M.

Mah-kook. To buy or sell. Kah mika mahkook okook calipeen? where did you buy that rifle? Hyas mahkook, dear. Tenas mahkook, cheap.

Mah-kook-house. A trading house or store.

Mah-lie. To forget.

Mahsh. To leave; to turn out; to throw away; to part with; remove. Ex. Mahsh chuck kopa boat, bail the boat out. Mahsh okook salmon, throw away that fish. Mahsh mika capo, take off your coat. Yahka mahsh tum-tum kopa nika, he has given me his orders.

Mah-sie. Thank you.

Maht-lin-nie. Off shore.

Maht-wil-lie. In shore; shoreward; keep in.

Ma-lah. Tinware; crockery; earthenware.

Mal-i-eh. To marry.

Ma-ma. A mother

Mam-ook. To make; to do; to work. Ex. Mamook isick, to paddle; mamook illahee, to dig.

Man. A man; the male of any animal. Ex. Man moolock, a buck elk. Tenas man, a young man or boy.

Mel-a-kwa. A mosquito.

Mel-ass. Molasses.

Mem-a-loost. To die; dead. Mamook memaloost, to kill.

Me-sah-chie. Bad; wicked.

Me-si-ka. You; your; yours.

Mika. Thou; thy; thine.

Mi-mie. Down stream.

Mist-chi-mas. A slave.

Mit-ass. Leggings.

Mit-lite. To sit; sit down; stay at; reside; remain. Ex. Mitlite nika hyiu salmon kopa, sit down I have plenty of salmon. Mitlite keekwillie, to put down.

Mit-whit. To stand; stand up. Mitwhit stick, a standing tree; a mast.

Mokst. Twice.

Moo-la. A mill. Stick moola, a saw-mill.

Moo-lock. An elk.

Moon. The moon. Ikt moon, a month. Sick moon, the wane or old moon.

Moos-moos. Buffalo; horned cattle.

Moo-sum. To sleep; sleep. Nika hyas moosum, I slept very sound.

Mow-itsh. A deer; venison.

Muck-a-muck. To eat; to bite; food. Muckamuck chuck, to drink water.

Musket. A gun or musket. Stick musket, a bow.

N.

Na. The interrogative particle. Ex. Mika na klatawa okook sun? do you go to-day? Interrogation is, however, often conveyed by intonation only.

Nah. Look here! I say! Nah sikhs! halloo, friend.

Nan-itsh. To see; look; look for; seek. Nanitsh yahwa, look there. Klose nanitsh, look out; take care. Cultus nanitsh, to look round idly or from curiosity only. Mamook nanitsh, to show.

Nau-its. The sea beach.

Na-wit-ka. Yes; certainly; yes indeed; to be sure. Nawitka wake nika kumtuks, indeed I don't know. Wake mika nanitsh? did you not see [it]? Nawitka, I did not.

Nem. A name. Mamook nem, to name or call by name.

Ne-nam-ooks. The land otter.

Ne-si-ka. We; us; our.

Ne-whah. Hither; come, or bring it hither. Ex. Newhah nika nanitsh, here, let me see it.

Ni-ka. I; me; my; mine.

Nose. The nose; also, a promontory. Boat nose, the bow of a boat.

O.

O-kook. This; that; it. Iktah okook? what is that? Okook sun, to-day. Okook klaksta, he who. Okook klaska; they (being present).

O-la-pits-ki. Fire.

O-le-man. Old man; old; worn out. Hyas oleman kiuatan, a very old horse.

Ol-hy-iu. A seal.

O-lil-lie. Berries. Shot olillie, huckleberries. Siahpult olillie, raspberries. Salmon olillie, salmon berries.

O-lo. Hungry. Olo chuck, thirsty; olo moosum, sleepy.

O-luk. A snake.

Oos-kan. A cup; a bowl.

O-pe-kwan. A basket; tin kettle.

O-pitl-kegh. A bow.

O-pit-sah. A knife. Opitsah yahka sikhs, (the knife's friend) a fork. This word is also used to denote a sweetheart.

O-poots. The posterior; the tail of an animal. Boat opoots, the rudder. Opoots-sill, a breech clout.

Ote-lagh. The sun.

Ow. A brother younger than the speaker.

P.

Pahtl. Full. Pahtl lum or paht-lum, drunk. Pahtl chuck, wet.

Pent. Paint. Mamook pent, to paint.

Papa. A father.

Pa-see-sie. A blanket; woolen cloth.

Pa-siooks. A Frenchman.

Pchih or Pit-chih. Thin in dimensions.

Pe-chugh. Green.

Pee. Then; besides; and; or; but. Pee weght, and also; besides which. Pee nika wauwau wake, but I say, no.

Peh-pah. Paper; a letter; any writing. Mamook pehpah, to write.

Pel-ton. A fool; foolish; crazy. Kahkwa pelton, like a fool. Hyas pelton mika, you are very silly.

Pe-shak. Bad.

Pe-what-tie. Thin, like paper.

Pi-ah. Fire; ripe; cooked. Mamook piah, to cook; to burn. Piah ship, a steamer. Piah olillie, ripe berries. Piah sapolill, baked bread. Piah sick, the venereal disease. Saghalie piah, lightning.

Pil. Red; of a reddish color. Pil illahie, red clay or vermillion. Pil dolla, gold. Pil chikimin, copper. Pil kiuatan, a bay or chestnut horse.

Pil-pil. Blood. Mahsh pilpil, to bleed.

Pish. Fish.

Pit-lilh. Thick in consistence, as molasses.

Piu-piu. To stink; a skunk.

Poh. To blow. Mamook poh, to blow out or extinguish, as a candle.

Po-lak-lie. Night; darkness; dark. Tenas polaklie, evening. Hyas polaklie, late at night; very dark. Sit-kum polaklie, midnight.

Po-lal-lie. Gunpowder; dust; sand. Polallie illahie, sandy ground.

Poo. The sound of a gun. Mamook poo, to shoot. Moxt poo, a double-barrelled gun. Tohum poo, a six shooter.

Poo-lie. Rotten.

Pot-latch. A gift; to give. Cultus potlatch, a present or free gift.

Pow-itsh. A crab apple.

Puk-puk. A blow with the fist; a fist-fight. Mamook pukpuk, to box; to fight with the fists. Pukpuk solleks, to fight in anger.

Puss-puss. A cat. Hyas pusspuss, a panther or cougar.

S.

Sagh-a-lie. Up; above; high. Saghalie Tyee, (literally the chief above) God.

Sail. A sail; any cotton or linen goods. Mamook sail, to make sail. Mamook keekwillie sail, to take in sail. Tzum sail, printed cloth or calico.

Sa-kol-eks. Leggings; trowsers; pantaloons. Keekwillie sakoleks, drawers.

Sal-lal. The sallal berry.

Salmon. The salmon. Tyee salmon, _i.e._ chief salmon, the spring salmon.

Salt. Salt or salt taste. Salt chuck, the sea.

San-de-lie. Ash colored; a roan horse; roan colored.

Sap-o-lill. Wheat; flour or meal. Pish sapolill, baked bread. Lolo sapolill, whole wheat.

Se-ah-host. The face; the eyes. Halo seahhost, blind. Icht seahhost, one-eyed. Lakit seahhost, (four eyes) spectacles.

Se-ah-po. A hat or cap. Seahpo olillie, the raspberry.

Shame or shem. Shame. Halo shem mika? arn't [sic] you ashamed of yourself?

Shan-tie. To sing.

She-lok-um. A looking-glass; glass.

Ship. Ship or vessel. Stick ship, a sailing vessel. Piah ship, a steamer. Ship man, a sailor.

Shoes. Shoes. Stick shoes, boots and shoes made of leather.

Shot. Shot; lead. Shot olillie, huckleberries.

Shugah. Sugar.

Shugh. A rattle. Shugh opoots, a rattlesnake.

Shut. A shirt.

Shwah-kuk. A frog.

Si-ah. Far; far off. Comparative distance is expressed by intonation or repetition; as siah-siah, very far. Wake siah, near; not far.

Si-am. The grizzly bear.

Sick. Sick. Cole sick, the ague. Sick tumtum, grieved; sorry; jealous; unhappy.

Sikhs. A friend.

Sin-a-moxt. Seven.

Si-pah. Straight, like a ramrod.

Sis-ki-you. A bob-tailed horse.

Sit-kum. A half; a part. Sitkum dolla, half a dollar. Sitkum sun, noon. Tenas sitkum, a quarter or small part.

Sit-lay. Stirrups.

Sit-shum. To swim.

Si-wash. An Indian.

Skin. Skin. Skin shoes, moccasins. Stick skin, the bark of a tree.

Skoo-kum. Strong; strength; a ghost; an evil spirit or demon. Skookum tumtum, brave. Skookum chuck, a rapid.

Skwak-wal. A lamprey eel.

Skwis-kwis. A squirrel.

Sla-hal. A game played with eight small disks, one of which is marked.

Smoke. Smoke; clouds; fog; steam.

Snass. Rain. Cole snass, snow.

Snow. Snow.

Soap. Soap.

So-le-mie. The cranberry.

Sol-leks. Anger; angry. Mamook solleks, to fight. Tikegh solleks, to be hostile. Kumtuks solleks, to be passionate.

So-pe-na. To jump; to leap.

Spo-oh. Faded; any light color, as pale blue; drab &c. Chahko spooh, to fade.

Spoon. A spoon.

Spose. Suppose; if; supposing; provided that; in order that. Spose mika nanitsh nika canim, if you see my canoe. Spose nika klatawa kopa Victoria, if or when I go to Victoria. Kahkwa spose, as if.

Stick. A stick; a tree; wood; wooden. Stick skin, bark. Ship stick, a mast. Mitwhit stick, a standing tree. Icht stick, a yard measure. Stick shoes, leather shoes or boots. Isick stick, the ash.

Stock-en. Stockings or socks.

Stoh. Loose. Mamook stoh, to untie; unloose.

Stone. A rock or stone; bone; horn; the testicles. Stone kinatan, a stallion. Mahsh stone, to castrate.

Stote-kin. Eight.

Stutchun. The sturgeon.

Suk-wal-al. A gun or musket.

Sun. The sun; a day. Tenas sun, early. Sitkum sun, noon. Klip sun, sunset.

Sunday. Sunday. Icht Sunday, a week. Hyas Sunday, a holiday. Ex. Icht, mokst, klone sun kopet Sunday, one, two or three days after Sunday.

T.

Tagh-um. Six.

Tahl-kie. Yesterday. Icht tahlkie, day before yesterday.

Tah-nim. To measure.

Tah-tle-lum. Ten. Mokst klone, etc., tahtlelum, signifying twenty, thirty, etc. Tahtlelum pe icht, eleven, twelve.

Tal-a-pus. The coyote or prairie wolf, a sort of deity or supernatural being, prominent in Indian mythology; a sneak.

Ta-mah-no-us. Magic; luck; fortune; anything supernatural.

Ta-mo-litsh. A tub; barrel; bucket. Icht tamolitsh, a bushel measure.

Tanse. To dance.

Tea. Tea.

Te-ah-wit. The leg; the foot. Klatawa teahwit, to go on foot, to walk. Klook teawhit, lame.

Teh-teh. To trot as a horse.

Tenas. Small; few; little; a child; the young of any animal. Mokst uika tenas, I have two children. Tenas hyiu, a few. Tenas sun, early.

Te-pah. Quills; the wing of a bird.

Tik-egh. To want; wish; love; like. Hyas tikegh, to long for. Ikta mika tikegh? what do you want?

Tik-tik. A watch.

Til-i-kum. People. Cultus tilikum, common or insignificant persons. Huloima tilikum, strangers. Nika tilikum, my relations.

Til-i-kum-ma-ma. A father.

Till. Tired; heavy; weight; a weight. Hyas till nika, I am very tired. Kansih till okook, how much does that weigh? Mamook till, to weigh.

Tin-tin. A bell; a musical instrument. Mamook tintin, to ring a bell.

Tipso. Grass; leaves; fringe; feathers; fur. Tipso illahie, prairie. Dely tipso, hay.

T'kope. White; light colored.

Tl'kope. To cut; hew; chop.

Toh. Spit. Mamook spit.

Toke-tie. Pretty.

To-lo. To earn; to win at a game; to gain. Kansih dolla nika tolo spose mamook? how many dollars will I earn if I work?

To-mol-la. To-morrow. Ikt tomolla, the day after.

Tot. An uncle.

To-to. To shake; sift anything; winnow.

To-toosh. The breast of a female; milk. Totoosh lakles, butter.

To-wagh. Bright; shining; light.

Tsee. Sweet.

Tsee-pie. To miss a mark; to make a blunder. Tseepie wayhut, to take the wrong road.

Tshi-ke. Directly; soon.

Tshish. Cold.

Tsi-at-ka. A nocturnal demon much feared by the Indians.

Tshik-tshik. A wagon; a cart; a wheel. Tchik-tchik way-hut, wagon-road.

Tsil-tsil or Chil-chil. Buttons; the stars.

Tsish. Sharpen. Mamook tsish, to sharpen.

Tsole-pat. A shot pouch.

Tso-lo. To wander in the dark; to lose one's way.

Tsugh. A crack or split. Mamook tsugh, to split. Chahko tsugh, to become split or cracked.

Tuk-a-mo-nuk. A hundred. It is, like ten, combined with the digits; as icht, mokst, klone tukamonuk, one hundred, two hundred, three hundred, etc.

Tuk-wil-la. The hazel nut; nuts in general.

Tum-tum. The heart; the will; opinion. Mahsh tumtum, to give orders. Mamook tumtum, to make up one's mind. Mamook kloshe tumtum, to make friends or peace. Sick tumtum, grief; jealousy. Mokst tumtum nika, I am undecided. _Q._ Kah nesika klatawa? where shall we go? Mika tumtum, whenever you please; as you will. Ikta mika tumtum? what do you think?

Tum-wa-ta. A waterfall, cascade or cataract.

Tup-shin. A needle. Mamook tupshin, to sew; to mend; to patch.

Tyee. A chief. Saghalie tyee, the Deity. Tyee salmon, the spring salmon.

Tzum. Mixed colors; spots or stripes; a mark or figure; writing, paint, painted. Tzum sill, printed calico. Tzum pehpah, writing. Mamook tzum, to write. Tzum illahie, blazed or surveyed land.

W.

Wagh. To pour; to spill; to vomit. Mamook wagh chuck, pour out some water.

Wake. No; not.

Wa-ki. To-morrow.

Wap-pa-to. A potato.

Wash. Wash. Mamook wash, to wash.

Waum. Warm. Hyas waum, hot. Waum illahie, summer. Mamook waum, to heat. Waum-sick-cole-sick, fever and ague.

Wau-wau. To talk; speak; call; ask; tell; answer; talk or conversation. Cultus wauwau, idle talk; stuff; nonsense. Hyas wauwau, to shout.

Way-hut. A road or trail. Chickchick wayhut, a wagon road.

Weght. Again; also; more. Pe nika weght, and I too. Potlatch weght, give me some more. Tenas weght, a little more yet.

Whim. To fell. Whim stick, a fallen tree. Mamook whim okook stick, fell that tree; also to throw in wrestling.

Win-a-pie. By-and-bye; presently; wait.

Wind. Wind. Halo wind, out of breath (dead).

Y.

Yah-hul. A name.

Yah-ka. He; his; him; she; it, etc.

Yah-kis-ilth. Sharp, or cutting.

Yah-wa. There; thither; thence; beyond.

Yak-so. The hair of the head; hair generally.

Yak-wa. Here; hither; this side of; this way. Yakwa kopa okook house, this side of that house.

Ya-kwah-tin. The belly; the entrails.

Yi-em. To relate; to tell a story; to confess to a priest; a story or tale.

Youtl. Glad; pleased; proud; (of a horse) spirited. Hyas youtl yahka tumtum, his heart is very glad.

Youtl-kut. Long; length.

Yout-skut. Short (in dimension).

PART II.--ENGLISH--CHINOOK.

A.

Above, sagh-a-lie.

Absolve, mamook-stoh.

Acorns, kah-na-way.

Across, in-a-ti.

Admiration, hwah.

Afraid, kwass.

After; Afterwards, kim-ta.

Again, weght.

All, kon-a-way.

Alms, e-la-han or e-lann.

Also, weght.

Altogether, kegh-tchie.

Always, kwah-ne-sum.

American, Boston.

Amusement, he-hee.

And, pee.

Anger; Angry, sol-leks.

Another, aallyma.

Ants, kuckwalla.

Apple, le pome.

Apron, keh-su or ki-su.

Arbutus, uva ursi; lahb.

Arrive at, ko.

Arrow, ka-li-tan.

Ash, isick stick.

Assistance, e-la-han.

As if, kah-kwa spose.

At, ko-pa.

Aunt, kwal'h.

Awl, shoes keep-wot.

Axe, la-hash.

B.

Bad, mesahchie or peshack.

Bag, le sak.

Ball, le bal.

Bargain, mahkook; huyhuy.

Bark, stick skin.

Barley, la reh.

Barrel, tamolitsh.

Basin, ketling.

Basket, opekwan.

Beads, kamosuk.

Bear (black), chet-woot; its-woot. (grizzly), siam.

Beat, to, kokshut.

Beaver, ee-na.

Because, kehwa.

Become, to, chahko.

Bed, bed.

Before, e-lip or el-ip.

Behind, kimta.

Bell, tintin.

Belly, yakwahtin.

Below, keekwillie.

Belt, la sanjel.

Berries, olillie; olallie.

Best, elip kloshe.

Between, patsuck.

Beyond, yahwa.

Bird, kulakula.

Biscuit, lebiskwee.

Bit or Dime, bit.

Bitter, klihl.

Black, klale.

Blackberries, klikamuks.

Blanket, paseesie.

Blind, halo seahhost.

Blood, pilpil.

Blow out, mamook pox.

Blue (light), spooh.

Blue (dark), klale.

Blunder, to, tsee-pie.

Board, la plash.

Boat, boat.

Bob-tailed; a bob-tailed horse, siskiyou.

Boil, to, liplip.

Bone, stone.

Borrow, to, ayahwhul.

Bosom (female), totoosh.

Both, kunamoxt.

Bottle, labooti.

Bow, opitlkegh.

Bowl, ooskan.

Box, lacasett.

Bracelet, klikwallie.

Brass, klikwallie.

Brave, skookum tumtum.

Bread, piah sapolill or le pan.

Break, to, kokshut.

Breasts, totoosh.

Breech clout, opoots sill.

Bridle, la bleed.

Bright, towagh.

Bring hither, mamook chahko.

Broad, klukulh.

Broken, klook.

Broom, bloom.

Brother, kahpho, if older than the speaker; ow, if younger. Male cousins the same.

Brother-in-law, ek-keh.

Bucket, tamolitsh.

Buffalo, moosmoos.

Bullet, le bal; kalitan.

Bundle, kow.

But, pee.

Butter, totoosh lakles.

Buttons, tsil tsil.

Buy, to, mahkook.

By-and-by, winapie.