wawa-usL — wek^tash. 479 



Note. Cf. kshuMtkal, tunni (1). (2) son, male descendant ; syiionym with 

 viinak: tapiam g^-u w. gi he is the son of my younger brother; vve'sain we's 

 son''s son; wewc'ash hoys, 107, 13. 118, 3.; lakiaai wdashasli gi'sht hciny the 

 son of the chief, 182; (5. Der. wa-i in waishi. Cf. tatiiksni, waislii, wc'ka. 



we'k, wil'k, u-a'k, d. wewak, coiitr. wd-uk (1) limb, branch of tree or tall 

 shrub: ketcha (for ketchkani) w. tivig, bough. (2) root of tree, bush, 

 shrub: ko'sham w. root of pine-tree. Cf. skinuashka. (3) arm, as a limb 

 of the human body: skc'tish w. the left arm; vv. shudsh6ka to ivash one's 

 arm; w. stani an armful; wii'k E-ukski'shas shliu he had shot a Klamath 

 Lake man in the arm., 24, 2 ; tishiwapkash wil'k gitko having crooked arms, 

 \)\, 4.; wektat on the arms, 91, 10.; cf. 16, 12. and nika, niktinka. Der. w;l. 



wcka to shake, beat or paddle into; to heat down into: lu'k sh;iplashtka w. 

 to gather seed by means of tvieker-ivork paddles or seed-fans; wewanuish 

 lii'k wckank yakitka the ivomen beat the seeds into their seed-baskets, 146, 4. 

 148, 6.; we'kank tiatka beating (it) with a tia-paddle, 147, 16. 



wo'ka, wJi'ka, d. wewe'ka, wewaga little child, 11, 3.; little boy or girl, or, 

 when said of animals, small pup, cub or young, 96, 2. 3.; shkulelam weweka 

 the young brood of a lark, 94, 9.; wewaga pil tchi'shi only the young ones 

 tvere at home, 105, 3. Cf. 113, 21. 118, 8. 9 119, 13. 14. Contr. from 

 wd-aga, dim. of wdash, q. v. 



wdkaga, d. wdwakaga (1) small tree-limb; little bush, shrub, shrubbery, 

 82, 1 1. (2) little root of tree, shrub etc. (3) little arm, armlet. Dim. we'k. 



we'kala, wii'kala, d. wewii'kala to give birth to; to bear a child or children, 

 to become a mother, 77, 2. 78, 1. 109, 12.: partic. wekaltko having a child, 

 baby; said of mothers only: wii'kaltk hil'kt ki this ivoman had a child, 

 96, 1 ; we wekaltko hiikt gi this woman has or had several children, babes. 

 Der. Ave'ka. Cf. lapeala, peyala. 



w e k a m u a ; same as wikamua, q. v. 



w e k a s h , we'ks, wa'ks, weaks, wii'-aks, d wewe'ks (1) mallard duck; a large 

 duck with a bluish-colored neck: Anas boschas: ni'l weksa (for weksam) 

 mallard-down, 144, 1. Incantation: 170; 68. Cf. p6p=waks. (2) Wii'ks, 

 We'ks, nom. pr. of one of Aishish's wives, 99, 10. 101, 5. Onomatop. 



w e k d t a s h , weketa, wiikii'tas, waketish, d. we-u'ketash green frog, small 

 frog; a species oi Rana, 177; 2. 3. 180; 17.: yainati w. tree-frog; species 

 of IlyJa. Onomatop. Cf. k6e, t41e, tchiwa. 



