14r> TOPOGRAPHY AND NATURAL PRODCTCTS. 



"reptile," " aiiipliibian" or "plant." Even the English language had to borrow these 

 tonus from Latin. The Klamath Lakes often use ko'sh (pine) generically for "tree," 

 and wisliiidv, "garter snake" for "snake," the Modocs wdmenigsh (black snake) for the 

 same order of reptiles, these species being the most frequent of their kind in their 

 rt'specti\ e countries. Birds are hohAnkankatk as vrell as quadrupeds, because they 

 liy " iu a straight line". 



ALIMENTARY SUBSTANCES. 



TjIst obtainkd in the Klamath Lake Dialect from "Sergeant" Morgan axd Minnie Froben. 



Ydntch kalkali, tz6po=p4tpan, paki'sh; kak t^n: 18"; kailatat lil'sha, 



cvhmliic, thumb 80 large as, eatable; so long: 18"; on groand itUes, 



ktaiyatat lush^. Shl4ps pushpushli, la'pi shl4psh. 



on lookR it lies. The flowers (are) dark, two flowers (to it). 



3 Kdpiunksam k^dsha saigatat; lu'k pvipashpush4kani, liiizitk tchl'pshash. 



grows in the pra'rie: the seeds (arc) blackisli, larger than tchlpash. 



W^wanuish htink shtii'ila w^kank ydkitka p4ta=giulsheini. P^k- 



The women gather (it) by beating (it) ' into seed- .it sumn-.er's end. By 



baskets 



shank sha hu'nk g^piunks shiita; tchildla sha tftatna. Wti'kash= 



grinding they kipiunkn prepare; boil (it) they sometimes. Wtfkash- 



6 shitk ni4shetk k4piunks. 



like tastes k^piauks. 



Kdshma k^dsa walidsat, kailatat usha; p41pal shldpsh, tsmo'k pi'luitk. 



grows on rock cliffs, onthogronnd lies; white (is) flower, after fish smelling. 



K^ldtch k^dsha wi-ukayant kel4dshamat; kelMsh ntchekani mamatch- 



grnwa on the low keliidsh-bushes ; kelildsh-berry small bine 



9 ma'tchli kVlkaya. Wewanuisli kgMdshla waksl61ank; shpahA slia 



grow on The females collect (it) after w6ka3b. dry (it) 



bashes. season; they 



tchui ishkii'lank, i'l%a sha shp4hank i'lkshluk luldam, tchildlaiik 



then afti'r g.itliering, keep they (it) by drying to preserve (it) for winter, boiling (it) 



tchek sha ptin. 



then they eat (it). 



12 Kendwat k(idslia saigatat, tsdlas ka tanni 1', paki'sh; p'ldi shl4ps pushpiishli, 



grows on prairie, stalk so long r, eat.ible; on top the flower is dark, 



tidsh piluitko. 



good smelling. 



Kldna pdlpaHsh shldpshaltk p'lai, ktidsha k6ketat, p4kish, tids m/isitk; md- 



a white flower having on top, grows in rivers, is eatable, well tasting; the 



16 klaks pan. 



Indians eat (it). 



