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w ;im oil ii, k s li , Mod. wumgnigsh, d. wawi'imenaks (1) hlaclc spotted sri'ihc, 

 ahont four feei in length; a reptile found frequently on tlie sunn)', 

 rocky shores of Upper Klamath Lake at Nilakshi; a species of Pitijophis, 

 probably I\ sayi hcllona: Incantation 157; 47., cf. 180; 16. (2) generic 

 Klamath term for all snakes, 145, 13. Der. wanda. Cf. It6ks, wishink. 



wiimla, pi. AvAwamla to form a file, rotv, series; said, e. g., of an alley of 

 tree.s. Der. wA. 



wa'n, wann, d. wj'iwrm (1) red fox; becomes lighter-colored in winter and 

 therefore is also called silver fox: Urocyon cinereo-aryentatus, 180; 2 : 

 vvdnam wdash the young silver fox. (2) red-fox skin, 71, 2.; cf. mnluash. 

 (3) sun-halo: shdp'sam wanam shakatchalish silvery sun-halo. Cf. wanaka. 



waniika, pi. tunii w. (1) young of red fox, silver fox; also called wanam 

 weash in the incantation 156, SO. His epithets are: kenkatilatuash, 

 kenkapshlii'li, mbaubAwash, ndundotatnash. (2) Wanaka, Wanak, nom. 

 pr. of the personified, mythic Young Silver Fox. He figures as the con- 

 stant companion of K'miikamtch, because he represents the silvery-white 

 sun-halo, with its changing colors, K'mukamtch being the personified 

 sun: one of the frequent mythologic examples of hunting scenes trans- 

 ferred to the skies. The fire of Young Silver Fox burns with a yellow 

 (kaka'kli) flame. Mentioned in 99, 3 5. 100, 21. and Note to 99, 3. 

 Dim. wa'n, q. v. Cf. miiluash. 



w a n k w 4 n k a , d. wawankwtinka to nod, to raise and drop the head, as 

 observed on lizards, whose heads are often seen to describe a semicircu- 

 lar motion Cf. eikana (2), kuAnka. 



w a n I'l n g a , 112, 1., contr. from vuna-vinaga, nna-unaga, d. form of unaga, 

 unak; see vunak. 



w a p 4 1 a s h , d. wawapalash dead tree; tree still erect, hut tvithered, rotten or 

 dead, generally through i-emoval of the bark: wapi'datat on the tree stump, 

 174; 13. Der. p/ila. Cf. himboks, st(jpela, st6palliuis]i. 



wapfl'ina, d. wa-ujji'l'nia (1) to tie or wind around, to tvrap around; to 

 hind. (2) to twist. (3) to wind up, as a rope. Cf wepla. 



wapka, (1. wawjipka to sit together, to he seated together, 29, 13. 33, 5. 42, 1. 

 43, 12.: at wawiipka we they are still silling there. Speaking of one sub- 

 ject only, tchii)ka (2). Iterat. of wa, q. v. 



