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

by George Gibbs

~Kwéh-kweh~, n. Chinook, OKWÉKWE (by onoma). A mallard duck. Used chiefly at mouth of the Columbia.

~Kwék-wi-ens~, n. Chihalis, idem. A pin. Of limited use.

~Kwéo-kwéo~, n. Chinook, T'KWEO-KWEO. A ring; a circle.

~Kwetlh~, adj. Chihalis, idem. (Anderson). Proud. Not in general use.

~Kwin'-num~, adj. Chinook, KWENEM. Five.

~Kwish~, or ~Kweesh~, interj. Refusing any thing contemptuously.
Equivalent to "No you don't." Used on the lower Columbia.

~Kwit'-shad-ie~, n. Nisqually, KWUTSHDIE. The hare or rabbit. Confined to Puget Sound.

~Kwo-lann'~, or ~Kwo-lah'-nie~, n. Chihalis, KWOLÁN; Nisqually, KWILANI. The ear. Halo kwolann, or, ikpooie kwolann, deaf.

~Kwulh~, or ~Kwult~, v. Chinook, KWULT'H. To hit; to wound with an arrow or gun; to strike with a slick or stone; or in any manner without cutting; to hit.

~Kwun'-nun~, n. Chihalis, idem. A count; numbers. Ex. Mamook kwunnun, to count. Of merely local use.