370 KLAMATH -ENGLISH DICTIONARY 



keks, Suhia;^e'gJsh, Shuhiaxiii'gisb, Tsuyakeks, 142, 3. Sh. sometimes 

 designates Modoc Faint, q. v. Der. shuya;(iuga. 



S h u y a k e'k s h n i , Tsuyake'ksni, or Sh. mdklaks, nom. pr. of a portion 

 of the Klamath Lake Indians settled near the Shuyake'ksh-rocks, q. v. 

 They ai-e also called Linkville Indians, 75, 20., Link River Jack being 

 their chief, cf 58, 3. They were 92 in number in October, 1877. 



s h u y a, X i ^ g a to leap, jump or skip over, as over a rock. Cf. hiiyeza. 



s h u y L' g- a to begin singing, to start a chorus or choruses, 71,4. Der. shuina. 



s h u y c g a , shu-iyc'ga, d. shushuyt^ga, said of long-shaped and anini. ob- 

 jects: (1) to lift up, to lift or raise above something: laki pakshtga lak- 

 peks sh. the commander lifted up ashes with his tobacco-pipe, 1 4, 6. (2) to 

 stir up, to cause to rise, as an animal lying on the ground. Der. uy^ga. 



s h u y oka, shix'yuga, d. shushuyuka (1) to clip, cut one's hair short: partic. 

 shuyiikatko, more frequently d. slmshuyiikatko, one ivho ivears the hair 

 short. The majority of males in the tribe cut their hair off one inch from 

 the skull. (2) to shave oneself: smo'k sh. to shave one's beard, whiskers ; 

 the proper term for "to shave"; cf hushmS'kla. Der. uyiika 



s h u y II / a 1 a , shuyiik'la, d. shushiuk'la to dance the shuyuxalsh or virginity 

 dance, a solemn festivity celebrated during five nights, 131, 1-4.: shuyii- 

 %'lotk latchash menstrual lodge Der. yaiikela. Cf stupui. 



S h u y u % a 1 k s h i , nom. pr. of camps and dancing-places on the William- 

 son River and other places. Abbr. from Shuyu%cilshkshi. Cf 131, 1-4. 



s h u y u ;j a 1 s h (1) virginitg or puberty dance performed at various localities 

 on the reservation. (2) Shuyuxalsh, Sii'-iixals, "the Pilpil- Dancer", nom. 

 pr. of a Klamath Lake girl. Der. shuyu^rda. 



s h u y u 1 u i s h , d. shushuyuluish, species of polecat smaller than the com- 

 mon skunk. Cf tchAshish. 



shiika, d. shi'ishka (I) to drive out from a lodge, house or other locality, by 

 entering it for the purpose. (2) to fight, combat. Der. huka. Cf ika. 



s h u k a 1 s h , shokols paste made of berries (vidiortleberries, serviceberries 

 etc.) and camass; it is pressed and kept in cachds as food for winter. Lit. 

 "mixture". Der. shu'kla. 



shukaltko, shukaltko, d. shii'shkaltko; partic. of shu'kla, q. v 



S h u'k a m t c h , nom pr. of " Old Crane", a mythic bird of Indian folklore, 



