc. C£ kAkiegsh. (2) blast from the mouth, 

 157; 45. (3) Slil'wish, nom. pr. of a windy locality in a bend of Lo.st 

 River. Der. shlewi. Qitot. under kitcha, Ikan. 



shle wita, sliiwita, d. shleshluita to bloiv at or upon persons, animals etc.; 

 said of winds, of animal breath: nu'sh a-i shliiwi'ta, kii'mat a-i shlilwita 

 I blow upon myself, I blow upon my bade, 177; 28. Der. shlc^wi. 



shle wi t a kn Ilia, d. shleshluitaknula to blow breath from one's mouth: 

 nepaksh nish sh. the disease is being blown out through my mouth, 153; 3. 

 Der. shlewi. Cf. shatakniila, tilntaknula. 



shli'kshga, shli'kska, d. shlishMkshga to come near shooting, wounding or 

 killing, 30, 7. 10 , 16. 110, 10. 13.: tiY shlikshgan's a Sa't by shooting at 

 long range the Snakes came near killing me, 29, 20. Der. shlin (1) (2). 



shlikui, d. shlishlakui (1) v. trans., to make fire by the fire-drill or 

 shlikuy6tkish, q. v.; to kindle fire by friction or by rapid turning; to strike 

 a match. (2) v. intr., to catch fire, to begin to burn. Der. shlin. 



s h 1 i k u i s h , d. shlishldkuish piece of pine-root serving to catch the spark 

 elicited by the aboriginal fire-drill. Tiiis piece of resinous wood is made 

 more susceptible to fire by being rubbed with willow-bark and charcoal. 

 Der. shlikui. Cf. ga't, k(itlash. 



shlikuyotkish, d. shlishlakuycStkish, any apparatus for making fire: In- 

 dian fire-drill; match-box, rough surface to strike matches on etc. Der. 

 shlikui. Cf shlikuish. 



shlin, d. shlishlau (1) to shoot at with arroivs, balls, bullets or other mis- 

 siles: shll't ni'sli a nen! or shla't ish! i'sh slila't! 41, 5.; shoot ye at me! 



