wAmgnaks h — washlA-aga. 475 



wApt ash, d. wawAptash water running through ponds and small lakes 

 with visible motion. Cf. wapil'ma.. 



W ap tash% e'n i , nom. pr. of a camping ground on Klamath Marsh; lit. 

 "water moving perceptibly through ponds". 



Warner Lake, nom pr. of a long narrow lake stretching from north to 

 south, situated in Grant County, Southern Oregon, 29, 7.-9. ; also called 

 Christmas Lake. It lies northeast of Goose Lake, and has no perceptible 

 outlet. Warner Ridge extends along its western shores. 



w a' s h , w4sh, d. wAwash prairie-wolf., called c6yote in the West (term of 

 Aztec origin: coyotl "the burrower"), 88, 2. 105, I. sqq. 127, 13. 128, 

 4.-10. 144, 9. 10.: Canis latrans. This wolf, which resembles the jackal 

 of the eastern hemisphere, is supposed to harbor wicked spirits, 128. 4., 

 and forms the subject of a large number of cosmogonic and other myths 

 throughout Oregon and California; a lover is called a crazed wolf, 184; 

 32. 33. 34.: washa=w(ika the coyote-cJiild, young of the prairie wolf, 105, 

 9.; wash txu't^atkish the prairie wolf is a presager of woe, 133, 1. cf 2. 



wa'sh, Avash, d. Avawash (1) place of dwelling, living; residence: washi 

 indoors, 158; 55.: Sk^lamtch wa'shi guli' Old Marten stepped into the lodge, 

 111, 19.; wa'shin in the lodge room, 111, 20. Cf tchi'sh No. 2 (2) 

 animaTs den or burrow, 127, 7; hole in the ground, cavity: pumam wash 

 the heaver'' s den, 185; 42. (3) hole, hollow, excavation of any kind, 180; 22. 

 Cf washkn61a. (4) floor of winter-lodge or mudhouse, because excavated. 

 Cf slu'mdamd=wAsh (5) winter-lodge, or any Indian lodge entered at 

 the top. (fi) spot, locality or 2)lace in or upon the ground, where many 

 objects of the same description are found. Often occurs in local names: 

 Ktai=Washi, Kultam=Wash, Mbushaksham=Wdsh etc. Der. w4. 



w a s h k n 6 1 a , d. wawashkn61a to hollow out, as a dug-out canoe l^hese 

 Indians make canoes from pine-logs by hollowing them out with the ax 



wa'shi a, wa'shala, d. wawa'shla (1) to make, dig, scratch a hole, den: wdt- 

 saga w. the dog scratches a hole. (2) subst., fence-mouse, chipmunJi, ground- 

 squirrel; a species of Tamias, generally brown with black stripes, differ- 

 ing from the smaller washla-aga, 110, 8. V. 12.; washlAlam iwam chij)- 

 munlvs tvhortleberry. Der. wa'sh. Cf. m'shash, tchutchak. 



w a s h 1 4 - a g a , washla'g small fence-mouse, chipm iml: ; little striped ground- 

 squirrel ; a species of iVtwi/as, 179; 10. Dim. wa'shla. Cf wltchash. 



