stainaksh — shte'ksh. 353 



stixpka, d. stastapka to pound, make fine, mash fine: sliMpka (slia) kta- 

 yatka tJiey pound with stones, 147, 11. Cf. ndshapka, ska'. 



stap6tkish, d. stashtp6tkish wooden or steel needle used in the manu- 

 facture of mats ; length about six inches. Cf. stdpsh. 



stiipsh mat made of buh-ush, lacustrine grass: s. Idtchash cabin covered 

 with bulrush mats, "tide lodge". Cf stApka, st^-ulash. 



s t a s h 1 4 m n i s h , pi. tumi sh., set of earrings. Cf. hashtamna. 



sta wa , d. stdshtua (1) v. trans., to deprive somebody of food or necessaries ; 

 to starve. (2) v. intr. or refl., to he dejrrived, to (leprive oneself of the neces- 

 saries of life; to starve, to starve to death, to he famished. Cf. hashtawa. 



s t Ji - 1 1 d s h a , shtd-ildsha, to start out for digging roots, bulbs; to set out for 

 gathering fruits, seeds, 101, 4. Der. sttl-ila, q. v. 



Steamboat, nom. pr. of Steamboat Frank's first wife, 5'' , 17. 



shtdginsh, pi. tumi st, stocking: n^tu an Iddshish s. / have practice in 

 knitting stockings. From the English. 



s h t e g i n s li a 1 a to knit, make, manvfacture stockings. 



steinash, shta-inash, d. shtashtinash (1) heart; the agency and principle 

 of physical hfe, vitality, 118, 10, 175; 17.: Leme-isham s. the heart of 

 the Thunders, 114, 4-8.; shko'ksam s. the spirits' heart, 174; 11. Cf. 

 pahcSka, shila. (2) soul or sensitive power of man: gd-utala s. to my heart's 

 content; ku-i s. gi to be aggrieved in one's heart; kii-i su'ta pipghingshtan 

 stainas they mutually emhittered their lives, 78, 6.; litchlitchlish s. gitko 

 plucky, brave. Cf ma'sha, o-6j>Jvgi. (3) morals, seme of right and wrong: 

 tidshi, k6-idshi s. of good, of wicked character. 



steinshaltko, d. stash tinshaltko (1) possessed of a heart. (2) having 

 sensitive or moral affections or qualities; disposed, affected: at tidsh nfi 

 stainsh41tko now I am rejoicing, now my heart is gladdened. (3) thoughtful, 

 reflective. (4) Steinshaltko, nom. pr. masc. Kl ; interpreted by "Big 

 Heart", which is intended for "plucky" or "magnanimous" and presup- 

 poses a fuller form of the name: Mu'=Steinshaltko. 



s h t d y a k ' 1 a k p a to listen, hearken, 114, 1. 



stdkish, d. shtdshtkish doorway, passage, entry : latch'sam s. doorway of 



lodge. Cf st6kish. 



shte'ksh, ste'ks, sti'ks, Mod stt^ks (e short), d. shte'kshtaks. Mod. stg'k- 

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