t c h i a 1 a s li — T c h i k <^ s k n i . 437 



tcliik, tchi'k, tchig, d. tchftchik (1) thus, so, in this manner; contr. from 

 tchi gi "so it is"; frequently connected with hu'nk: tchi'g'hunk, d. tclii'- 

 tchigriluink: tchi'tchigahunk mi'sh dl^opk shdshash hj this name I shall call 

 yoH. (2) sometimes for tche'k, q. v., as in HI, 3. Cf. 61, 6. and Note. 



tsi'ka, tchlkka, tchfgga (1) ts. or tchlkash, a little gray or dark-colored 

 bird, building its nest in the grass, and called tsika onomatopoetically 

 from its note ts, ts, ts; probably a species of the warblers or finches; in- 

 cantation, 157; 43. (2) Tcbika, nom. pr. of one of Afshish's five mythic 

 wives, interpreted in Text as ''Chaffinch", 95, 23. 96, 2.-6. 99, 10.; Tchf- 

 kalam wji'ka Chaffinches child, 96, 2. 



t c h i' k a , t c h i k a - a g a , t c h f k a - a m t c h ; cf. t'shi'ka, t'shika-aga etc. 



t s { k a 1 , a tall lacustrine grass, 149, 4. 



t c h 1 k a m n a , d. tchitchkamna to have the water-brash. Der. ika. 



tchlkash, tchikass, d. tchftchkash (1) same as tsika, q. v. (2) bird; 

 generic term for the smaller forest birds, 145, 4., as warblers, titmice, 

 robins, finches etc.: tch.=kshikshnish, lit. "carrying off birds"; see kshi'- 

 kshnish; ka'kak=tkanf tsikka a yellowish bird, 180; 8. Cf. fwam, shna- 

 wa'ka, shte'ksh, shumalua (1). 



T c h f k a s s =W alakgishtat ''At Bird's Lookout", nom. pr. of a locality 

 near Klamath Marsh, 74, 17. 



tchfkatchgish, d. tchitchgatchkish cricket; when dried, serves as food 

 to Klamath Lake and Modoc Indians. Cf. ta'hta-ash, tlul. 



T c h i'k 6 1 e , nom. pr. fem. Kl. : "Small". Called so because uncommonly 

 small at the time of her birth. 



tchlkgmen, tsi'kgmiin, Mod. tehfkemal, pi. tiimi tch. (1) metal: kakii'ldi 

 tch. gold or copper; lit. "yellow metal": pdlpali tch. silver, tin or zinc; 

 lit. "white metal". (2) gold or copper coin, silver coin. Cf. tdla. (3) 

 iron; what is made of iron: tch. p6ko iron kettle, iron bucket; tch. stilanksh 

 iron hoop; tch.=mp4mptish blacksmith. Cf. hes^dtana. (4) nail made of 

 iron or other metal, 66, 4. Cf sAkta (2). From Chin. J. 



T c h i k e' s i , nom. pr. of a camping site on the Williamson River. Der. 

 tchf^i. Cf. tchzash^tko. 



Tchik^skni, nom. pr. of one of the watchmen appointed to guard the 

 underground jail, 66, 5.; lit. "coming from Tchike'si", q. v. 



