Chapter 4 of 11 · 493 words · ~2 min read

L.

La-bleed. A bridle.

La-boos. The mouth; the mouth of a river. Moxt laboos, the fork of a river.

La-boo-ti. A bottle.

La-cal-at. A carrot.

La-ca-set. A box, trunk or chest.

La-clo-a. A cross.

Lagh. To lean; to tip as a boat; to stoop; to bend over as a tree. Wake mika lagh kopa okoot house, don't lean against that house.

La-gome. Pitch; glue. La gome stick, light-wood; the pitch-pine.

La-gwin. A saw.

La-hal. See Slahal.

Lahb. The arbutus.

La-hash. An axe or hatchet.

Lakit. Four; four times. Lakit tahtlelum, forty.

La-kles. Fat; oil.

La-lah. To cheat; fool; to practice jokes. Mamook lalah, to make fun.

La-lahm. An oar. Mamook lalahm, to row.

La-lang. The tongue; a language.

La-lim. A file.

La-messe. The ceremony of the mass.

La-mes-tin. Medicine.

Lam-mi-eh. An old woman.

La-mon-ti. A mountain.

La-peep. A tobacco pipe. Lapeep kullakala, the pipe bird.

La-pehsh. A pole; the setting pole of a canoe or boat.

La-pel-lah. Roast. Mamook lapellah, to roast before the fire.

La-pelle. A shovel or spade.

La-pe-osh. A mattock; a hoe.

La-piege. A trap. Eena lapiege, a beaver trap.

La-plash. A board.

La-po-el. A frying pan. Mamook lapoel, to fry.

La-pome. An apple.

La-pool. A fowl; poultry. Siwash lapool, the grouse.

La-poo-shet. A fork.

La-pote. A door.

La-sanjel. A girth; a sash; a belt.

La-see. A saw.

La-sell. A saddle.

La-shal-loo. A plough.

La-shan-del. A candle.

La-shase. A chair.

La-shen. A chain.

Las-siet. A plate.

La-sway. Silk; silken.

La-tahb. A table.

La-tet. The head. Pil latet, red-headed.

La-tlah. A noise. Mamook latlah, to make a noise.

La-ween. Oats.

La-west. A waistcoat.

Lazy. Lazy.

Le-bah-do. A shingle.

Le-bal. A ball; bullet. Tennas lebal, shot.

Le-bis-kwie. Biscuit; cracker; hard bread.

Le-blou. A sorrel horse; chestnut colored.

Le-clem. Cream colored; a cream colored or light dun horse.

Le-cock. A cock; a fowl.

Le-doo. A finger.

Le-gley. A gray horse; gray.

Le-jaub. See Diaub.

Le-kleh. A key. Mamook lekleh, lock the door.

Le-klo. A nail; nails.

Le-koo. The neck.

Le-kye. A spot; spotted or speckled. Lekye salmon, the spotted or winter salmon.

Lo-lo-ba. A ribbon.

Le-loo. A wolf.

Le-mah. The hand; the arm. Kloshe lemah, the right hand. Potlatch lemah, shake hands.

Le-mah-to. A hammer.

Le-mel. A mule.

Le-mo-lo. Wild; untamed.

Le-mo-to. Sheep.

Le-pan. Bread; raised or light bread.

Le-pee. The feet.

Le-pish-e-mo. The saddle, blankets and housings of a horse.

Le-pet. A priest.

Le-pwau. Peas.

Le-sak. A bag; a pocket.

Le-sap. An egg; eggs.

Le-see-blo. Spurs.

Le-see-zo. Scissors.

Le-sook. Sugar.

Le-tah. The teeth.

Le-whet. A whip. Mamook lewhet, to whip.

Lice. Rice.

Lik-pu-hu. An elder sister.

Lip-lip. To boil. Mamook liplip, to make or cause to boil.

Lo-lo. To carry; to load. Lolo kopa chickchick, to carry in a cart. Mamook lolo kopa canim, to load into a canoe.

Lo-wul-lo. Round; whole; the entire of anything. Lowullo sapeleel, whole wheat. Mamook lowullo, to roll up.

Lope. A rope. Tenas lope, a cord. Skin lope, a rawhide.

Lum. Rum, or any spirits.

Luk-ut-chee. Clams.