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tʾaaʾkwlʾiintcn a1gen.small bird1.6.1.2.10Small Birds/T'aa'kwliintc2gen.bird1.6.1.2BirdSource forms: Tah´-klinchda klintc
tʾaaʾkwlʾiingn abird"eaten, except for predatory ones, scavengers and hummingbird" (Loeb, 46)
"Climb trees to get young birds" (Essene, element 46)
"Pets (ta incoñ yulciñ, mouth good make): cottontail rabbits, birds, coyotes (bred with native dogs). Not kept: fawns because bad luck; bears because attracted bigger bears." (Loeb, p.47)
"Tʾaaʾkwlʾiing, daatcangʾ, chʾisaiʾ taanaa-manjaaʾ," tcʾin yaaʾnii."Let the birds, ravens, and hawks drink," he said, they say.GT02b 29.8"Lheeneeʾhaaʾ taanaa-manjaaʾ, lhaan lhtaahkii tʾaaʾkwlʾiing taanaa-manjaaʾ," tcʾin yaaʾnii."Let everyone drink, let every kind of bird drink," he said, they say.GT02b 31.4Tʾaaʾkwilʾiing lheekwiiyaan-eekwaanang.Flocks of birds had grown.GT02b 47.4gendaaʾ nshoong ghilhtciingʾpetsim.*yaash2bird (in compounds)1.6.1.2Bird
comp. oftʾaaʾfeather-kwlʾiingit haskʾiyáash 'bird'Source forms: tʼa kwil īñtʼa kwil īñta kwil liñ, ta kwi līñtakliñ
tʾaaʾkwlʾiing-weeshiiʾn abird egg"Bird eggs (takliñ wecit) cooked in hot ashes." (Loeb, p.47)5.2.3.2.7Egg dishes1.6.3.1Eggcomp. oftʾaaʾkwlʾiingbird (gen.)b-3sg/pl poss.*gheeshiiʾeggSource forms: takliñwecĭtakliñ wecit
tʾaaʾsitsn aquivercased hide quiver of fox, fisher, otter, or wildcat skin; lower grade quivers possibly of fawnskin; higher grade ones of otter; carried either on under the arm or on the back with arrows pulled over the shoulder; moss in the bottom of quiver to protect arrowheads
"common, deerskin; finer, otter-skin" (Loeb, p.44)
"Quivers 610. Cased hide ... *+; 611. Buckskin band around arrows ... -; 612. Carried at side under arm ... -; 613. Carried on back, usual position ... +; 614. When traveling ... +; 615. Arrows pulled over the shoulder ... +; 616. Moss in bottom of quiver ... +; 617. Angelica root in bottom of quiver ... -" (Essene, p.16)
"610. Ka: Fox, fisher, or wildcat skin [quiver]" (Essene, p.59)
"Quivers 892. Cased hide ... +; 893. Buckskin, sewn ... -; 894. Twined tule ... -; *895. Carried at side under arm ... +; 896. Carried on back ... -; 897. When traveling ... -" (Driver, p.327)
"895. Kroeber, Hdbk. pl. 78 top." (Driver, p.391)
"*896 613 Quivers carried on back ... [D] - [E] + Carried under arm.; 897 614 When traveling ... [D] - [E] + Ditto." (Essene, p.77)
Tʾaaʾsits kowantcʾghildeeh yaaʾnii.He won a quiver from him.GT13 1.5synghisdaalee-teeleeʾquiver (for arrows)naaʾghiiquiver (for arrows)matnaachʾiiyoos 1buckskinsaahchowfishersiisottersiis-lhtcinfisher4.8.3.7Weapon, shoot6.7.7Container
comp. of*tʾaaʾ1pocketsitsʾ1skinSource forms: ta sûtsta sûtstasuts
Tʾaaʾ-siiʾdaaʾ-sʾaann aFeather Dance"2138. Ka: Called t'asidatsan; 4 to 8 men wearing eagle feathers danced with an equal number of women." (Essene, p.72)synBintcbil TeegotFeather Dance4.2.4Dancecomp. oftʾaaʾfeather*siiʾdaaʾcrown of heads..ʾaanlie motionless (solid O)=iNRfeathers lying on the crown of the headSource forms: t'asidatsan
tʾaaʾsiibiiʾnoochʾilkisn afeather topknot"The tribal, or intertribal, ceremony of the Kato was called Nóchŭg͡hŭkán or Chag͡háyilchĭn. ... Both sexes wore a head-dress consisting of a band of yellowhammer tail-feathers extending across the forehead, and a bunch of crow-feathers at the back of the head." (Curtis, p.17ev.ChʾighaayiltcinBig Time ceremonyNoochʾighikaanBig Time ceremony5.3.3.1Headwear5.3.4Clothes for special occasionsder. oftʾaaʾfeather*siiʾhead=biiʾin it in Pnoo-reaching a limitchʾ-3Indefl-l-classifier√KIS2in 'feather topknot'feathers KISed to a limit on the headcf"Fox Top-knot"Fox Top-knot (name)lhtsoghingfoxSource forms: tʼasibinojĭlkĭs
tʾaadilhkʾitsn aCalifornia kingsnake, "milk snake"Lampropeltis getula californiaenot eaten (Curtis, p.202)Tʾaadilhkʾits diidakʾ sliinʾ yaaʾnii.Kingsnakes came into being in the east, they say.GT07 23.13Tʾaadilhkʾits nileegh-it yaaʾnii, naahneesh tsinteelhdeelʾ yaaʾnii.When a kingsnake/milksnake came swimming, they say, the people ran away, they say.GT32 4.1Tʾaadilhkʾits nileeh yaaʾnii.The kingsnake/milksnake was swimming there, they say.GT32 4.3gendiishooʾ 3snake1.6.1.3.1Snakeder. of*tʾaaʾ2taildilk'its tailcfd..lkitcbe spottedSource forms: tá‑dŭh͡l‑kŭtsta dûʟ kʼûts, tʼa dûl kʼûtsta dûʟ kʼûtsṯa dûʟ k̟ûṯs̱, ta dûʟ kûts, ta dûʟ kûstah´-tal-ketsda dûʟ kûts
√TʾAAGHrt1fly2sling, use a slingt'ɑɢ: nə-tʾɑɢ 'fly' < nə-D-ʔɑɢ (mot) 'one flies' ???-t'aaght'aw: na:=(s)-t'aw "float about in the air"-tʾaʿ, -tʾaɣ, -tʾaɣ "to fly (zero)"-tʾah 'fly'Source forms: tʼaP-ee-(nin)..tʾaaghvifly up against Pnaa-(ghin)..ltʾaaghvtsling at Onaa-n-(nin)..lhtʾaaghvtsling at Onaa-(s)..lhtʾaaghvifly aroundninʾ-(s)..tʾaaghvifly up from groundn-(nin)..tʾaaghviarrive flyingTeenaatʾaghn aGiant Birdti-(s)..tʾaaghvifly offtcʾee-naa-(nin)..tʾaaghvifly back out fromyaa-(ghin)..lhtʾaaghvtmake O fly up
√TʾAALHMOMprog.√TʾAA1classify fire
√TʾAAN1rtstick on, apply"relating to wax-like substances" (Goddard, 2012, p.72)tʾʌn(ʔ): O-eˑ= tʾʌn(ʔ) 'be stuck to O s-S't'aanP-e:=si-t'un' 'be sticking to PSource forms: -tʼanP-kʾee-(s)..lhtʾaanvtstick O on P
√TʾAAN2rtin 'thicken/grow'|tʼaːñ 'ripe't'a:n-tʾaˑʾn, -tʾaˑʾn, -tʾaˑl, -tʼaŋʾ "to become ripe (zero)"ko-n..tʾaanvigrow (acorns)n-(s)..tʾaanvithicken/grow (acorns)
√TʾAAN3MOMperf.√TʾAA1classify fire
tʾaaniin a1woman's dress"Property.-... women [women], their clothing, pounding baskets, soup rocks, water baskets." (Loeb, p.48)5.3.3.3Lower Body wear5.3.2Women's clothing2woman's buckskin apron-skirt"The tribal, or intertribal, ceremony of the Kato was called Nóchŭg͡hŭkán or Chag͡háyilchĭn. ... The women wore deerskin skirts." (Curtis, p.17synchaaʾ1 2women's apronchaaʾyaashtcwoman's deerhide apron-skirtev.ChʾighaayiltcinBig Time ceremonyNoochʾighikaanBig Time ceremony5.3.3.3Lower Body wear5.3.2Women's clothing3 poss.uutʾaaniiher aprondaʾníˑyeʾ "woman's dress"Source forms: ū tʼa nīū ṯa nitʼani..., ...taʼnita ni...siitcing-tʾaaniin akotolo milkweedShitʾaanii Bangn aMy Skirt Mother (Lucy (Cooke) Ray's mother)
tʾaanii-bilhnidaashn afeather dress, feathered dance skirt"The tribal, or intertribal, ceremony of the Kato was called Nóchŭg͡hŭkán or Chag͡háyilchĭn. ... Men had also a feather coat and a breech-cloth of thick, soft deerskin, and an entire deerskin wrapped about the waist and hips." (Curtis, p.17
"Property.-... women [women], their clothing, pounding baskets, soup rocks, water baskets." (Loeb, p.48)
ev.ChʾighaayiltcinBig Time ceremonyNoochʾighikaanBig Time ceremony5.3.3.3Lower Body wear5.3.4Clothes for special occasions
comp. oftʾaaniiwoman's dress apronbilhn-(nin)..daashdanceSource forms: tʼanibŭłnitos
tʾaanii-saakʾn apretty dress, woman's fancy dress"Property.-... women [women], their clothing, pounding baskets, soup rocks, water baskets." (Loeb, p.48)5.3.3.3Lower Body wear5.3.2Women's clothing5.3.4Clothes for special occasionscomp. oftʾaaniiwoman's dress apronsaakʾspoonSource forms: ta ni sûk
tʾaanʾn aleaf1.5.5Parts of a plantvar.tʾanʾO-|tʼaːnʼ 'leaf, leaves of O'; kʼʸə-|tʼaːnʼ 'leaf, leaves't'un'-; k'it'ung' "leaf, leaves"-tʾaŋʾ "leaf", bitʾáŋʾ "its leaf"kyʾi-tʾaŋʾ 'leaf' 'THM.POSS-leaf'Source forms: tʼąn...tʼan...tañ...tʼañ..., tʼan..., tañ...tʼɑ́ŋʼ..., tʼɑ́nʼ...Tahnk´, ...tahktan...ᴛañ..., ᴛa..., tan..., tañ..., tañantcin-tʾangʾn iapepperwood leafghin..tʾanʾvdbecome fallshaashtʾangʾn abull cloverTʾanʾlhtikn aMarch/AprilTʾanʾlhtciikn aFebruary/MarchTʾangʾkwotn aAbalolobadiah CreekTʾangʾlhtcinchowchineeʾdingn aBlack Leaf Base villageTʾangʾlhtcintcchiiʾn aBlack Leaf Creek Mouth villageTʾangʾlhtcintckwotn aBlack Leaf Creektʾaangʾbilh-ghitcain aearth oventʾaangʾkwʾhitn aautumn seasontinishtʾaangʾn awhiteleaf manzanitatcingtʾaanʾn awormwood
tʾaanʾltikn aspec.smaller steelheadOncorhynchus mykiss"Caught in spring: unknown species (klok); steelhead trout (cucik, bushes red); smaller variety of last (taltek, buds come out). Taltek ran March, April, but January, February named for them." (Loeb, p.46)genlhookʾ 1steelhead1.6.1.5.4comp. oftʾaanʾleaf-lhtikburst/openleaf-buds burstSource forms: ᴛaltekTʾaanʾltikn a5-January/February
Tʾaanʾltikn aJanuary/February, Buds Bursting month, "Leaves Burst" month5th or 6th month
leaf budding-out; "Caught in spring: unknown species (klok); steelhead trout (cucik, bushes red); smaller variety of last (taltek, buds come out). Taltek ran March, April, but January, February named for them." (Loeb, p.46)
whkai-hitwinter seasonsynChilhtciik5-January/February "Red Stick"Chinlhtciik6-February/March "Red Stick"Konʾchowlittc5-January/February "Big Fire Burning"Konʾchowlittc5-January/February "Big Fire Burning"8.4.1.4.1Months of the year
unspec. var.tʾanʾltikder. oftʾaanʾltiksteelhead (small)Source forms: tûnʟ tûk, tûʟ tûktañtŭktûnʟ tûktañ tuk, ᴛaltek
Tʾaanʾlhghiinchowchinn aBig Varnish Leaf Ceanothus Base, Grease Leaf Base"This side Walker Streeter mountain dun.L.giin.tcoo(.kin [crossed out]gr [crossed out] oily"rel.TʾangʾlhtcinchowchineeʾdingBig Black Leaf Base Place9.7.2.10.09Streeter Creek area9.7.2.03Names of villages/townscomp. oftʾaanʾlhghiingvarnish leaf Ceanothus-chowaugmentative*chineeʾbase ofdûn ʟ gīn tcōʽ kin
tʾaanʾlhghiingn avarnish leaf Ceanothus, snowbrush CeanothusCeanothus velutinus var. laevigatussim.kwosh 3coast whitethornnaalchʾilbuckbrushseekʾaiʾdeerbrush1.5.2Bush, shrubcomp. oftʾaanʾleaf..lhghiinbe oilySource forms: tañ ʟ giñtanʟ gī
tʾaanʾlhtiktcn a1small steelhead"Toonai uuyaashtc tandilh-banjaaʾ," tcʾin yaaʾnii, " tʾaanʾlhtiktc, taakaatcʾeeʾ, chiisghintc, tsʾeekʾeeneestc.""Let small fish come in: small steelhead, crayfish, brook lamprey (small eels), and day-run lamprey (day eels).GT02b 36.71.6.1.5.42California roach (fish), "little steelhead"Lavinia symmetricus symmetricusa small steelhead-like fish that lives in creeks, see Goddard 1909, p.91: this matches the California roach1.6.1.5.1Freshwater Fishder. oftʾaanʾltiksteelhead (small)-tcdiminutive suffixSource forms: tʼan ʟ tûktstañ ʟ tûkts, danL tûks/tûts
tʾaanʾteeln a1flat-leafthe name of several plants with wide leavesgenshaashtʾangʾ 2clover1.5Plant1.1n asalalGaultheria shallon= salal berry, lit. flat berry 1Agenkwosh 8berrycomp.TʾanʾteeldingHoward Creek villageder.TʾanʾteelbiiʾHoward Creek Valley1.2n athimbleberryRubus parviflorusgenkwosh 8berry1.3n awhite-flowered clover, spicy clover"Clover (cestañ) gathered in baskets by women in spring; flowers, leaves eaten. Made pinole from seeds in summer. Clover varieties: eltiñ (carrot seed taste); tantel (flat leaves; peppery); nakontol (salty); salco (parsnip taste)." (Loeb, p.47)gennaakong 1clovershaashtʾangʾ 2cloverder. oftʾaanʾleaf-teelhflat (adjectival)=iNRSource forms: tʼantĕltʼɑ́nʼ - tʽeˑltantel
tʾaanʾteelhchown amanroot, bear root, "big flat-leaf"Marah fabaceus & M. oregonus"177. Various names were given for a third fish poison. Ki: kadltsime. Ka: Wild parsnip roots. La: Bear root. Yu: lilmil. According to Gordon Hewes, these are probably all manroot (Echinocystis [Marah])." [Essene note on element 177]
root and seeds poisonous, but used medicinally (Chesnut, 1902, pp.390-1)
sim.noonii-chʾbaagheeʾchowbig bear medicine (plant)1.5.3.8Vine6.4.5.3Fishing equipment2.5.7.3Medicinal plants
der. oftʾaanʾteelflat-leaf-chowaugmentativebig flat-leafSource forms: taʼntetco