Kamass, k'whló-i.
Kettle, skwó-ten.
Kill, to, ko-ché-yu.
Knee, skai-yá-ko.
Knife, sheath, ko-kwái-is;
pocket, náng-nun.
Know, I, hut-chét 't-sen.
Lake, tsé-ikhtl.
Large, tchuk.
Lately, just now, chátsh-ta.
Laugh, to, net´ching.
Lazy, tsá-hūng.
Leaf, s'chá-sun.
Leap, to, hwé-tung.
Leg, s'hun´na.
Lie, to, kai-yukh´.
Light, wái-yu.
Lightning, chin-é-kwa.
Like, hon-áng.
Listen (imp.), yá-ya-nung-ōts-hu.
Long, klakt;
long ago, hets.
Look for, to, kli-yáng.
Lose, to, tsits-hwá-nung.
Love, to, nus-klé.
Low tide, sung-ōt-sen.
Lynx (L. fasciata), tsát-sats.
Mallard, duck, té-nuk-sen.
Mammals:
Bat, klat-li-pi-á-hun.
Bear, black, s'chi-kwáitsh.
Bear, grizzly, kwái-it-shin.
Beaver, ské-yau.
Buffalo, kwáisp.
Cougar, kan-et´sap.
Deer, hōpt, smé-yis.
Dog, ská-ha.
Elk, kai-yétsh.
Goat, mountain, swét-le.
Hare, rabbit, ka-káit-se.
Lynx, tsat-sats.
Mink, mis-tcho.
Mouse, skwa´tun.
Musk rat, skulkh-kut'lkh.
Land otter, ska´atl.
Sea otter, tum´mus.
Seal, ass´hu.
Skunk, smat-s'n.
Squirrel (sciurus), sp-si-yūt-s'n;
(tamias), ha-hái-yu-wetsh.
Wolf, sta´ching.
Whale, ch-whé-yu.
Man, swé-ka; plur. swé-yi-ka;
young man, swé-wūs;
old man, kwilt-chák.
Many, ng' únn;
many men, ng' ungt' swé-yi-ka.
Mat, of round rushes (tulé), taks-lats´hu;
flat do. (cat's tail), su-ya-átsh, kai-nim;
cedar bark, tsum´mut.
Mat needle, ho-k'hún.
Medicine, s'tái-ing-hu.
Medicine man, magician or doctor, s'hu-nām.
Middle, ets-tóng-en.
Milk, skub-ó.
Mink, mis´tcho.
Miss a mark, to, tang-un;
miss the road, to, ti-tákh.
Mistake, to, in speech, ti-takh.
Moccasins, kluk´shin.
Molluscs, etc.:
Barnacle, tsōngt.
Clams, quahog (Venus), ski-he-yu;
large (Lutraria), swa´-hum;
blue striated, skuk-hlái.
Cockle (cardium), sklé-yōm.
Hai-kwa (Dentalium), klets-chin.
Mussel, to´yuk.
Oyster, klokh-klokh.
Scallop (pecten), na´na.
Sea egg (echinus), skwét-si.
Moon, kl-káitsh.
Morning, kwá-tchi.
Mosquito, pwáik-sen.
Mother, tān.
Mountain, h'kwi-étsh.
Mouse, skwá-tun.
Mouth, tsu´ts'n.
Musk rat, skulkh-kut'lkh.
Mussel, the small blue, to´yuk.
My sister, na ais;
my house, na ai-yung;
my things, n's-kwâ-na-akw.
Mythology:
Nó-kwe-mătl or Dó-kwe-bătl, the principal supernatural being, corresponding to Ikáni of the Chinooks.
S'hui-áb, the primal or demon race.
S'hu-nām, magic or medicine.
Te-yūtl-ma, the genius of good fortune.
Hun-ha-né-ti, a performance of conjuring or "tamá-nous" (Chinook), known to the Nisquallies as s'hí-na, in which it is pretended that the person initiated is killed and then restored to life.
Name, s'dá.
Nails, ts´shūts.
Near, klat-lé-a-ke.
Needle, chát-sun.
Neck, hōng-en.
New, háu-us, k'hau-ós.
Night, s'nat´.
Nine, tōkw, t'kwái-ya, t'kwáit-hu.
None, á-wun-na, au-wuts-an.
Noon, k'é-yit.
Nose, nuk'sn.
Now, ti-á-no.
Numerals:
Simple Cardinals—
1, nit´zo.
2, chis´sa.
3, klekhw.
4, ng-os.
5, kl-katcht
6, t'hung.
7, tsōks.
8, tats.
9, tōkw.
10, ó-pen.
Personal Cardinals—
1, nát-so.
2, chá-sa.
3, kl-whái-ya.
4, ni-sái-ya.
5, kl-kut-shái-ya.
6, tukh-ung-ái-ya.
7, tsakw-tsái-ya.
8, tats-sái-ya.
9, t'kwái-ya.
10, o-pen-ái.
Cardinals of Valuation—
1, n'sakt´hu.
2, n'sháit-hu.
3, kl-wháit-hu.
4, nu-sáit-hu.
5, kl-kut-sháit-hu.
6, tukh-hung-áit-hu.
7, tsak-sáit-hu.
8, tats-háit-hu.
9, t-kwáit-hu.
10, o-pen-áit-hu.
11, o-pen it nitzo.
12, o-pen i'tchus-sa.
20, t's-kwuss.
30, h'l-lūtl-sha.
100, na-tcho-wutsh.
1000, p'né-itsh.
Old, snuk-ai.
Old man, kwil´tchuk;
old woman, kwil´tchuk slá-ni.
One, nit´zo, nat´so, n'sákt-hu.
Otter, land, ská-atl;
sea, tum´-mus.
Oulakan, a small fish, klais.
Out doors, as-saktl´.
Oyster, klókh-klokh.
Off shore, tsát-so.