Chapter 2

WHERE? ta-hen; _where do you come from?_ cha-hen-tin sta-chi; _where do you go?_ twents-hu.

WHISTLE, _to_, n[=u]s-kwi-o-sueng.

WHITE, puek'h.

WHITE MEN, hwa-ne-tuem.

WHO? tsan; _who is that?_ tsan ta-sai-ya.

WIND, s't'ch[=u]ng; _North wind_, kais-hwu; _South wind_, skangt, skang'uet.

WIFE, _my_, n-sla-a-ni.

WINGS, skl-kai-ai.

WINTER, kla-chi.

WITHIN, _inside_, es-che-yu.

WOLF, sta-ching.

WOMAN, sla-ni.

WOOD, _dead_, kwuet-lai.

WORK OR DO, _to_, chai; _I work_, ats chai _or_ chait-sen; _thou workest_, nuek'w chai _or_ chai-uets-hu; _he works_, kw'sa chai; _we work_, nueng'l tsa-chai; _ye work_, nuek'w't-sa ai-a-chai; _they work_, tsa-tsa chi'chai.

WORTHLESS, tl-whi-os.

WRIST, s'h[=o]ts-kwats.

WRITE, s'he-ikh.

Y.

YAWN, _to_, we-uks.

YE, kl-nuekw'; _all ye_, nuekw' huen'na.

YELLOW, an-nu-kwai-kwai.

YES, a-ah.

YESTERDAY, chi-ak-kl.

YOUNG MAN, swe-wus.

YOUR, n'skwa; _your house_, n'skwa n'ai-yueng.

LOCAL NOMENCLATURE

OF THE CLALLAM TRIBE.

S'ng-o. A river running into the Strait of Fuca, above Neah Bay.

Ok-ho. Another river near the last.

Klat-la-was. A village on the Strait.

Pisht'st. Village at Canel River, Pillar Point.

Kwa-ha-mish. Fishing Station at Lyre River.

El-wha. The village at the mouth of the Elkwa, west of Port Angeles.

Tsi-whit'zen, Yin'nis. Villages at Port Angeles.

Stet-lum. Village at New Dungeness.

Shkwin. Village at Sequim Bay.

Ka-kaitl or Skwa-kwel. Village at Port Discovery.

Ka-tai. Lower village on Port Townshend.

Chem'a-kum. Village site at head of do.

VOCABULARY OF THE LUMMI.

A.

ABOVE, se-suk'tl.

ADZE, s'chuem'muen.

AFRAID, sai-sin.

AFTER, il-kwa-wues.

ALDER, skwang-l'tch.

ALIVE, hal-ikh, hal-le.

ALL, makw, mokw.

ALWAYS, wai, wa-hai, o-wai-la; _always so_, wa-hai-yu shueng angs.

ANGRY, kwin-tuen.

ARM, ta'lo; _my arm_, n'ta'lo; _right arm_, si-lae-me'[=u]s; _left arm_, suk-kwe'[=u]s.

ARROW, yitcht.

ASHES, kwai-chp.

AT, _to be at_, lae-si _or_ lak-si; _he is at Lummi_, lae-si la N[=u]kh-luem'mi. _See also "live," "be."_

AXE, ku'kuem. (kuem-muet, _to chop_.)

B.

BACK, _the_, stas-kwitl.

BAD, h'aes, s'haes.

BAG _or sack_, chu-kwal'.

BAIL A BOAT, _to_, chi-kwast; (_in Simiamoo_), kwuel'luet.

BALD, ko'a-lekw.

BARK, _of the fir_, chuel'li; _of the cedar_, sl-kwuem'.

BASKET, _potato basket_, kl-paek; _load basket_, s'pi-chae; _small basket_, pep-chaelkh.

BEADS, _large blue kind_, shkwe'-kwuen; _small white do._, tsuets-huet; _small green beads_, tchi-kwuel-lekh'.

BE, _to_, _See "at," "live."_ _It is in the house_, lak-si a-lung.

BEAR, _black_, schuet'huen; _grizzly_, kwe'chin.

BEARD, kwin's'n; _moustache_, kwinks.

BEAVER, skuel-lau.

BEFORE (_in point of time_), kwuel-hes-luet-sin.

BELLY, kwuel'la, klaes.

BELOW, klaekhl.

BIRD, _water fowl_, mo'[=o]k; _small birds_, tsets-at-suem.

BIRDS: Eagles, golden eagle, kwuel'-lueng-sen; bald eagle, yuekh-wuel-la. Hawks, pa-als, tsekhw-tsuekhw, tuel-kwe'mitl, tsi-ha-litsh; sparrow hawk, sues-so-wak-chil-la. Owls, great horned owl, che'-tueng-hu; small owl, kwai-el-hu. Woodpeckers, logcock, skwuel-luet'tuen; flicker (_P. Mexic._) tse'a-k't; small woodpeckers, tsuet-tueng. Swift (_Cypselus_), kuk-satch. Kingfisher, sues-she'la. Robins (_T. Naevius_), kwues-kuek'h; (_T. Migrat._), tsel-tcha. Warblers, hu-hwuel-luesh. Chickadee (_Parus_), ts-ka-yis. Finches (_generic_), tch-kwa'kwa; ground robin, tuel-tuelk-si-nuen; snow finch, tchi-sa-wuetsh. Wren, te'ti-tuem. Raven, sku-takh. Fish Crow, sku-kwa'ta. Blue Jay, chi-ya. Magpie, s'huen'nuen. Pigeon, huem-okh. Ruffed Grouse, skwuets, skwuets'ha. Dusky Grouse, ng'e'et. Sand-hill Crane, slem. Plover, chit-huen-natsh'. Oyster Catcher (_hematopus_), swo-kuek. Yellow-shank Snipe, skuek-ka'-ye. Beach Birds, small snipe (_?generic_), pel-latsh, skeks. Curlew, muek-muek-kwa. Swan, ho'ha-han. Snow Goose, kla-wuekh-han, kla-hwa'han. Canada Goose, akh-ha. Brant (_Bernicla_), huel-huel'tsh, huel-huel'cha. Mallard (_a. Boschas_), ti-nuek-sen. Teal (_Nettion_), hues-natch, chil-si'set. Shoveller (_Spatula_), klel-luek-tuek-sen. Gadwal (_Chaulelasmus_), shes'-suen-na. Sea Ducks (_generic_), kwal'-hu. Golden eye (_Clangula_), huel-huel-luel'o-witl. Canvass back (_Aythya_), hokh-ko-nitsh. Spirit Duck (_Albeola_), hekh-kuen-ne, k'k-huen'na. Merganser (_Mergus Am._), kwa-[=o]kw; (_Mergus Serrator_), skuem-maetsh. Cormorant, maes-sitch. Gulls, large kinds, kwuen-ne; small kinds, skokh-kwa. Loons (_Colymbus_), swa'kwuen, hwekhw-kwues. Grebes (_Podiceps_), sk[=u]l-kuels', hwa'nitsh, hwuet-tis. Guillemot (_Uria_), sko-kwa-kwuets, ko-k[=o]kh-kuets.

BIRDS, _parts of_: Beak, nuek'suensh (v. _nose_). Wing, ki-ka'al, sk-ka-al. Feathers, stli-pael-kan, stakw. Quills, stli-kael. Down, skai-us. Tail, klap-ai-sin-itsh. Gall, mues-suns. Entrails, uek-khes. Gizzard, s'he'a-kwuens. Liver, t'ae-kas. Heart, tsae-li.

BITE, _to_, tsing-ut-tueng.

BLACK, nuek-kikh.

BLANKET, _feather blanket_ (_a native manufacture_), stuem-mo-whitl; _woollen do._, swa-kwatl; _white blanket_, pe-kal-kwuet; _figured do._, nuet-sa'lo-wuet; _red do._, nu-kwim; _green do._, nuek-chal-kwuet; _blue do._, chi-al-kuet; _large dark blue do._, chil-tal-kwuet.

BLAZE, _to_, hu-ta-ku.

BLIND, klae-litsh.

BLOOD, saes-tchin.

BLOW _with the breath_, _to_, pa'-hwt; _blow the nose_, _to_, nuek-lueng-sin'na.

BLUE, chi-a-lis; _pale_, ni-hwekw.

BOARD, _planks_, sel-to.

BOIL, _to_, kwuel-lues'.

BONE, s[=o]m, s'ham.

BORE, _to_, _as with a gimlet_, sluek'-wuet, nuek-sluek'wuet.

BOSOM (_female_), skuem'ma.

BOW, tsa-cha-sen.

BOWSMAN, _of canoe_, he'u.

BOX _or chest_, kla-yueks.

BOY, s'ch-chi-alkh, schi'atl, stet-latkl.

BRACELETS, _of brass wire_, tsa-met-chin.

BREAD, _baked_, tau'uekh.

BREAK, _to_, (_broken_), ti-kwuet-tueng.

BREAST (_chest_), tsueng'uetl.

BRING, _to_, an-akh-hu.

BROAD, nuekh-hwai-uek-w'tl.

BROTHER, _elder_, shi-itlkh; _younger_, sai-tchin, ni-wha-ka.

BURN, _I_, chuekw' sin; _it is burning_, ch'yuekw.

BURY, _to_, (_to cache_), as-cha-nuetl.

BUY, _to_, (_to trade or barter_), hwai-uem; _I want to buy_, nus-whai-yuem, nus-kle-a-kueng suel-kuel'la (nus-kle, _I wish_).

BYE AND BYE, o-waes-hes.

C.

CANOE (_generic_), skwalkh; _Chinook and Makah pattern_, uet-hues, [=o]t-hues; _small do._, kuek-ho'uetl; _large Kawitchen canoe_, shwa-atl; _small fishing canoe_, sno'wh'tl; _shovel-nosed or burden canoe_, klai.

CARRY, _to_, sueng-at'; _to carry on the back_, sueng-ang; _on the shoulder_, ang-ut-tuen; _in the hand_, wi-kwo-nat'.

CEDAR, (_Thuja_), h'pai.

CERTAINLY, _of course_, ho'wues.

CHALK (_properly a white diatomaceous earth used for cleaning skins_), stau'okw.

CHIEF, si-am.

CHISEL, _of stone_, sh-we'uekh.

CHOP WOOD, _to_, kuem'muet.

CLEAR SKY, shu-ewk'h-hu.

CLEAR OFF, _to_, (_of the weather_), s'ai-yuet-tung; _it is clearing off_, ta-chil shu-auk-hu (_clear it comes_).

CLOTH, _calico_, as-halkh (_i.e. "figured"_); _domestics_, puek'h; (_white_); _baize_, tsats'a-whuen; _flannel_, tsuel'whuem.

CLOUDS, spa'hu; _it is clouding over_, ta'chil nuekh-no'-wues.

COALS _of fire_, chtist.

COAL, _stone coal_, pe'chit.

COAT, snu-eks.

COLORS: White, puek'h. Black, nuek-kikh. Red, n'suek'h, n'suekw. Blue, chi-a-lis; pale do., ni-hwekw. Yellow, n's-kwuel-la-wuen, nuek-wai. Green, ni-tlut'h, nuek-wai.

COME, _to_, n'a, e-na; _I come from Simiamoo_, si-tue-sin Si-mi-a-mu; _come with me_, nuek-wa-shin-nus; _come into the house_, an-a-la we-lueng, _or_ an-ush-ta no e-lueng (a-lueng, _a house_); _come near_ (_imp._), n'at'la.

COOK, _to cook on hot stones_, k'k'pak.

COOKED, _it is cooked_ ("_done_"), kwuel.

COPULATE, _to_, suen-nokh.

COUGH, _to_, ta'kwuen.

CRADLE, pat'suets.

CRUSTACEANS: Crab, bes-kwu, ae-chuekh. Spider Crab, ku-kwatl-shin. Stone Crab, ku-kwin-no-wa.

CRY, _I_, ho-ang'suen.

COVER, _to_, kle-hwes-tueng.

CUP, mem'tuek'h.

CUT _with a knife_, _to_, shipt.

D.

DANCE, _to_, koi-el'lish, kwi-e-lish.

DARK, klatch.

DAUGHTER, ng-uen'na.

DAY, skwa-chil.

DEAD, kwai-i, ko-aikh.

DEEP, kluetsh.

DEER, smis, sme-is, h[=o]pt; _a buck_, ses'tuen ("_horned_"); _in Kawitchen_, hau-pa; _amongst the forest or "Stick" Indians_, klalk-ten-na.

DIG, _to_, _roots in general_, pae-nuekhw', paen-hu; _potatoes_, si-a-kwals; _fern roots_, tlai-uekw; _clams_, kuekh-huel'la.

DIRTY, tueng-hwaes'.

DISHES, nu-wh'tsh-kwe-la.

DOG, sko-mai, ska-ha.

DON'T, kwe-et.

DOOR, _also road_, satl.

DREAM, _to_, kuel-kuel-la'sin.

DRESS _a skin_, _to_, e'uekh.

DRINK, _to_, ka-ko, nus-kakh; _I drink_, kwa'kwa-suen.

DRUM, _to_, _as in conjuring or at dances_, kau-ae'tueng.

DRUNK, _foolish_, as-hwakw, aes-hwakw-tuen.

DRY, sel'-uep.

DUCK, spl-haentl; _mallard_, ti-nuek-sen; (_vide "birds."_)

DULL, _as a tool_, kuel-las.

E.

EAR, kwuel'luen.

EAR RINGS, sklau-uen.

EARTH, _the_, _land_, s'che-tung'a-whuen, s'che-tueng-a-hueng; _earth_, _dirt_, se-yuek.

EAT, _to_, it'luen, it'l'nkh; _I eat_, nit-sit-lin, it-luen-suen.

ECHO, saen-guen.

EGG, sn'lng-_a_nt, kwuen-kwuen-ne.

EIGHT, tas, tus-sae-la, tus-saelt-hu.

ELBOW, _or knee-joint_, kl-yuet-se-tuen.

ELK, kwau-watsh, ky-yetsh, kai-yets.

END, _the end of anything_, sae-ans.

EVENING, t'tang'en.

EVERY^1 THING^2, muekw^1 stang^2.

EXCHANGE, _to_, i-yakt'.

EYE, kuel'lueng.

EYEBROW, sueng'uen; _one-eyed_, as-takws.

F.

FACE, sas.

FAR, chakw, ch[=o]kw.

FART, tuek-snitch. _It is the common expression of disgust at anything, or any one._

FAT, _adj._, tlet-luek.

FATHER, maen.

FEATHERS, sta-kw, sl'pal'kan.

FEMALE, sla-ne.

FETCH, _to_, an-akhw.

FILE, _a_, cluek-huen; _to file_, chuek-kas.

FIND, _to_, kwuen'nueng.

FINGERS, chi-hals'.

FINGER RINGS, hi-a'luem-chis.

FIR TREE, chuel-li-iltsh, chuel-chils'; _fir bark_, chuel-li.

FIRE, chuek-hos; _bring fire_, kwuen-tatsh.

FIRST, il-chae-la.

FISH, ETC.: Cod, ait. Flounder, o'we. Herring, slang-uet. Calorhynchus, skwa-ma. Large cottus, skuen-nakhw. Skate, kakh-k[=o]kh. Oulakan (_thaleichthys_), ti-a-ko-wa. Pencil fish, _a small fish that comes in schools_, katl. Salmon, _vide infra_.

FISH, _parts of_: Scales, sles. Fins, ka-ting-ues. Tail, s'huep-shin. Roe, he-a-hetl; herring roe, che-maesh.

FISH WEIR, _large_, s'chi-yaek; _small do._, ti-k_a_p.

FIVE, kl-kats, kl-kaetch-sae-la, kuetch-saelt-hu.

FLEA, tat-a-tluem.

FLESH, _meat_, sle-uekw.

FLY, _a_, i-kwuel'lueng, kwil-lueng.

FOG, spi-a-hwuen.

FOOD, set-luen, sae-wuen.

FOOLISH, as-hwaekw.

FOOT, s'huen'na.

FOOT-PRINT, huen-nueug'en.

FOREHEAD, skwang'us.

FORMERLY, kwuet-li sil-la.

FOUR, ng'oss, ni-s_a_-la, saelt-hu.

FRIEND, kle-nuek-wil; _my friend_, n's-kle; (_literally, I like him_.)

FULL, h[=e]ts.

FUNDAMENT, kla-wakh.

G.

GAME (_beaver teeth dice_), smi'-la-li.

GET, _to_, kwuen'nuet; _I want^1 to get^2 pantaloons^3_, nus-kle-uek^1 kwuen-nuet^2 suek-ke-ues^3; _get something to eat_, _fetch^1 food^2_, _imp._, kwuen-nas-sueng^1 s'it-luen^2; _get into the canoe_, lae-ti kwuet-la-tsi ti shwa-atl; ai-ba kuen slang'uet; (lae-tsi _seems to be "at" or "into;" vide "at" and "live;"_) _get fire wood_, _to_, tuek-kuetsh'.

GIRL, st-hla-ni, sln-cha-atl.

GIVE, _to_, (_to give as a present_), ueng-us; (_in the sense of "to help or to hand to,"_) klaetch; _give it me_, an-akhw, (_i.e. bring it._)

GLOVES, ts'-kwa-lit-cha, no-se-sin.

GNAT, chetsks.

GO, _to_, h'ya; _I go_, kwuel-h'ya'-suen, yas-sin-sa; _I am going to Lummi_, ya-sin-kin N[=u]kh-luem-mi; _presently I will go_, wi-a-sin-sa; _let us go_, is-ta; _go you_, _imp._, ho-ni-chitl'h; _go out_, _imp._, ske-lueng, ho-nes-ke-lueng (a-lung, _house_); _go there, a little further off_, yi-he-wuel-tuel-la.

GOOD, aikh.

GRAVE, _serious_, [=o]kw-huem'.

GRASS, s'hues-sai.

GREAT, hai-yikh', ke-yikh'.

GREEN, ni-tluet'h, nuek-wai.

GREY HAIRED, suets-uem-mekhw.

GUM, _resin_, _light wood_, sma-nitsh.

GUN, _north west musket_, pu-yuek (pu, _the sound of a gun_); _regulation musket_, yuem-k'sn; _rifle_, hai-choi-i-kuetl; _double-barrelled gun_, nu-chues'a-kun (chuessa, _two_); _pistol_, chi-chai-etl pu-yuek (s'chi-chai-an, _an infant_); _revolver_, nuen-huek-uen-uek-uen; _to load a gun_, h'nu-wuel-lues'suen; _to ram down the load_, se-a-kuen; _to fire a gun_, kwuel-shuel'la, (_Simiahmoo_) kluem-kwuel'la.

GUNPOWDER, kwaelkh; _flints or caps_, kwuel-laen.

H.

HAIL, kluem-whai-la.

HAIR, si-at'tuen.

HALF, kl-chuekh'.

HAMMER, _to_, h'kwues'chis; _hammer_, _a_, s'kwues'chis.

HAND, sa'lues.

HANDLE, kuelt-she-nuen.

HE, nekhl, nitlkh.

HEAD, s-kwang-i, skwang-i.

HEAR, _to_, chis'a-lan.

HEART, st-sa-la, tsa-la. _In the sense of the mind_, h'ching-ing.

HEAVY, huem.

HERE, ti-a-kwu.

HIGH, ses'l.

HONE, _or whetstone_, shu-taks.

HOUSE, a-lueng; _the posts that support the roof_, k_a_-kan; _the ridge pole_, s'kluem-smelt-hu; _side plates_, ha'met-sin.

HOW, _how shall I do it?_ swuen-ne-ueng-set ti-a?

HUNCHBACKED, sko-me-sin.

HUNDRED, nat'so-itch, nat'so-wuetsh.

HUNGRY, kwa-kwi.

HUNTER, tsuem-a-muen-sa; _seal hunter_, nus-lam-uekh.

HUNTING BAG, shit-t_a_-la.

HUSBAND, n'sta-lush.

I.

I, us.

ICE, s'lel-lokh, se-ma.

IN, _into_, nu-aes; _put in_, _imp._, nu-as' ats-ches'suek; _to be at or in_, lak-si; _vide "live;"_ _it is in the house_, lak-si a-lueng.

INDIANS, _people_, atl-ta-ling-hu.

INFANT, s'chi-chai-an, kuek-ke, n's-chai-in.

IRON, kuem-tuem'.

ISLAND, kl-chas, s'kwues-sa, sk'-sas.

J.

JEALOUS, s[=a]-si-si.

K.

KICK, _to_, luem-mat'.

KILL, _to_, k'cha-tuekh, ku-chel'la.

KISS, _to_, nuekh-wh'm-kwost.

KNIFE, shpal-tin; _do. with one edge_, il-kakh-han; _two-edged_, wat-chae-han.

KETTLE, _iron_, skla-lup; _wooden_, sko'ten.

KNOW, _to_, Do you know Ske-uekl? (_a man of that name?_) huet-che-tues-hu Ske-uekl?

L.

LAKE, s'weltsh.

LANCE, st-kwai-itch.

LARGE, mokw.

LAUGH, _I_, nuen-nai-yueng-sen.

LAZY, sae'hueng, sakhw; _I am lazy_, sa'whueng-sin.

LEAF, s'cha-suen.

LEAP, _to_, hwe-tueng.

LEG, sla-huetsh, ska-kuen; _calf of leg_, katl-suen.

LEND, _to_, ae-yil.

LIAR, kai-ya-kan.

LIE, _I_, hukh-kai-ya-kuen.

LIGHT, _adj._, sta-tu.

LIGHTNING, cha-a-kwa-chuek, cha-kuets-o-kikh.

LIKE, shuen-angs.

LISTEN, _imp._, ni-hwu-i-yan.

LIVE AT, _to_, laeksi; (_this word appears to be the equivalent of the Nisqually_ at-suts, _and to be really an adverb signifying "presence" or "existence"_); _I live there_, laek-si tel-la.

LONG, _in dimension_, klae-kut.

LOOK OUT! kwa-la.

LOOKING GLASS, skwo-na-sueng, sku-ko-na-sueng, hu-ku-na-sing; _the image or reflection in the glass_, kukh'-kuetl.

LOSE, _to_, ek-kwa.

LOUSE, nues'suen.

LOVE, _to_, n[=u]s-tle, nis-kle.

M.

MAGIC, _conjuring_, ch'si-o-wuen; _for medicine_, shi-nam.

MAKE, _to_, chai; _what are you making?_ stang n's chai? _I am making a canoe_, chai its sno'hwuetl; _make fire_, _imp._, chuek-kos.

MAMMALS: Horse, stuek-ke-u. Elk, kwa-watsh, kai-yets. buck, sist-uen, _i.e._ "horned." Deer, sme-yis. buck, sist-uen. fawn, stuel-la. Bear, black, spaes. grizzly, kwai-et-chin. Big horn (_ovis montana_), kwe-kwuet-chen. Mountain goat (_aploceras_), swet-le, pi-kuelkh-kan. Racoon, bl[=o]ps. Dog, sko-mai. Wolf, st'kai-ya. Cougar, shwo'wa. Lynx, skuets-a'mues. Beaver, skuel-la-u. Sea otter, tuem'mues. Land otter, s'katl. Seal, _a_ss'hu. Mink, kai-yakh, s'che-a-kuen. Weasel, kuel-ke-la. Skunk, suep-puek. Squirrel (_sciurus_), tsip-si-a-suen. Striped squirrel (_tamias_), hwe-pe-chin. Kamass rat (_neotoma_), na-wit. Mouse, kwa'tuen. Mole, spi-la-wuen. Hare, ske-ka-was.

MAMMALS, _parts of_: Neck, tatsh-suens. Atlas joint, kuek-kak-w'chis. Ribs, luek-h'ws. Marrow of legs, tuets-uesh'shins. Brain, smet-kues. Gristle of vertebrae, kwa-a-lues. Liver, stuek'chueng. Lights, spuel'hu. Paunch, spukh. Wind-pipe, hwang-uen. Tail, klo'wak-ues. Skin, kwuel-los. A dressed skin, huel-la-kan. Hair, s'chais. Hoofs, kwa-nuengs. Kidneys, suen-suens. Sinews of legs, kli-e-mins. Sinews of back, tueng-e-sens. Horns, tses'tuen. Heart, tsa-la. Os calcis, kat-lin-suens. Thighs, kat-chat-chs. Saddle or hind quarters, as-satch-chatsh (chus-sa, _two_). Leg, sku-shuem-shins. Lower joint of do., s'huen-nues. Fore quarter, tae-los. Both do., skuel'la-hans. Fat, nas. Meat, sle-uek.

MAN, swe-yi-ka.

MANY, n'gann, n'guen; _many people_, n'guenhl-ta-ling-hu; _I have many people_, n'gan al-tae-ling-hu ti-us.

MAT, slae'wuen; _the large mat used for making temporary lodges_, sa-letch; _cedar bark mat_, tsuem'muet, lo'kwai.

MEND, _to_, chuets-uel-kwuet'tuen.

MERRY, nueks-ne-ni.

MIDDLE (_of length_), a-no-wuels.

MISTAKE, _to_, _either in speech or on the road_, mael-min.

MOLLUSCS, RADIATES, ETC.: Small round clam (_Venus_), skuet-hlai; quahog (_Saxidomus_), sakh-hwa; large clam (_Lutraria_), swaem. Cockle (_cardium_), sk'laem. Mussel (_Mytilus_), kla-kuem. Oyster, klokh-klokh. Whelk, suek-kwai-yuekh. Barnacle, suem-mai-ya. Chiton, huel'lueng. Land snail (_helix_), wuek-kuek'h. Slug (_limax_), kai-yat'lin. Sea egg (_Echinus_), skwet-si. Sea slug (_holothuria_), sekt. Star fish, kwuel-la-chi, kuel-lae-sis. Cuttle fish, ske-m[=u]k. Shells, ka-ya-men.

MOON, kl-kaltsh.

MORNING, skwa-chi.

MOSQUITO, kwa-an.

MOTHER, t[=a]n.

MOUNTAIN (_same as rock_), sng-ant.

MOUTH, sa-suen.

MOVE FARTHER, yi-he-wuel tuel-la; _go there_, tuek'whist.

MUCH, n'gun; _much food_, n'guen set-luen.

MYTHOLOGY: Ha-als, _the principal super natural being, equivalent to_ Hun-ne _of the Nisquallies_, No-kw-makhl _of the Clallams and Skagits, and_ Ika-ni _of the Chinooks_. S'hui-ab, _or_ S'hui-am, _the pre-human demon race_. Y[=u]tl-ma, _or_ Shwa-mat-wun, _the spirit that presides over good fortune_. Ch'si'o-wuen, _a particular gift or capacity acquired by fasting, etc., or by incantation, similar to the Chinook tamanowas_. Shi-nam, _magic or medicine_.

N.

NAILS, t'sals, chi-sa-lis.

NAKED, kluet-saeng.

NAME, s'nae; _my name_, ues-nae. _Vide "who."_

NAVEL, muek'h-hwoi-ye.

NEAR, kl-ke-a-ke, tuet-le-kai, sti-talst'.

NEEDLE, chaet'suen.

NET, _for catching ducks, etc._, tuek'huem; _seine_, aukh-whoi-yen.

NEW, hau-wues.

NIGHT, snat.

NINE, tuek'hw, tuek-whae-la, tuek-whalt-hu.

NO, a-wa, a-wuekh', okh-wa.

NONE, _there is none_, a-wuen'na; _are you not ashamed?_ a-wuen-na s'het-sil? (_literally "no shame?"_)

NOSE, nuek'suen.

NOSTRILS, skwa-luek-sen.

NOW, ti-a, ti-an'k'h.

NUMERALS: _Simple Cardinals--_ 1, nuet'sa. 2, chues'sa. 3, klikhw. 4, ng-oss'. 5, kl-kats'. 6, t'huenkh. 7, tsakws. 8, tats. 9, tuek'hw. 10, o'puen. 11, o-puen it nuet'sa. 12, o-puen it chues'sa. 20, tsuek-kues, tsuek-wues. 30, kl-whl-sha. 40, nuesl-sha. 50, kuets'hl-sha. 60, tuekh-huem-sha. 70, skwl-sha. 80, tuesl-sha. 90, to-wol-sha. 100, nat-sa-wuetsh. 1000, o-paentsh.

_Personal Cardinals--_ 1, nat'sa. 2, cha-sa. 3, kl-whai-la. 4, ni-sae-la. 5, hl'-katch-sae'la. 6, tuekh-hueng-ae-la. 7, tsuek-sae-la. 8, tues-sae-la. 9, tuek-hwae-la. 10, o-puen-ae-la. 20, nt-su-ku-sae-la.

_Cardinals of Valuation--_ 1, tsak'wuet-hu. 2, tch's-saelt-hu. 3, kl-whaelt-hu. 4, saelt-hu. 5, kuetch-saelt-hu. 6, tuekh-hueng-aelt-hu. 7, suek-saelt-hu. 8, tues-saelt-hu. 9, tuek-whaelt-hu. 10, o-puen-aelt-hu. 20, ts[=u]-kw-saelt-hu.

O.

OAK, s'chueng-altsh.

OFF SHORE, tal.

OLD, tsa-kueng, snuek-kai; _an old man_, as-a-lokh, as-mes'suen.

ONE, nuet-sa, nat'sa, tsak'wuet-hu.

OUT DOORS, set-lueng (a'lueng, _a house_).

P.

PADDLE, _to_, ist.

PAN, _or plate_, lae-suen.

PANTALOONS, suek-ke-us.

PENIS, shel-l_a_.

PEOPLE, _i.e._ _Indians_, atl-ta-ling-hu; _people inhabiting the woods_, "_Stick Indians_," maes-hwi (_whence the name of a tribe on Fraser River, generally known as Maskwies_); _people living on the salt water_, s'chit-lals'ha (klals, _the sea_); _River Indians_, chis-ta-lo, stuel-ta-lo (sta-lo, _a river_); _white men_, hwa-ni'tum.

PERHAPS, yuekh-wha.

PIGEON, h'mo, huem-o'h.

PIN, _a_, huem-men; _large blanket pin_, kwuen-ne-sing.

PIPE, paekw.

PLANE, _to_ (_boards_), she-shueb; (_probably by onomatop[oe]ia_).

PLANTS, ETC.: (_See also Trees._) Salmon berry, al-e-la. Barberry, skwa-cha-sitsh. Red raspberry, tuek'wuem. Gooseberry, kuem-kweltsh. Dewberry, skuel-nu-whelsh Rose bush, kuel-kel. Berries of do., kuel-luek. Snowberry bush, pat-saltsh. Berries of do., p'pi-kai-yas. Honeysuckle, kat-kat-eltsh, saltsh; (_the leaves are chewed as a medicine_.) Spiraea, kads-sulch. Wild pea, huem-kwai-a-sin. Wild rye, pshai. Yarrow (_Achillia multifolia_), puel-le-a-kwuetsh; (_it is used to expedite delivery_.) Prickly pear (_cactus_), tsae-ta. Thorns, chit-tuem-maes. Equisetum, maekhw, a-is-kued. Root of do., ko-ma-lokh. Cat-tail rush, s_a_-kuen. Tule or round rush, skwuel-luel. Wild onion, swel-nitsh. Brake fern, suek-ka-an'. Roots of do. (_eaten_), skwi'yu. Small brake, tsuek'kwa. Wood fern, s'hae-luem. Liquorice fern (_an expectorant_), klues-sip. Lichens, kuet-che. Spanish moss, stuel-hai-is. Liverworts, muekh'tuel-lues; _a species of moss with a peppery taste, used in medicine_, kaet-si. Sea weeds, chil-luem. Kelp (_fucus gigantia_), kwa-ang.

PLANT, _to_, chin-eng-uetl.

PLENTY, n'guen.

POINT _of anything_, i-suek'sin.

POOR, _wretched_, suel-la-wa.

PORCUPINE QUILLS, tsuets-uel-kan.

PORPOISE, kwa-nat.

POSTS _for supporting the roof of a house_, kae-kan.

POUND, _to_ (_as seeds, grain_), kli-a-kweng-uetl.

PRAIRIE, spelkh'han.

PREGNANT, skae-kwi.

PRESENTLY, hwa-sing-ang'a; _in a little while_, h'wes'ta-al, hu-as-ta-al'.

PRONOUNS: I, us; _suffixed to a verb_ (_copulative_), suen. My, ti-us; _prefixed to noun_ (_possessive_), n's, n[=u]s. Thou, nuekw. Thy, ti-nuek-wa. Thyself, tin-tsi-la. He (_that one_), nel, nitlh. We, minglkt, kl-ming'uelkh. Ye, nuek-kwe-li-e. They, nan-etl-ya, kw-si-a-hal-tuen. My canoe, nus-kwa n'shwa-atl. Thy knife, suens-kwan's-pael-tuen. His gun, tsae-ka po-yuek. Our country, tsa-kwuen tueng'-hu. Your house, tsueng a'nueng hae-la. Their father, k'saen maen.

PULL THE HAIR, _to_, heng-uekw-tuen.

PUT ON, _to_, _pantaloons_, huek-ew-sing; _a coat_, hut-che-tueng.

PUT INTO, _to_, _imp._, nu-as ats-ches-suek.

PUT DOWN, _to_, sae-kws.

R.

RAIN, sluem'm[=o]kh.

RAISE UP, _to_, sae-at.

RAKE, _for taking herring and other small fish_, tlet'ha-men.

RAPID, _in a river_, kwet'chuem.

RAW, hets.

RED, n'suek'h, n'suekw.