ta — tAkia. 383 



tak , -tak, -tak, tok, -tok, -tilk, end. particle of adversative, disjunctive im- 

 port, conveying the idea of contrast; it is appended to all parts of speech, 

 more in use in Mod. than in Kl., and not always easily translated in 

 English, though it corresponds to hut, however. (1) Contrast is indicated 

 by it when it is suffixed to the first word of a sentence, the contents of 

 which form contrast to a previous one: tapitak Leme'-ish shiuga snawedsh 

 but after this the Thunder killed the woman, 111, 17. C£ 150, 9. (2) Stand- 

 ing in the principal clause of a sentence it often indicates the future 

 tense, when appended to a verb: tatank itak shewanash hamenian Isli 

 shpunkaktak vushmush I will let you have this cow for ivhat you like to 

 pay, Mod. Modocs place it in the incident as well as in the principal 

 clause in conditional sentences, and connect it in the latter, or in both, 

 with the particle un, un, q. v.: hii 1 paltak, spulhitak sha mish un if you 

 steal, they will lock you up; hii nish un Boshtin laki tidsh shualaliampjiktak, 

 ge'ntak nu un agency if the American agent will protect me well, I will go 

 to the agency, 36, 11. Cf. 36, 2. 3. 75, 9. (3) Emphasis rather than con- 

 trast is indicated when tak is appended to pronouns: nu I, nutak myself: 

 nutak fdshnan (gi) I take away to keep. Mod.; mitok thy own; cf. 189; 7.; 

 with other parts of speech, taks, toksh is more frequent to mark emphasis. 

 Cf. tddsh, taks. 



tak a, d. tatka, v. intr., to he sharp, to cut: Titkam wati a kui tJikatko 

 TitaKs knife is dull, hlunt; tidsh takatk sharp, cutting well. 



takaga, d. tatkaga to tear up, to tear to shreds, as paper, clotli. Der. kaga. 

 Cf. kata, pete'ga. 



takaga, taggaga, d. tatgaga, tatkaka (1) quail, mountain quail; Oreortyx 

 picta. Kl \2) female quail. Mod. Cf. tikaga. Onomatop. 



takak, t4kak, t;ika;j, d. tdtkak, tdtkak flat portion of foot, hand: (I) sole 

 of foot. (2) t. or nepam t. pahn of hand. (3) callosity on foot or hand. 



t a k a n i 1 % a to turn the right side up, 80, 3. : (ha) lalakiak tiit takani'l;^uk 

 gel;fa if the male pair of heaver teeth are dropped with the tvrong side down, 

 80, 4. Cf. gdl^a, nikualka. 



t a k e 1 e' a s h float; cork or tule-reed is used for this purpose: sut'-ushtat t. 

 float on fish-line. Cf knci-ush, kn^wa, stAkla, shue-ush. 



taki a, d. tatkia to stop up, hung up, as a barrel: partic. taki'tko hanged up. 



