372 GRAMMAR OF THE KLAMATH LANGUAGE. 



skiikta to reward, repay to. 



slilc'ta to show, exhibit to; from shlea to see. 



tchimta to have eruptions on skin. 



wt^tanta to laugh at, deride; from weta to laufjh. 



2. Verbs in -ta ; the direct or indirect object is inanimate and standing 

 uprio'ht. Some verbs refer equally to persons and things, as ganta, giita, 

 huta, nuta: 



hi'ita to run, rush up to. 



kA-ishta to shut the door-Jlaj) or door. 



mpakta to break upon, on something. 



nuta to burn, v. intr., originally referring to long objects, sticks, etc. 



pi'lta to put the tomjue out. 



petchta to touch with the feet; p^tch foot. 



shlakta to saw a log crosswise. 



shlapshta to close, clinch the hand. 



shmukalta, to wet, moisten (persons or things). 



shnikita to lose, let fall, as from one's pocket. 



wukc'tchta to strike the flint for sparks. 



3. Verbs in -ta, in which a reference to persons or long objects is no 

 longer traceable with distinctness : 



shatakta to Make a screen of sticks for camp fire. 



shuta to make, produce, create. 



waita, waita to lie over one day and one night. 



4. Nouns in -ta of uncertain origin: 



kulta otter ; cf. kii'lsh badger, guli to creep into. 

 sakta peg, awl, nail. 



-ta'ki-, -tdkia, see -tki No. 2. 

 -ta'klia, see -tka No. 5. 



-takllll'la, contr. -tknula, -txnola, is a compound verbal suffix, the 

 elements of which are -tka No. b (q. v.), -n- (or suffix -na) and -ula, -ula. It 

 expresses removal from the mouth. 



