Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallum and Lummi | Page 3

good so (that's well), ái-yu-hó-nang; good man, ais swé-ka; good dog, ais ká-ha.
GOOSANDER (mergus merganser), ho-[=o]k'w.
GOOSE, yükh′ho-na.
GRANDFATHER, sé-ya, tchütt.
GRANDMOTHER, sé-ya.
GRASS, s'hats-ai; mat grass for thread, klütl.
GREASE or oil, smüts.
GREBE (podiceps), kla-ái-kün.
GREEN, ün-tlútlh, an-nu-klikhtl.
GROUSE (tetrao obscurus), gné-et; (tetrao umbellus), ste′yu-h[=u]ng.
GUILLEMOT, sas-sé-mats.
GULL, ku-té-ük, kwün-né.
GUM, pitch, tché-ükh.
H.
HAIL, chit-la-hái-sin.
HAIR, si-at′tn.
HAIQUA (the dentalium), klets′-chin.
HALF, il-chukh′.
HALIBUT, s'h[=o]t'h, ts[=o]t'h.
HAND, s'ch-hats′.
HARD, ko-sang′.
HARE, rabbit, ka-káit-se.
HAUL, to, ho-kwut′.
HAT, s'ches′euk'h.
HE, when present, tsa-mukw; if absent, netl.
HEAD, sk[=u]ng-i.
HEAR, I, yai-yá-nüng-sen.
HEART, ha-chin-nin′.
HERE, te-at′hla.
HERON (ardea herodias), sn[=o]k-ho.
HERRING, kl[=o]ngt.
HIDE, to, kwai's.
HIT, I, tcho′kwe-n[=u]t-sen.
HOLLA, to, kwá-kwüt-ching.
HOW MANY? kwén-chis; how many people? ko-nái-ya; how many dollars? ko-nai chis ngün dolla; how much money have you? ko-nai te chin dolla.
HOUSE, ái-yüng; my house, n'skwai, te ai-yüng.
HUNDRED, na-tcho-wütsh.
HUNGRY, hwam.
HUSBAND, my, n'swé-i-ka.
I.
I, ütza.
ICE, sle′a-hu.
INDIANS, people, tl-stái-ing-hu, ats-il-tái-ing-hu.
INFANT, s'chá-in.
IRON, küm-tüm′.
ISLAND, kl-chás.
J.
JAY (garrulus stelleri), s'háikh-hai.
JUST NOW, lately, chatsh′ta; I have just come chatsh-ta't n's-ta′chi.
K.
KAMASS, k'whló-i.
KETTLE, skwó-ten.
KILL, to, ko-ché-yu.
KNEE, skai-yá-ko.
KNIFE, sheath, ko-kwái-is; pocket, náng-nün.
KNOW, I, hüt-chét 't-sen.
L.
LAKE, tsé-ikhtl.
LARGE, tchük.
LATELY, just now, chátsh-ta.
LAUGH, to, net′ching.
LAZY, tsá-h[=u]ng.
LEAF, s'chá-sün.
LEAP, to, hwé-tüng.
LEG, s'hün′na.
LIE, to, kai-yükh′.
LIGHT, wái-yu.
LIGHTNING, chin-é-kwa.
LIKE, hon-áng.
LISTEN (imp.), yá-ya-nüng-[=o]ts-hu.
LONG, klakt; long ago, hets.
LOOK FOR, to, kli-yáng.
LOSE, to, tsits-hwá-nüng.
LOVE, to, nus-klé.
LOW TIDE, süng-[=o]t-sen.
LYNX (L. fasciata), tsát-sats.
M.
MALLARD, duck, té-nük-sen.
MAMMALS: Bat, klat-li-pi-á-hün. Bear, black, s'chi-kwáitsh. Bear, grizzly, kwái-it-shin. Beaver, ské-yau. Buffalo, kwáisp. Cougar, kan-et′sap. Deer, h[=o]pt, smé-yis. Dog, ská-ha. Elk, kai-yétsh. Goat, mountain, swét-le. Hare, rabbit, ka-káit-se. Lynx, tsat-sats. Mink, mis-tcho. Mouse, skwa′tün. Musk rat, skülkh-küt'lkh. Land otter, ska′atl. Sea otter, tüm′müs. Seal, ?ss′hu. Skunk, smat-s'n. Squirrel (sciurus), sp-si-y[=u]t-s'n; (tamias), ha-hái-yu-wetsh. Wolf, sta′ching. Whale, ch-whé-yu.
MAN, swé-ka; plur. swé-yi-ka; young man, swé-w[=u]s; old man, kwilt-chák.
MANY, ng' únn; many men, ng' üngt' swé-yi-ka.
MAT, of round rushes (tulé), taks-lats′hu; flat do. (cat's tail), su-ya-átsh, kai-nim; cedar bark, tsüm′müt.
MAT NEEDLE, ho-k'hún.
MEDICINE, s'tái-ing-hu.
MEDICINE MAN, magician or doctor, s'hu-n[=a]m.
MIDDLE, ets-tóng-en.
MILK, sküb-ó.
MINK, mis′tcho.
MISS a mark, to, tang-ün; miss the road, to, ti-tákh.
MISTAKE, to, in speech, ti-takh.
MOCCASINS, klük′shin.
MOLLUSCS, ETC.: Barnacle, ts[=o]ngt. Clams, quahog (Venus), ski-he-yu; large (Lutraria), swa′-hüm; blue striated, skük-hlái. Cockle (cardium), sklé-y[=o]m. Hai-kwa (Dentalium), klets-chin. Mussel, to′yük. Oyster, klokh-klokh. Scallop (pecten), na′na. Sea egg (echinus), skwét-si.
MOON, kl-káitsh.
MORNING, kwá-tchi.
MOSQUITO, pwáik-sen.
MOTHER, t[=a]n.
MOUNTAIN, h'kwi-étsh.
MOUSE, skwá-tün.
MOUTH, tsu′ts'n.
MUSK RAT, skülkh-küt'lkh.
MUSSEL, the small blue, to′yük.
MY SISTER, na ais; my house, na ai-yüng; my things, n's-kwa-na-akw.
MYTHOLOGY: Nó-kwe-m[)a]tl or Dó-kwe-b[)a]tl, the principal supernatural being, corresponding to Ikáni of the Chinooks. S'hui-áb, the primal or demon race. S'hu-n[=a]m, magic or medicine. Te-y[=u]tl-ma, the genius of good fortune. Hun-ha-né-ti, a performance of conjuring or "tamá-nous" (Chinook), known to the Nisquallies as s'hí-na, in which it is pretended that the person initiated is killed and then restored to life.
N.
NAME, s'dá.
NAILS, ts′sh[=u]ts.
NEAR, klat-lé-a-ke.
NEEDLE, chát-sün.
NECK, h[=o]ng-en.
NEW, háu-us, k'hau-ós.
NIGHT, s'nat′.
NINE, t[=o]kw, t'kwái-ya, t'kwáit-hu.
NONE, á-wün-na, au-wüts-an.
NOON, k'é-yit.
NOSE, nük'sn.
NOW, ti-á-no.
NUMERALS: Simple Cardinals-- 1, nit′zo. 2, chis′sa. 3, klekhw. 4, ng-os. 5, kl-katcht 6, t'hung. 7, ts[=o]ks. 8, tats. 9, t[=o]kw. 10, ó-pen.
Personal Cardinals-- 1, nát-so. 2, chá-sa. 3, kl-whái-ya. 4, ni-sái-ya. 5, kl-küt-shái-ya. 6, tükh-üng-ái-ya. 7, tsakw-tsái-ya. 8, tats-sái-ya. 9, t'kwái-ya. 10, o-pen-ái.
Cardinals of Valuation-- 1, n'sakt′hu. 2, n'sháit-hu. 3, kl-wháit-hu. 4, nu-sáit-hu. 5, kl-küt-sháit-hu. 6, tükh-hüng-áit-hu. 7, tsak-sáit-hu. 8, tats-háit-hu. 9, t-kwáit-hu. 10, o-pen-áit-hu. 11, o-pen it nitzo. 12, o-pen i'tchüs-sa. 20, t's-kwüss. 30, h'l-l[=u]tl-sha. 100, na-tcho-wütsh. 1000, p'né-itsh.
O.
OLD, snük-ai.
OLD MAN, kwil′tchük; old woman, kwil′tchük slá-ni.
ONE, nit′zo, nat′so, n'sákt-hu.
OTTER, land, ská-atl; sea, tüm′-mus.
OULAKAN, a small fish, klais.
OUT DOORS, as-saktl′.
OYSTER, klókh-klokh.
OFF SHORE, tsát-so.
P.
PADDLE, a, h[=o]ng-üt.
PADDLE, to, ist.
PEOPLE, tl-stái-ing-hu, ats-il-tái-ing-hu.
PENIS, shel′la.
PIGEON, hüm-ókh.
PIPE, pá-akw.
PITCH, tché-ük.
PLANK, sé-y't-hu.
PLANTS, ETC.: Barberry (berberis), shé-tchin. Berries (generic), s'chá-yük-w'tl. Bilberry, yé-hun. Grass, s'hats-ái. used for mat thread, klütl. Kamass (squilla), k'whló-i. Rush, cat-tail, kwo-[=o]t. Sallal (Gualtheria), tak′a. Salmon berry, al-e′lo. Strawberry, té-yükw. Tobacco, smá-nash.
POINT or end, elk'hs.
POUND, to, as grain, tsüt.
POUR, to, kwi-yet′.
PORPOISE, s'h[=u]-ma-héns.
PRAIRIE, spelh′han.
PREGNANT, as-kwá-kwai.
PRESENTLY, kwa-kwát-hu.
PRONOUNS: I, absolute, üt′za; copulative, prefixed to a verb, ats; suffixed to do., sün, sen, sin. My, na, n's, n, n'skwai. Thou, nükw; copulative prefixed, chin; suffixed, hu; or in the imperative, chi. He, if present, tsa-nükw; absent, netl. We, nüng'l, kl-ning′ütl. Ye, nükw, kl-nükw. They, kwas′sa, tsa-ta.
PRONGS OF FISH GIG, sta-whái-üts.
PUSH, to, ch[=o]ng-üt.
Q.
QUICK, come quick! á-atl.
R.
RAIN, to, s'lem′hu.
RAKE, v., to take small fish with a rake, tlüt′a-men.
RAVEN, sku-tó.
RED, ün-tsükw′, an-nu-tsük′o.
RELATIONS, nis-chá-cha.
RELATIONSHIPS: Father, i-ái-in. Mother, tan. Grandfather, sé-ya, tchüt. Grandmother, sé-ya. Son, my, nüng-ün′na. Daughter, my, nüng-ün′na. Husband, my, n'swé-yi-ka. Wife, my, n'slá-ni. Brother, elder, s[=u]t-hó-nük. younger, sái-tchin. Sister, elder, s[=u]t-hó-nük. younger, ais.
RETURN, to, ho-wé-yüng.
RHODODENDRON, kwalt-héltsh.
RIVER, stó-a-wi.
ROAST, by the fire, chük-[=o]ts.
ROPE, hwé-lüm.
ROTTEN, as wood, tsá-kong; as fruit, skwang′ütst.
RUSH, cat-tail, kwo-[=o]t.
RUN, I, skwá-nüng-üt′sen.
S.
SALLAL BERRIES, ták-a.
SALMON: S. quinnat, kwit′shin. S. truncatus, klüt′shin. S. Scouleri, kütch′küs. S. proteus, hün′nün. S. (undetermined), mét-hlets. S. canis, kl'whái. S. Campbelli, kwatcht.
SALMON ROE, kai-yükh′.
SALMON BERRIES, al-é-lo.
SALT, klatl.
SAND, pe-kwüt-chin.
SAND PIPER (tringa), ské-uks.
SCALLOP (pecten), ná-na.
SCULPIN, swan-itl.
SEA, kl-lalts.
SEA FOWL, mó-[=o]k.
SEAL, ?ss′hu.
SEAL'S BLADDER, ts-só.
SEASONS: Spring, tclin-es-hwó-as. Summer, kla-té-küm, tchin-é-si. Autumn, tchin-só-le. Winter, klá-tchi.
SEAT, the, kló-wük.
SEE, to, kwün't.
SEVEN, ts[=o]ks, ts?kw-tsái-ya, ts?k-sáit-hu.
SEW, to, chit-seng-üt-sen.
SEINE, so-yük.
SHADOW, nu-kwá-ku-no-sing, ká-katl.
SHARK, klá-yük-a-tét-s'n.
SHARP, ái-y[=u]ts.
SHIRT, sli-pói-küt; woollen do., sno-wéks.
SHOES, kwüt-lé-shin.
SHOULDER, tsé-a-kwün.
SHORT, chái-yetl.
SICK, as-hátl'h; I am sick, as-hátl'h-sen.
SING, to, te-yüm′tsen.
SISTER, elder, s[=u]t-hó-nük; do. younger, ais.
SIT, to, á-müt.
SIX, t'hüng, tükh-hüng-ái-ya, tükh-hüng-áit-hu.
SKATE, fish, ká-kaukh.
SKUNK, smát-s'n.
SKY, tsit-sl.
SKIN, kó-wi.
SLAVE, skwé-its.
SLEEP, to, et-tüt-sen.
SMALL, kl[=o]t-la, ma-má-min.
SMOKE, sp-k[=o]ng.
SNAKE, swa-hüt-si.
SNEEZE, to,