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of the root, as in spal ocher, from pala to become dry. We find it as 

 follows : 



yaii^al white-headed eagle; cf yauyawa, ya'ka. 

 katchkal tobacco, lit. "mixture", from katchaga to mix. 

 kpel tail; cf. kpa poker. 

 ske'l mink, Mod. tchkcjl ; probably from skilhi to creep into. 



Other nouns are: k6-il mountain sheep, yamal or kumal pelican, napal 

 egg, ngii'l jackass-rabbit, tAplal loon, tmokil green lizard, tclmipal shoulder. 



-la, see -ala. 



-la.'la, suffix forming transitive as well as intransitive verbs, referring 

 to an act performed at, in, or near the fire. The word lulukshtat in, at the 

 fire, may be added or omitted, but originally the verbs in -lala referred 

 to other things also besides fire, and seem to have implied nearness, close 

 contact only. 



galala to reach the camp-fire, or place in which to pass the night. 



hulala to run into the fire. 



ilala to set to the fire, as meat. 



kshalala to lie near the fire, or to place near it, 



ktuluiala to push into the fire. 



nutolala to throw into the fire. 



tchilala to boil water, or in the water. 



wiulala to strike a blow into the fire. 



-lllli'lia, compound verbal suffix implying contiguit}^ or contact and, 

 as the particle -i- indicates, referring also to a motion downward or on ihe 

 ground (hi, \). 



galah'na to ivalk on the water^s edge. 



yulalina to fall over an edge, said of water; to form a beach; also post- 

 position : along the brink of. 



-lalo'na or -laluna, a suffix combined from -lala and -ona, -una which 

 implies contact or close contiguity, and by the particle -u- refers either to 



