Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon

by George Gibbs

~Kah~, adv. Chinook, KAKH. Where; whither; whence. Kah mika mitlite? where do you live? konaway kah, everywhere; kah-kah, here and there.

~Kah'-kah~, n. Chinook and Nisqually (by onoma.), SKAKA. A crow.

~Káh-kwa~, adv. Nootka; Tokwaht, ACHKO. Like; similar to; equal with; as. Kahkwa nika tumtum, so I think (literally, such [is] my heart); kahkwa hyas nika, as large as I; kahkwa spose, as if; kloshe kahkwa, that is right; good so.

~Kah'-na-way~, n. Chinook, T'KANAWÉ. Acorns. Kahnaway stick, the oak. Used only on the Columbia river.

~Káhp-ho~, _n._Chinook, idem. An elder brother, sister, or cousin.

~Káh-ta~, adv. Chinook, KÁTA. How; why. Kahta mika mamook okook? why do you do that? kahta mika chahko? how did you come? kahta mika? what is the matter with you? pe kahta? and why so?

~Kal-ak-a-láh-ma~, n. Chinook, OKALAKALAMA. A goose. Used on the lower
Columbia river.

~Kal-a-kwáh-tie~, n. Chinook, KALAKWATI; Clatsop, KL'WHELATL. The inner bark of the cedar (thuja); the petticoat, or skirt, formerly worn by women, and often made of strands of bark. Kalakwahtie stick, the cedar-tree.

~Ka-li'-tan~, n. Chinook, TKLAITAN. An arrow; shot; a bullet. Kalitan le sac, a quiver; a shot-pouch.

~Kal-lak'-a-la~, or ~Kul-luk'-ul-la~, n. Chinook, KALÁKALA. A bird.