Dance, to, koi-el´lish, kwi-é-lish.
Dark, klatch.
Daughter, ng-un´na.
Day, skwá-chil.
Dead, kwái-i, ko-áikh.
Deep, klutsh.
Deer, smis, smé-is, hōpt;
a buck, ses´tun ("horned");
in Kawitchen, hau-pa;
amongst the forest or "Stick" Indians, klalk-ten-na.
Dig, to, roots in general, pa-nukhw´, pan-hu;
potatoes, si-a-kwáls;
fern roots, tlai-ukw;
clams, kukh-hul´la.
Dirty, tung-hwas´.
Dishes, nu-wh'tsh-kwé-la.
Dog, sko-mái, ská-ha.
Don't, kwe-ét.
Door, also road, satl.
Dream, to, kul-kul-la´sin.
Dress a skin, to, e´ukh.
Drink, to, kâ-ko, nus-kâkh;
I drink, kwa´kwa-sun.
Drum, to, as in conjuring or at dances, kau-a´tung.
Drunk, foolish, as-hwákw, as-hwákw-tun.
Dry, sel´-up.
Duck, spl-hantl;
mallard, ti-nuk-sen;
(vide "[birds].")
Dull, as a tool, kul-lás.
Ear, kwul´lun.
Ear rings, sklau-un.
Earth, the, land, s'che-tung´a-whun, s'che-tung-a-hung;
earth, dirt, sé-yuk.
Eat, to, it´lun, it´l'nkh;
I eat, nit-sít-lin, it-lun-sun.
Echo, san-gun.
Egg, sn'lng-ánt, kwun-kwun-né.
Eight, tas, tus-sa-la, tus-salt-hu.
Elbow, or knee-joint, kl-yut-sé-tun.
Elk, kwáu-watsh, ky-yétsh, kai-yéts.
End, the end of anything, sa-ans.
Evening, t'tang´en.
Every1 thing2, mukw1 stang2.
Exchange, to, i-yakt´.
Eye, kul´lung.
Eyebrow, sung´un;
one-eyed, as-takws.
Face, sas.
Far, chakw, chōkw.
Fart, tuk-snitch. It is the common expression of disgust at anything, or any one.
Fat, adj., tlet-luk.
Father, man.
Feathers, stá-kw, sl'pal´kan.
Female, slá-ne.
Fetch, to, an-ákhw.
File, a, cluk-hun;
to file, chuk-kás.
Find, to, kwun´nung.
Fingers, chi-hals´.
Finger rings, hi-a´lum-chis.
Fir tree, chul-li-íltsh, chul-chils´;
fir bark, chul-li.
Fire, chuk-hós;
bring fire, kwun-tatsh.
First, il-cha-la.
Fish, etc.:
Cod, ait.
Flounder, o´we.
Herring, slang-ut.
Calorhynchus, skwâ-ma.
Large cottus, skun-nákhw.
Skate, kákh-kōkh.
Oulakan (thaleïchthys), ti-a-ko-wa.
Pencil fish, a small fish that comes in schools, katl.
Salmon, vide [infra].
Fish, parts of:
Scales, slés.
Fins, ká-ting-us.
Tail, s'hup-shin.
Roe, he-a-hetl;
herring roe, ché-mash.
Fish weir, large, s'chi-yak;
small do., ti-káp.
Five, kl-kats, kl-katch-sa-la, kutch-salt-hu.
Flea, tát-a-tlum.
Flesh, meat, slé-ukw.
Fly, a, i-kwul´lung, kwil-lung.
Fog, spi-á-hwun.
Food, set-lun, sa-wun.
Foolish, as-hwakw.
Foot, s'hun´na.
Foot-print, hun-nuug´en.
Forehead, skwang´us.
Formerly, kwut-li sil-la.
Four, ng´oss, ni-sá-la, salt-hu.
Friend, klé-nuk-wil;
my friend, n's-klé; (literally, I like him.)
Full, hēts.
Fundament, kla-wákh.
Game (beaver teeth dice), smi´-la-li.
Get, to, kwun´nut;
I want1 to get2 pantaloons3, nus-klé-uk1 kwun-nut2 suk-ké-us3;
get something to eat, fetch1 food2, imp., kwun-nas-sung1 s'it-lun2;
get into the canoe, la-ti kwut-la-tsi ti shwá-atl; ái-ba kun slang´ut; (la-tsi seems to be "at" or "into;" vide "[at]" and "[live];")
get fire wood, to, tuk-kutsh´.
Girl, st-hlá-ni, sln-chá-atl.
Give, to, (to give as a present), ung-us;
(in the sense of "to help or to hand to,") klatch;
give it me, an-ákhw, (i.e. bring it.)
Gloves, ts'-kwá-lit-cha, no-sé-sin.
Gnat, chetsks.
Go, to, h'ya;
I go, kwul-h'ya´-sun, yas-sin-sa;
I am going to Lummi, yá-sin-kin Nūkh-lum-mi;
presently I will go, wi-a-sin-sa;
let us go, is-tá;
go you, imp., ho-ni-chitl'h;
go out, imp., ské-lung, ho-nes-ké-lung (a-lung, house);
go there, a little further off, yi-hé-wul-tul-lá.
Good, aikh.
Grave, serious, ōkw-hum´.
Grass, s'hus-sái.
Great, hai-yikh´, ke-yikh´.
Green, ni-tlut´h, nuk-wai.
Grey haired, suts-um-mékhw.
Gum, resin, light wood, smá-nitsh.
Gun, north west musket, pú-yuk (pu, the sound of a gun);
regulation musket, yum-k'sn;
rifle, hai-choi-i-kutl;
double-barrelled gun, nu-chus´a-kun (chussa, two);
pistol, chi-chai-etl pú-yuk (s'chi-chai-an, an infant);
revolver, nun-huk-un-uk-un;
to load a gun, h'nu-wul-lus´sun;
to ram down the load, sé-a-kun;
to fire a gun, kwul-shul´la,
(Simiahmoo) klum-kwul´la.
Gunpowder, kwalkh;
flints or caps, kwul-lan.
Hail, klum-whái-la.
Hair, si-at´tun.
Half, kl-chukh´.
Hammer, to, h'kwus´chis;
hammer, a, s'kwus´chis.
Hand, sa´lus.
Handle, kult-shé-nun.
He, nekhl, nitlkh.
Head, s-kwáng-i, skwâng-i.
Hear, to, chis´a-lan.
Heart, st-sá-la, tsá-la.
In the sense of the mind, h'ching-ing.
Heavy, hum.
Here, ti-á-kwu.
High, ses'l.
Hone, or whetstone, shu-táks.
House, á-lung;
the posts that support the roof, ká-kan;
the ridge pole, s'klum-smelt-hu;
side plates, ha´met-sin.
How, how shall I do it? swun-né-ung-set ti-á?
Hunchbacked, sko-mé-sin.
Hundred, nat´so-itch, nat´so-wutsh.
Hungry, kwá-kwi.
Hunter, tsum-á-mun-sa;
seal hunter, nus-lám-ukh.
Hunting bag, shit-tá-la.
Husband, n'stá-lush.