ʔewksiknii

Klamath-Modoc

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Alternative forms

• É-ukshikni (Gatschet)

Noun

ʔewksiknii

1. the Klamaths

Usage notes

The word maqlaqs refers to Native Americans, or occasionally people in general. The word ʔewksiknii refers to the Klamaths specifically, and moowat̓aakknii refers to the Modocs.

References

• Barker, M. A. R. (1963). Klamath Dictionary. University of California Publications in Linguistics 31. Berkeley/Los Angeles: University of California Press.
• Gatschet, Samuel S. (1890). The Klamath Indians of southwestern Oregon. Volume II, Part II. United States Government Printing Office.