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

by George Gibbs

~Yak'-so~, n. Chinook, idem. The hair of the head; hair generally.

~Ya-kwah'-tin~, or ~Kwah'-tin~, n. Chinook and Clatsop, YAKWATIN. The belly; the entrails.

~Yaub~. See LEJAUB.

~Yel'-a-kwat~. See KALAKWAHTIE.

~Yi'-em~, v., n. Chihalis, YAIEM. To relate; to tell a story; to confess to a priest; a story or tale.

~Youtl~, adj. Quære Chihalis, EYUTLH; Nisqually, JUIL, glad. Pleased; proud; (of a horse), spirited. Hyas youtl yakka tumtum, his heart is very glad; he is much puffed up.

~Yoútl-kut~, adj., n. Chinook, YÚTLKUT. Long (in dimension); length.

~Yoút-skut~, or ~Yutes'-kut~, adj. Chinook, YÚTSKUTA. Short (in dimension).

~Y-salt'h~, or ~Ye-salt'h~. See E-SALT'H.

~Yuk'-wa~, adv. Chinook, YAKWÁ. Here; hither; this side of; this way.
Yukwa kopa okook house, this side of that house.