Chapter 10 of 11 · 970 words · ~5 min read

M.

Magic, tamahnous.

Make, to, mamook.

Man, man.

Many, hyiu.

Marry, to, malieh.

Mass, (ceremony of), la messe.

Mast, ship stick.

Mat, kliskwiss.

Mattock, la peosh.

Measure, to, tahnim.

Meat, itlwillie.

Medicine, la mestin.

Mend, to, mamook tipshin.

Menstruate, to, mahsh pilpil.

Metal, or metallic, chickamin.

Middle, the, katsuk or kotsuk.

Midnight, sitkum polaklie.

Milk, totoosh.

Mill, moola.

Mind, the, tumtum.

Miss, to, tseepie.

Moccasins, skin shoes.

Molasses, melass.

Money, chickamin.

Month, moon.

Mole, skad.

More, weght.

Morning, tenas sun.

Mosquito, melakwa.

Mother, mama; na-ah.

Mountain, lamonti.

Mouse, hoolhool.

Month, la boos.

Muck, hyiu.

Mule, le mel.

Musical instrument, tintin.

Musket, musket.

Mussels, toluks.

My; Mine, nika.

N.

Nails, le cloo.

Name, nem; yahhul.

Near, wake siah.

Neck, le cou.

Needle, keepot.

Never, wake kunsik.

New, chee.

Night, polaklie.

Nine, kwaist or kweest.

No; Not, wake.

Noise, la tlah.

None, halo.

Nonsense, cultus wauwau.

Noon, sitkum sun.

North, stowbelow.

Nose, nose.

Nothing, cultus.

Notwithstanding, keghtchie.

Now, alta.

Numerals-- 1, ikt. 2, mokst. 3, klone. 4, lakit. 5, kwinnum. 6, taghum. 7, sinnamokst. 8, stotekin. 9, kwaist. 10, tahtlelum. 11, tahtlelum pe ikt. 20, mokst taht-lelum. 100, ikt tukamonuk.

Nuts, tukwilla.

O.

Oak, kull stick.

Oar, la lahm; la lum.

Oats, la wen.

Off, klak.

Off shore, mahtlinnie.

Oil, glease.

Old, oleman.

Old man, oleman.

Old woman, lam-mieh.

One, ikt.

One-eyed, ikt seahhost.

Onion, la onion.

Open, hahlakl.

Opinion, tumtum.

Opposite to, inati.

Or, pe.

Order, to, mahsh tumtum.

Other, huloima.

Otter (land), nemamooks.

Our, nesika.

Out doors, klagh-a-nie.

Owl, waugh waugh.

Ox, moosmoos.

Oyster, chetlo or jetlo; klogh-klogh.

P.

Paddle, a, isick.

Paddle, to, mamook isick.

Paint, pent.

Paint, to, mamook pent.

Paper, pehpah.

Pantaloons, sakoleks.

Part, sitkum.

Panther, swaawa.

Peas, le pwau.

People, tilikum.

Perhaps, klonas.

Petticoat, kalakwahtie.

Piebald, le kye.

Pin, kwekwiens.

Pine, la gome stick.

Pipe, la peep.

Pistol, tenas musket.

Pitch, la gome.

Plank, la plosh.

Plate, la siet.

Pleased, youtl.

Plough, le shalloo.

Plough, to, klugh illahie.

Pole, le pehsh.

Poor, klahowyum; halo ikta.

Pork, cosho.

Porpoise, tuiceco.

Posteriors, opoots.

Potato, wappatoo.

Pour, to, wagh.

Pot, ketling.

Powder, polallie.

Prairie wolf, talapus.

Presently, alkie; winapie.

Pretty, toketie.

Priest, le plet.

Proud, youtl; kwetl'h.

Provided that, spose.

Pull, haul.

Q.

Quarter, tenas sitkum.

Quarter (of a dollar), kwahta.

Quick, hyak.

Quills, tepeh.

R.

Rabbit, kwitshadie.

Racehorse, coolie kiuatan.

Rain, snass.

Raspberries, seahpult olillie.

Rat, hyas hoolhool.

Rattle, shugh.

Rattlesnake, shughopoots.

Razor-fish, ona.

Reach, ko.

Red, pil.

Relate, to, yiem.

Remain, mitlite.

Return, to, kelipi.

Ribbon, le loba.

Ribs, etlinwill.

Rice, lice.

Rifle, calipeen.

Ring, a, kweokweo.

Ripe, piah.

Ripe berries, piah olillie.

River, chuck.

Rooster, la pool.

Road, wayhut.

Roan colored, sandelie.

Roast, mamook la pellah.

Rock, stone.

Rope, lope.

Rotten, poolie.

Round, lolo.

Rudder, boat opoots.

Rum, lum.

Run, coolie.

S.

Sack, le sak.

Saddle, la sell.

Saddle housings, le pishemo.

Sail, sail.

Sailor, ship-man.

Salmon berries, salmon olillie.

Salt, salt.

Sand, polallie.

Sandwich Island, Oihee.

Sash, la sanjel.

Saw, la gwin; la scie.

Say, to, wauwau.

Scissors, la seezo.

Sea, salt chuck.

Seal, olhyiu siwash cosho.

See, to, nanitsh.

Sell, to, mahcook.

Seven, sinamoxt.

Sew, to, mamook tipshin.

Shake, to, toto; hullel.

Shame, shem.

Sharp, yahkisilt'h.

Sharpen, to, mamook tsish.

She; Her, yahka.

Shell money, (the small size), coop-coop; (the large), hykwa.

Sheep, la mooto.

Shingle, lebahdo.

Shining, towagh.

Ship, ship.

Shirt, shut.

Shoes, shoes.

Shoot, to, mamook poh.

Short, yuteskut.

Shot pouch, kalitan le sac; tsolepat.

Shot, shot; tenas le bal.

Shout, to, hyas wauwau.

Shovel, la pell.

Shut, to, ikpooie.

Sick, sick.

Sift, to, toto.

Sight, in, klah.

Silk, la sway.

Silver, t'kope chickamin.

Similar, kahkwa.

Since, kimta.

Sing, to, shantie.

Sister, kahpho, if older than the speaker; ats, if younger.

Sit, to, mitlite.

Six, taghum.

Skin, skin.

Skunk, hum opoots; piupiu; skubeyou.

Sky, koosagh.

Slave, eletie; mistshimus.

Sleep, moosum.

Slowly, klahwa.

Small, tenas.

Smell, a, humm.

Smoke, smoke.

Snake, oluk.

Snow, snow; cole snass.

Soap, soap.

Soft, klimmin.

Sorrel colored; a sorrel horse, le blau.

Sorry, sick tumtum.

Sour, kwates.

South, stegwaah.

Spade, la pell.

Speak, to, wauwau.

Spill, to, wagh.

Spirits, lum.

Split, to, tsugh.

Spectacles, dolla seahhost or lakit seahhost.

Spit, to, mamook toh.

Split, to become, chohko tsugh.

Spoon, spoon.

Spotted, le kye; tzum.

Spurs, le seeblo.

Squirrel, skwiskwis.

Stab, to, klemahun.

Stand, to, mitwhit.

Stars, tsil tsil.

Stay, to, mitlite.

Steal, to, kapswalla.

Steam, smoke.

Steamer, piah ship.

Stick, a, stick.

Stink, a, piupiu; humm.

Stirrup, sitlay.

Stockings, stocken; kushis.

Stone, stone.

Stop, to, kopet.

Store, mahkook house.

Story, ehkahnam.

Straight, delate or delet; sipah.

Strawberries, amotee.

Strong, skookum.

Sturgeon, stutchin.

Stubborn, howklkult.

Sugar, le sook; shughae; shukwa.

Summer, waum illahie.

Sun, sun; otelagh.

Sunday, sunday.

Sunset, klip sun.

Suppose, spose.

Surprise, kwah.

Swan, kahloke.

Sweep, to, mamook bloom.

Sweet, tsee.

Swim, sitshum.

T.

Table, la tahb.

Tail, opoots.

Take, to, iskum.

Take care! kloshe nanitsh!

Take off or out, mamook klak; mahsh.

Tale or story, yiem; ehkahnam.

Talk, to, wauwau.

Tame, kwass.

Tea, tea.

Teach, to, mamook kumtuks.

Tear, to, klugh.

Teeth, la lah.

Tell, to, wauwau.

Ten, tahtlelum.

Testicles, stone.

Thank you, mahsie.

That, okook.

That way, yahwa.

There, yahwa; kopah.

They, klaska.

Thick (as molasses), pitlilh.

Thin (as a board), p'chih; pewhatie.

Thing, iktah.

Think, pittuck.

This, okook.

This way, yukwa.

Thou; Thy; Thine, mika.

Thread, klapite.

Three, klone.

Throw away, mahsh.

Tide, see chuck.

Tie, to, kow.

Tight, kwutl.

Tinware, malah.

Tip, to, lagh.

Tired, till.

To; Towards, kopa.

Tobacco, kinootl; kinoos.

To-morrow, tomolla.

Tongue, la lang.

Tough, kull.

Trail, wayhut.

Trap, la piege.

Tree, stick.

Tree fallen, whim stick.

Trot, to, tehteh.

Trout, tzum salmon.

Trowsers, sakoleks.

True, delate.

Trunk, daessett.

Truth, delate; wauwau.

Tub, tamolitsh.

Turnips, la moo-ow.

Twine, tenas lope; klapite.

Two; Twice, mokst.

U.

Uncle, tot.

Under, keekwillie.

Understand, to, kumtuks.

Unhappy, sick tumtum.

Untamed, le molo.

Untie, to, mamook stoh; mahsh kow.

Up, saghalie.

Upset, to, kelipi.

Us, nesika.