A DICTIONARY OF THE CHINOOK JARGON.
PART I. CHINOOK-ENGLISH.
~A.~
~Ah-ha~, _adv._ Common to various tribes. _Yes._ Expression of simple a.s.sent. On Puget Sound, E-eH.
~Ah"n-kut-te~, or ~Ahn-kot-tie~, _adv._ Chinook, ANKUTTI. _Formerly; before now._ With the accent prolonged on the first syllable, _a long time ago._ Ex. Ahnkutte lakit sun, _four days ago;_ Tenas ahnkutte, _a little while since._
~Al-ah~, _interj._ Expression of surprise. Ex. Alah mika chahko! _ah, you"ve come!_
~Al-kie~, _adv._ Chinook, ALKEKH. _Presently; in a little while; hold on; not so fast._
~Al"-ta~, _adv._ Chinook, ALTAKH. _Now; at the present time._
~A-mo"-te~, _n._ Chinook, AMUTE; Clatsop, KLABOTe. _The strawberry._
~An-ah~, _interj._ An exclamation denoting pain, displeasure, or depreciation. Ex. Anah nawitka mika halo shem, _ah, indeed you are without shame._ On Puget Sound, Ad-de-dah.
~Ats~, _n._ Chinook, idem; Yakama, ATSE (Pandosy). _A sister younger than the speaker._ In the original, only when used by her brother.
~A-yah-whul~, _v._ Chihalis, ATAHWUL. _To lend; borrow._
~Ay-keh-nam.~See EH-KAH-NAM.
~B.~
~Be-be~, _n., v._ French. A word used towards children; probably a repet.i.tion 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._
~Chak 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, Ts.h.i.tSH. _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;_ skook.u.m 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 k.u.mtuks cooley, _he can,_ i.e., _knows how to run well._
~Coop"-coop~, _n._ Chinook, idem. _The smaller sized dentalium or sh.e.l.l 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.~