Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallum and Lummi | Page 3

George Gibbs

E.
EAR, kwái-in.
EARTH, land, sh-stüng´a-whün.
EAGLE, bald, kwái-eng-s'n; golden, ku-táit-sin-hu.

EAT, to, ts-kwin-sünt-sen, it-lun.
ECHINUS, skwét-si.
EGGS, sing-i-á-net.
EIGHT, tats, tats-sái-ya, tats-háit-hu.
ELBOW, sk[=o]p-hái-al-ka.
ELK, kai-yétsh.
END or point, elks.
EVENING, táng-en.
EYE, kái-in.
EXCHANGE, to, at-shé-ti.
F.
FACE, sats.
FAR, yé-ye, he-eh.
FATHER, i-ái-in; grandfather, sé-ya.
FEATHERS, s'chái.
FIND, to, chó-nüt-sen.
FINISH, I have finished work, ho-its´na kwin's chái.
FINGERS, s'ch-hats.
FIR TREE (abies Douglassii), skai-ái-nükh, chi-á-chitch; fir bark,
tsi´yi.
FIRE, só-n[=u]ts.

FIRE WOOD, tl-káts.
FIRST, i-chá-yi.
FISH, tsâ'kw.
FISH, ETC.: Cod fish, s'ká-kan. Crab, a-ché-e. Cuttle fish, ské-mükw.
Dog fish, s'kwats. Flounder, hwau-kwün. Halibut, s'h[=o]t'h. Herring,
kl[=o]ngt. Oulakan, kláis. Porpoise, s'hú-ma-hens. Salmon (See
"salmon"). Sculpin, swan-itl. Shark, klá-yük-a-tét-s'n. Sturgeon,
kw'táit-sin. Toad fish, s'chem-ükh.
FISH GIG, sti-é-hu.
FISHING LINE of kelp, schats.
FISH with a line, to, tl-ti-ó-is.
FISH WEIR, su-ta-t'hl.
FIVE, kl-katcht, kl-küt-shái-ya, kl-küt-sháit'hu.
FLESH, sli-ükw´.
FLOUNDER, flatfish, hwau-kwün.
FLY, the insect, kli-kái-a-hün-na.
FOOT, kl-tá-sn.
FOUR, ng-os, ni-sai-ya, nu-sáit-hu.
FORMERLY, a long time ago, h[=e]ts.
FROM, tó-k[=u]t-s'n.
FULL, es-si-át-st'l.
G.

GAFF, for salmon, kle-kwün.
GAMBLING DISKS, sla-hal´lüm.
GET UP, to, tsát-lüng.
GIRL, slet-lát-li-ke.
GIVE, to, ang-at.
GO, I, (1st pers. pres. ind.) hai-át-sen; go (imp.) óh'chi; I go there,
[=o]ts-na tá-sái-ya.
GOAT (aploceras), shwét-le.
GOOD, áikh, hatl; 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, äss´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-kwâ-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,
Continue reading on your phone by scaning this QR Code

 / 14
Tip: The current page has been bookmarked automatically. If you wish to continue reading later, just open the Dertz Homepage, and click on the 'continue reading' link at the bottom of the page.