Dictionary of the Chinook gon | Page 5

speaker._ In the original, only when used by her brother.
~A-yáh-whul~, _v._ Chihalis, ATAHWUL. _To lend; borrow._
~Ay-kéh-nam.~See EH-KAH-NAM.
~B.~
~Bé-be~, _n., v._ French. A word used towards children; probably a
repetition of the first syllable of BAISER. _A kiss; to kiss._
Bed, _n._ English, idem. _A bed._
Bit, or Mit, _n._ English, BIT. _A dime or shilling._
Bloom, _n._ English, BROOM. _A broom._ Mamook bloom, _to
sweep._
Boat, _n._ English, idem. _A boat,_ as distinguished from a canoe.
~Bos'-ton~, _n., adj._ _An American; American._ A name derived
from the hailing-place of the first trading-ships to the Pacific. Boston
illahie, _the United States._
~Bur-dash~, _n._ Can. French, BERDACHE (Anderson). _An
hermaphrodite._ The reputation of hermaphroditism is not uncommon
with Indians, and seems to attach to every malformation of the organs
of generation. The word is of very limited use.
~C.~

~Cal'-li-peen~, _n._ French, CARABINE. _A rifle._
~Ca-nim~, _n._ Chinook, EKANIM. _A canoe._ Canim stick, _the
cedar, or wood from which canoes are usually made._
~Ca-po'~, _n._ French, CAPOT. _A coat._
~Chah'-ko~, _v._ Nootka, Clayoquot, CHAKO; Tokwaht, TCHOKWA.
_To come; to become._ Ex. Kansik mika chahko? _when did you
come?_ Chahko kloshe, _to get well._
~Chák chak~, _n._ Chinook, idem. The bald eagle (by onoma.), from
its scream. Of only local use on the lower Columbia.
Chee, _adv., adj._ Chinook, T'SHI. _Lately; just now; new._ Chee nika
ko, _I have just arrived._ Hyas chee, _entirely new._
~Chet'-lo~, or ~Jet'-lo~, _n._ Chihalia, CHETLOKH. _An oyster._
Used on the lower Columbia.
~Chet-woot~, _n._ Nisqually, idem. _A black bear._ Used only on
Puget Sound.
~Chik'-a-min~, _n., adj._ Tokwaht, TSIKAMEN; Nootka,
SICKAMINNY (Jewitt); SEEKEMAILE (Cook). _Iron; metal;
metallic._ T'kope chikamin, _silver;_ pil chikamin, gold or _copper._
Chikamin lope, _wire; a chain._
~Chik-chik~. See TSIK-TSIK.
~Chil-chil~. See TSIL-TSIL.
Chitsh, _n._ Chihalis, TSHITSH. _A grandmother._
Chope, _n._ Chihalis, TSHUP. _A grandfather._
~Cho'-tub~, _n._ Nisqually, idem. _A flea._ Used on Puget Sound.
Chuck, _n._ Nootka, CHAUK (Cook); CHAHAK, fresh water (Jewitt);

Chinook, TLTSUK (Shortess); Clatsop, TL'CHUKW. _Water; a river
or stream._ Salt chuck, _the sea;_ skookum chuck, _a rapid;_ solleks
chuck, _a rough sea;_ chuck chahko or kalipi, _the tide rises or falls;_
saghilli and keekwillie chuck, high and _low tide._
~Chuk-kin~, _n., v._ Chihalis, TSUKAEN. _To kick._ Of local use
only.
~Close.~ See KLOSE.
Cly, _v._ English. _To cry._
Cole, _adj._ English, COLD. Cole illahie, _winter;_ icht cole, _a year;_
cole sick waum sick, _the fever and ague._
Comb, _n._ English. _A comb._ Mamook comb, _to comb;_ mamook
comb illahie, _to harrow._
~Coo'-ley~, _v._ French, COUREZ, imp. of COURIR. _To run._
Cooley kiuatan, _a race-horse;_ yahka hyas kumtuks cooley, _he can,_
i.e., _knows how to run well._
~Coop'-coop~, _n._ Chinook, idem. _The smaller sized dentalium or
shell money._ See HYKWA.
~Co'-sho~, _n._ French, COCHON. _A hog; pork._ Siwash cosho, _a
seal;_ literally, _Indian pig._
~Cul'-tus~, _adj._ Chinook, KALTAS. _Worthless; good for nothing;
without purpose._ Ex. Cultus man, _a worthless fellow;_ cultus
potlatch, _a present or free gift;_ cultus heehee, _a jest; merely
laughing;_ cultus nannitsh, _to look around;_ cultus mitlite, _to sit idle;
to do nothing;_ cultus klatawa, _to stroll._ _Ques._ What do you want?
_Ans._ Cultus, i.e., _nothing._
~D.~
~De-láte~, or ~De-létt~, _adj., adv._ French, DROITE. _Straight; direct;
without equivocation._ Ex. Klatawa delett, _go straight;_ delett

wauwau, _tell the truth._
~Di-áub~, or Yaub, _n._ French, DIABLE. _The devil._ Sometimes
used combined with the article, as LEJAUB.
~D'ly~, or ~De-ly~, _adj._ English, DRY. Chahko dely, _to become
dry;_ mamook dely, _to dry, v. a._
~Doc'-tin~, _n._ English. _A doctor._
~Dol'-la~, or ~Táh-la~, _n._ English. _A dollar; money._ Chikamin
dolla, _silver;_ pil dolla, _gold;_ dolla siághost, _spectacles._
~E.~
~Eh-káh-nam~, _n._ Chinook, EKANAM. _A tale or story._ Used only
on the Columbia river. Often erroneously pronounced Ay-keh-nam.
~Eh-ko-li~, _n._ Chinook, ÉKOLI. _A whale._
~Ee'-na~, _n._ Chinook, IINA. _A beaver._ Eena stick (literally,
_beaver wood_), _the willow._
~Ee'-na-poo~, or ~In-a-poo~, _n._ Chinook, INAPU. _A louse._ Sopen
inapoo, _a flea._
~Ek'-keh~, _n._ Chinook, EKKE. _A brother-in-law._
~E'-la-han~, or ~E-lánn~, _n._ Chihalis, YELAÁN. _Aid; assistance;
alms._ Mamook elann, _to help._
~E'-lip~, or ~El'-ip~, _adv._ Chihalis, ILIP. _First; before._ The
superlative. Klatawa elip, _go before;_ elip lolo chuck, _in the first
place carry water;_ elip kloshe, _best;_ elip tilikum, _n._ (literally, _the
first people), a race of beings who inhabited the world before the
Indians._
~E-li'-te~, _n._ Chinook, ILAITEKH. _A slave._

~E-sált'h~, or ~Ye-sált'h~, _n._ Probably Wasco. _Indian corn or
maize._
~G.~
~Get-up~, or ~Ket-op~, _v._ English. _To get up; rise._
Glease, _n._ English, GREASE, _fat, grease, or oil._ Hyeu glease,
_very fat;_ too-toosh glease, _butter._ See, also, LAKLES.
~H.~
~Háh-lakl~, _adj._ Chinook, HÁLAKL. _Wide; open._ Ex. Mamook
hahlakl la pote, _open the door;_ chahko hallakl (as of the woods), _to
open out; become less dense._
~Háht-haht~, _n._ Nisqually, HATHAT. _The mallard duck._
~Hák-at-shum~, _n._ English. _A handkerchief._
~Ha'-lo~, _adj._ Quære u. d. not Chinook. _None; absent.