w i d s h A p k a — w i k a. n s li a . 485 



w 1 ' h I a , wila, wi'l, d. wiwala, wi'wal fawn ; young antelope, youny deer ; also 

 said of calves, kids; wilti in the incantation: wi-ilti nil sliotelola "I will 

 disengage tvhat is on the wilila", 185; 42. is a uietapbonc expression of an 

 obscene import, and was explained: "I draw back my prepuce". Hence 

 this partitive case points to the fine, delicate skin of the young antelope. 

 Cf leledshi, tawalsh, tch^-u, t;^A-ush, viin, wi'hlaga. 



w 1 ' h 1 a g a , wilhag, wilag, Mod. wiledga, d. wiwalaga, wi-ulag, wi'lag, 

 Mod. wi-ule4ga little fawn; very young antelope, j'ounger than the wi'hla, 

 p. 120 sqq. incantation 177; 5. 6.: wi'lag vu'la one young antelope as-ked, 

 120, 2. 4 C, cf 119, 23.; mnmu'atch wilhagam the ears of the young 

 antelope; cf. Note to 177; 5. Dim. wi'hla No. 2. 



wlhuash, a verj^ small bird living among willows: w. kii'-ishaLsh sha- 

 yuaksh the wihuash is expert in producing snoufall, 1 8t ' ; 8. Cf. ke'shala. 



wihii'tchza, wihii'tska, d. wiwihii'tch/a to ivhip, chastise hy whipping. 

 Cf udupka, wi-udsha. 



wT-iltf, 185; 42.; see wi'hla. 



wfka, wig^, u-ik4, d. wi-uga, wi'uka, uyuga, adv. (1) near the ground, 

 147, 19.: wf-uka huli'l;ijank skipping up and doum at short intervals, 183; 

 25.; uyuga hiitokt (^wa it is not deep here. (2) near, near hy, close to, at 

 short distance, in the vicinity, 43, "3.; wika=shitko looking as if close hy; 

 seemingly in close j)^'oximity, 192; 2.; wika an' galdsuish sanaholi I intend 

 to approach quite closely, 22, 8. ; tclshapka Avik;'i to perceive at a short dis- 

 tance, though unseen oneself, 22, 14. (3) a little, not much, not a great 

 deal. (4) almost: wiga telsampka k'lii'ksh she almost saw the dead; viz 

 "she almost entered the spirit-land, she came near dying", 68, 8.; cf 

 k'ldka (3). (5) in a shortened, dwarfed shape, condition: wika=telantko 

 short-faced, 190; 14. Cf. wigani. 



wlka, wik^, d. wf-uka to Mow out; to emit air or hreath: lalalashtala w. 

 nu I Mow air through my ribs, 156; 32. 



w i k a h a k , 24, 1 5 ; see wiga-ak. 



w f k a m u a , wekamua (1) narroiv, low plate, vase, as a soap-dish or spittoon. 

 (2) tumhler, drinking glass: shn'mto'lxa nu w\ I let the tumbler fall. Der. 

 wika No. 1 (1). Quot. under ndshapka, pdka No. 3, shl6klgish. 



w i k a n s h a , d. wi-ukansha to Mow across, to sweep over, said of wind-gusts: 

 kiiila nu w. I sweep over the face of the earth. I(i7; 29. Der. wika No. 2. 



