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Hah-lakl. Wide, open.
Ex. Mamook hahlakl la pote, open the door. Haht-haht, n. The mallard duck. Hak-at-shum, n. Handkerchief. Halo. None; absent.
Q. Halo salmon mika? have you no fish? A. Halo, none.
Q. Kah mika papa? where is your father? A. Halo, he is out.
Halo wind, breathless; dead.
Halo glease, lean.
Halo iktas, poor; destitute. Haul, v. To haul or pull. Hee-hee, n. Laughter; amusement.
Cultus hee-hee, fun;
mamook hee-hee, to amuse;
hee-hee house, any place of amusement, as a tavern, bowling alley, etc. Hoh-hoh, n., v. To cough. Hool-hool, n. A mouse.
Hyas hool-hool, a rat. House, n. A house.
Mahkook house, a store. Howh. Turn to; hurry. How-kwutl. Inability.
Ex. Howkwutl nika klatawa? how could I go? Hul-lel, v., n. To shake. Hul-o-i-ma. Other; another; different.
Ex. Huloima tillikum, a different tribe or people;
hyas huloima, very different. Humm, n., v. A stink or smell, to stink.
Humm opootsh, a skunk. Hunl-kik. Curled or curly; knotted; crooked. Huy-huy, n., v. To barter or trade.
Ex. Huyhuy la sille, change the saddle;
huyhuy tumtum, to change one's mind. Hwah. Surprise or admiration, also earnestness. Hy-ak. Swift; fast; quickly; hurry; make haste. Hyas. Large; great; very.
Hyas tyee, a great chief;
hyas mahcook, a great price; dear;
hyas ankutte, a long time ago;
hyas closhe, very good. Hy-iu. Much, many, plenty, enough.
Hyiu tillicum, a crowd; many people;
hyiu muckamuck, plenty to eat;
tenas hyiu, some, few;
wake hyiu, not many or not much. Hy-kwa. The shell money of the Pacific Coast.