[N.]

Nails, t'sâls, chi-sá-lis.
Naked, klut-sang.
Name, s'na;
my name, us-na. Vide "[who]."
Navel, muk´h-hwoi-ye.
Near, kl-ké-a-ke, tut-lé-kai, sti-talst´.
Needle, chat´sun.
Net, for catching ducks, etc., tuk´hum;
seine, aukh-whói-yen.
New, háu-wus.
Night, snat.
Nine, tuk'hw, tuk-wha-la, tuk-whalt-hu.
No, a-wá, a-wukh´, ókh-wa.
None, there is none, a-wun´na;
are you not ashamed? a-wun-na s'hét-sil? (literally "no shame?")
Nose, nuk´sun.
Nostrils, skwá-luk-sen.
Now, ti-a, ti-an´k'h.
Numerals:
Simple Cardinals—
1, nut´sa.
2, chus´sa.
3, klikhw.
4, ng-oss´.
5, kl-kats´.
6, t'hunkh.
7, tsákws.
8, tats.
9, tuk'hw.
10, o´pun.
11, ó-pun it nut´sa.
12, ó-pun it chus´sa.
20, tsuk-kus, tsuk-wus.
30, kl-whl-shá.
40, nusl-shá.
50, kuts'hl-shá.
60, tukh-hum-shá.
70, skwl-shá.
80, tusl-shá.
90, to-wol-shá.
100, nat-sa-wutsh.
1000, o-pantsh.
Personal Cardinals—
1, nat´sa.
2, chá-sa.
3, kl-whái-la.
4, ni-sa-la.
5, hl'-katch-sa´la.
6, tukh-hung-a-la.
7, tsuk-sa-la.
8, tus-sa-la.
9, tuk-hwa-la.
10, o-pun-a-la.
20, nt-su-ku-sa-la.
Cardinals of Valuation—
1, tsak´wut-hu.
2, tch's-salt-hu.
3, kl-whalt-hu.
4, salt-hu.
5, kutch-salt-hu.
6, tukh-hung-alt-hu.
7, suk-salt-hu.
8, tus-salt-hu.
9, tuk-whalt-hu.
10, o-pun-alt-hu.
20, tsū-kw-salt-hu.

[O.]

Oak, s'chung-altsh.
Off shore, tâl.
Old, tsa-kung, snuk-kái;
an old man, as-á-lokh, as-mes´sun.
One, nut-sa, nat´sa, tsak´wut-hu.
Out doors, sét-lung (a´lung, a house).

[P.]

Paddle, to, ist.
Pan, or plate, la-sun.
Pantaloons, suk-ké-us.
Penis, shel-lá.
People, i.e. Indians, atl-tá-ling-hu;
people inhabiting the woods, "Stick Indians," mas-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-tá-lo, stul-tá-lo (stá-lo, a river);
white men, hwa-ni´tum.
Perhaps, yukh-whá.
Pigeon, h'mo, hum-o'h.
Pin, a, hum-mén;
large blanket pin, kwun-né-sing.
Pipe, pakw.
Plane, to (boards), shé-shub; (probably by onomatopœia).
Plants, etc.: (See also [Trees].)
Salmon berry, al-é-la.
Barberry, skwâ-cha-sitsh.
Red raspberry, tuk´wum.
Gooseberry, kum-kwéltsh.
Dewberry, skul-nu-whélsh
Rose bush, kul-kél.
Berries of do., kul-luk.
Snowberry bush, pat-saltsh.
Berries of do., p'pi-kái-yas.
Honeysuckle, kat-kat-éltsh, saltsh; (the leaves are chewed as a medicine.)
Spiræa, kads-sulch.
Wild pea, hum-kwai-á-sin.
Wild rye, pshai.
Yarrow (Achillia multifolia), pul-lé-a-kwutsh; (it is used to expedite delivery.)
Prickly pear (cactus), tsa-ta.
Thorns, chit-tum-mas.
Equisetum, makhw, á-is-kud.
Root of do., ko-ma-lokh.
Cat-tail rush, sá-kun.
Tule or round rush, skwul-lul.
Wild onion, swél-nitsh.
Brake fern, suk-ka-an´.
Roots of do. (eaten), skwi´yu.
Small brake, tsuk´kwa.
Wood fern, s'ha-lum.
Liquorice fern (an expectorant), klus-síp.
Lichens, kut-che.
Spanish moss, stul-hái-is.
Liverworts, mukh´tul-lus;
a species of moss with a peppery taste, used in medicine, kat-si.
Sea weeds, chil-lum.
Kelp (fucus gigantia), kwá-ang.
Plant, to, chin-eng-utl.
Plenty, n'gun.
Point of anything, i-suk´sin.
Poor, wretched, sul-lá-wa.
Porcupine quills, tsuts-ul-kan.
Porpoise, kwá-nat.
Posts for supporting the roof of a house, ka-kan.
Pound, to (as seeds, grain), kli-a-kwéng-utl.
Prairie, spelkh´han.
Pregnant, ska-kwi.
Presently, hwa-sing-ang´a;
in a little while, h'wes´ta-ál, hu-as-ta-al´.
Pronouns:
I, us;
suffixed to a verb (copulative), sun.
My, ti-us;
prefixed to noun (possessive), n's, nūs.
Thou, nukw.
Thy, ti-nuk-wa.
Thyself, tin-tsi-la.
He (that one), nel, nitlh.
We, minglkt, kl-ming´ulkh.
Ye, nuk-kwé-li-e.
They, nan-etl-ya, kw-si-a-hal-tun.
My canoe, nus-kwá n'shwâ-atl.
Thy knife, suns-kwân's-pal-tun.
His gun, tsa-ka po-yuk.
Our country, tsá-kwun tung´-hu.
Your house, tsung a´nung ha-la.
Their father, k'san man.
Pull the hair, to, heng-ukw-tun.
Put on, to, pantaloons, huk-éw-sing;
a coat, hut-ché-tung.
Put into, to, imp., nu-ás ats-ches-suk.
Put down, to, sa-kws.

[R.]

Rain, slum´mōkh.
Raise up, to, sa-at.
Rake, for taking herring and other small fish, tlet´ha-men.
Rapid, in a river, kwet´chum.
Raw, hets.
Red, n'suk'h, n'sukw.
Relationships:
Father, man.
Mother, tan.
Husband, my, n'stá-lush.
Wife, idem.
Son or daughter, ng'un´na.
Brother, if older than the speaker, shí-itlh;
if younger, sái-tchin.
Elder sister, á-lish;
younger do., sái-tchin.
Grandfather, cha-mok.
Grandmother, sé-la.
Uncle, latl, hai'tch; (as the nephew grows older, the uncle becomes an elder brother.)
Aunt, shé-ilsh.
Father-in-law, slatl.
Mother-in-law, idem.
Brother-in-law, idem (?).
Sister-in-law, s'ng-at´hwun.
Sister's husband, idem.
Step father, n's-gna-un.
Step mother, idem.
Daughter-in-law, skwá-lo-wis.
Husband's other wives, sái-ya.
River, stá-lo;
small stream, stá-ta-lo.
Road, satl.
Roast, to, in ashes, tul-lák;
on a stick, s'kwul´lung.
Rock, sng-ánt.
Rope, hwé-lum.
Run, to, kwâ-nung-ut, kwá-nung-it.

[S.]

Sad, hatl-tin, hutch-ing´én.
Sail, make sail, imp., chai-a-kwun pa-kwun;
take in sail, imp., klung-as.
Salamander, pét-h'yil.
Salmon, generic, s'chan-hu.—
Various species:
kutch´kus Salmo scoulerí, Richardson;
hun-nun, the hump-backed salmon (S. Proteus);
suk-ké (not ascertained);
yó-mutsh, S. quinnat, Rich.;
kwal-hu, S. canis, Suckley (this name, it will be noticed, is also applied to sea ducks);
ké-ukh, S. truncatus?
kwul-yauk, salmon when exhausted by spawning;
tughs, salmon trout (S. Campbelli, Suckley);
su-kwái, brook trout (S. stellatus, Grd.);
hu-má-ni, salmon fry. (This last word suggests the Spokane word for the brook trout, hu-má-na.)
Salt, klat´lun.
Sand beach, s'het (Lummi), si-et´sum (Kwantlen).
Sand spit, na-wa-létsh.
Scoop, for bailing a canoe, tsang´tun.
Scrape, to, ekht.
Scratch, a, si-héks.
Scratch, to, hut-ché-tung;
I scratch, hi-kék-sun.
Sea, klals, kt'hlals.
Seasons:
Spring, tchin-kwé-lis, tchin-kwai-lus.
Summer, kwá-lus (kwá-lis, warm) tchin-é-yi.
Autumn, chits-at-lin, tsa-whéngst.
Winter, chints-é-hum, chin-sá-tutsh, sá-titsh.
See, to, lang-ut, lang-it.
Sell, to, hwi-ma´la.
Seven, tsâkws, tsuk-sa-la, suk-salt-hu.
Sew, to, chets.
Shake hands, to, kwun-sest´.
Shallow, shái-shum.
Sharp, ái-yas.
Sharpen, to, to whet on a stone, t'kas.
Shawl, sut-sá-mush.
Shirt, kuts-á-lis;
"hickory" shirt, hutl-pé-wun.
Shoes, moccasins, s'kluk´a-shin.
Shoot, to, with a bow, ts-man.
Shot, hus-um-ákw.
Sick, s'hatl.
Sick, I am, s'hal'sun.
Sing, to, t'e-lum, te´lim.
Sister, elder, á-lish;
younger, sái-tchin.
Sit, to, um-mut, um-mit, tsum-má-no.
Six, t'hunkh, tukh-hung-a-la, tukh-hung-alt-hu.
Skin, dressed, hul-kun;
un-dressed, kwul´lo.
Sky, sé-ishl, skwái-yil.
Sleep, to, ét-t-t, é-tut-tut, i-tit.
Sleepy, a-tá-tung.
Slowly, o-s'n-ang'h.
Small, mi-mé-min.
Smell, a, hakw.
Smell, to, huk-kwul´la, huk-kwá-li.
Smoke, to, a pipe, sma-nis-tin (smá-nush, tobacco);
as a fire, spát-lung.
Snake, s'alkh´ka.
Sneeze, to, ha-sing.
Snore, to, hwá-na-kung.
Snow, ná-ka.
Son, ng-uu´na.
Soul, the, sul-lé.
Sour, sá-han.
Sow, to, grain, &c., chái-its (chai, to work).
Speak, to, kwal.
Spear, to, water fowl, t'kwa´-num;
seals, sái-yum-mun;
fish, t's-hung´un.
Split wood, to, skut.
Stab, to, met-át-ung-kwa;
Simiamoo, ti-chet´ung-kwa.
Stand, to, sít-lun.
Star, kó-s'n, kâ-s'n.
Stay, I will stay, a-wus-sin.
Steal, I stole, as-kwa-kan´;
you stole, nuk´wa kwa-kan´;
he stole, nikhl-kwa-kan´.
Steer, to, chun-na-set; chuk-ke-nung.
Steersman, of canoe, as-kwá-at.
Stockade, fence, kul-lukh´han.
Stone, chet-hlákh;
rock, sng-ánt.
Stop, I will stop here, o-at´la-sun (perhaps "I have arrived");
stop, imp., i.e. stop doing any thing, un-nukhw kwá-tun s'chai;
stop (when one is helped sufficiently to food), hái;
stop (talking), sum-mukh.
Strike, to, with the fist, nut-sás-tung.
Striped, as-hé-utsh.
Strong, kâm-kum, kwum-kwum.
Sturgeon, skwá-wutsh.
Sun, sku-kul´.
Sweet, sak-kung (aikh, good).
Swim, to, tung-a-áng.