480 KLAMATH -ENGLISH BIGTIONAIIY. 



wckishtcli 11 ii, (1. wc'likishtclnm to ivalk ivitlt, a iiwin(jin(j yait; to totter, 

 reel. Der. kishtchna. Cf. kislilxa. 



wek6tkisli, contr. wekotch (1) seed-fan. (2) hand seed-basket. Der. 

 wcka. Cf. slidphish, tia. 



w c k t a s h , d. wewaktasli braid, liair-trcss of females, worn on back. Cf 

 sliakpaksli, .slmkatonolotkish. 



wckwak, d. wewakwak, large diurnal butterflTj of gay colors, black 

 triniuied with yellow, inside piii-i)le: a species of Vanessa: lapi w. two 

 butterflies, 101, 7., cf. 14.: wa'kwak=wewanuisli female butterflies, 95, 14. 

 Der. wakwakli. Cf walwilekash. 



wckwekasli, wdkweks, d. wewdkwekash macjpie: Pica Jmdsonica; per- 

 sonified in 114, 9. Incantation: 177; 17. 18. Onomatop. Cf kJi'tch. 



wdla, wel'lia, d. wciwala, wdwalha (1) to be sore, to have a sore, to have the 

 skin rubbed off: wewdlha wAtch the horses have become sore, 75, 2. (2) to 

 be swollen through sores. 



W e 1 a k 1 a k , nom. pr. fern Mod. : " Old Woman^\ 



welii'xatka d. we-ula';jatka to travel around as "old woman^s sjnrit", 

 178; 13. and Note. Der. welekasli. 



w e 1 e k a g a , welii'kag, d. we-ulekag (1) little old woman. (2) spirit of old 

 tvoman, 178; 13. and Note; 179; 6. Cf e'ni. (3) in the double rainbow 

 the dim and fading bow. Cf. tchAkiaga. Dim. wek'kash. 



W e 1 (J k a g = K n li k 1 e k s 4 k s i , nom. pr. of a locality in Sprague Rivei- 

 Valley, called after a rock of contorted appearance; lit. "At the Old 

 Woman stooping down''. Cf Piilan fi-ush, Ts%eak=Tkawalsh. 



w e 1 e k a s h , wela'ksh, d. wewale'ksh, we-ule'ksh old woman, old squaw, 

 28, 6. 70, 2.: kiuks w. a female conjurer; k6-e welii'kash the old female 

 frog, 1C3; 9. 173; 5.; wewalaks Tpi'la, old women onlg, 28, 3.; we-uldksam 

 buno'kisli ivine; lit. "old women's drink". 



w e 1 e k a t k o , d. we-ulek4tko woman in old age: welek4pkasli Modokfsb- 

 ash shniika theg captured an old Modoc woman, 13, 5. Cf k'nu'itcha. 



wele'li, d. wewale'li Oregon grape, barberry bush: a bush about 3 feet 

 high, root very bitter, intensely yellow and used as a renied}' for colds: 

 leaves thorn}' and of an acid, pungent taste; iVnits blue, growing in 

 bunches, tasting sour and used for preserves: Berberis aquifoHum. 



