In case of an emergency, flour can be bought at Fort Hall, and Fort Bois, two trading posts of the Hudson's Bay Company, at twenty dollars per hundred; and by forwarding word to Spalding's mission, on the Kooskooskee, they will pack out flour to Fort Bois, at ten dollars per hundred, and to the Grand Round at eight dollars, and will take in exchange dry goods, groceries, &c.; but at Forts Hall and Bois, the company will take nothing in payment but cash or cattle. At Dr. Whitman's station, flour can be bought at five dollars per hundred, corn meal at four dollars, beef at six and seven cents per pound, potatoes, fifty cents per bushel. It is proper to observe that the flour at Spalding's and Whitman's stations will be unbolted. Emigrants however, should be cautious, and lay in a sufficient supply to last them through.
This is a tongue spoken by a few in each of the tribes residing in the middle and lower divisions of Oregon. It is also used by the French, and nearly all the old settlers in the country.
| Aach | Ekik | Hu-e-hu |
| Sister | Fish-hook | Swap, exchange |
| Aha | Elitah | Hol |
| Yes | Slave | Drag, or pull |
| Alka | Esick | Ilips |
| Future, by and by | Paddle | First |
| Alta | Esil | Ith-lu-el, or Ituel |
| Present, now | Corn | Meat, flesh |
| Ala | Geleech | I-yak |
| I wonder | Grease | Quick, or hurry |
| Ankote | Halo | Il-a-he |
| Past time | None | Soil, dirt |
| Chawko | Hankachim | Ichwet |
| Come | Handkerchief | Bear |
| Chee | Hous | Is-kum |
| New | House | Take |
| Chinkamin | How | In-a-ti |
| Iron, chain | Let us | Overdress |
| Chuck | Hoel-hoel | Ith-lu-k-ma |
| Water | Mouse | Gamble |
| Deob | High-you | I-wa |
| Satan | Quantity, many | Beaver |
|
Delie | High-you-k-wah | Ips-wet |
| Dry | Ring | Hide |
| Ekih | Hul-u-e-ma | Ik-ta |
| Brother-in-law | Strange, different | What |
| Kah | K-wathen | Kilaps |
| Where | Bell | Turn over |
| K-u-ten | K-macks | Klips |
| Horse | Dog | Upset |
| Kaw-lo-ke-lo | Klugh | Ko-el |
| Goose | Split, or Plough | Cold |
| Ka-luck | Ko-pet | Kap-wah |
| Swan | Done, finished | Alike |
| K-puet | Kop-po | Kon-a-maxt |
| Needle | Older brother | Both |
| Kot-suck | Kow | Kla-hum |
| Middle | Is to tie | Good-bye |
| Kap-o | K-wat | Kla-hi-you |
| Coat | Hit | How do you do |
| Ka-nim | Kop-shut | Kaw-a-nassim |
| Canoe | Broken | Always |
| Ka-ta | Ko | Kla-ha-na |
| Why | Arrived | Out |
| Kap-su-alla | Kim-to | Klim-in-wit |
| Theft, steal | Behind | A falsehood |
| K-liten | Kollo | Krap-po |
| Lead | Fence | Toad |
| Kaw-kaw | Kutt | Klose |
| Crow | Hard | Good |
| Klat-a-wah | Klimin | Klas-ko |
| Go, Walk | Fine | Them, those |
|
Kul-a-kulla | Kle-il | Ka-so |
| Fowl | Black | Rum |
| Kum-tux | Ka-was | Ko-pa |
| Know, or understand | Afraid | There |
| Ke-a-wale | Kom-suck | Kit-lo |
| Love | Beads | Kettle |
| Ka-wah-we | Ko-ko-well | Klone-ass |
| All | Eel | I do not understand |
| Klow-e-wah | Klaps | Klop-sta |
| Slow | Find | Who |
| K-wallen | Kow-ne-aw | Klouch-man |
| The ear | How many | Female |
| Kee-kool | La-sel | Le-lu |
| Down | Saddle | Panther |
| Lepo-lo | Le-lo-im | Le-pul |
| Pan | Sharp | Chickens |
| Le-por-shet | Le-poim | Lecorset |
| Fork | Apple | Trunk |
| Lehash | La-bush | Laport |
| Axe | Mouth | Door |
| Leg-win | Le-da | Le-pip |
| Saw | Teeth | Pipe |
| Lima | Le-ku | Lo-lo |
| The hand | Neck | Carry, or tote |
| Lita | Le-mora | Leb-ya |
| Head | Wild | Old woman |
| Le-pe-a | Lashimney | La-lure |
| Feet | Chimney | Hoe |
| Lo-ma-las | Lemitten | La-cope |
| Molasses | Mitten | White |
|
Lemon-to | La-ha-la | La-cre-me |
| Sheep | Feel | Yellow |
| Lavest | Le-le | Mas-a-tro |
| Jacket, or vest | A long time | Bad |
| La-ep | Las-well | Met-lite |
| Rope | Silk | Residence, Sitting down, &c. |
| Lep-lash | La-tem | |
| Boards | Table | |
| Lep-wa | Lep-o-lip | Mal-ha-na |
| Peas | Boil | As, in the river; or, push off the boat |
| Lep-well | Le-sit-well | Man |
| Skillet | Stars | Male |
| La-win | Le-mit-rem | Mow-etch |
| Oats | Medicine | Deer |
| La-ram | Le-shaw | Mu-lack |
| Oar, for boats | Shoe | Elk |
| Le-wash | Le-sack | Muse-a-muse |
| Snow | Sack, or bag | Cattle |
| Lemonti | Le-quim | Me-si-ka |
| Mountain | White bear | Plural of you |
| Muck-a-muck | O-ep-can | Papo |
| Provisions, eat | Basket | Father |
| Musket | O-ep-in-pin | Pil |
| Rifle, or gun | Skunk | Red |
| Moon | O-e-lile | Pe-chi |
| Month | Berries | Green |
| Mo-kah | O-e-pick | Pat-le |
| Buy | Both | Full |
| Mim-a-loosheb | O-elk | Poo |
| Die, or dead | Snake | Shoot |
|
Mal-hu-ale | O-lo | Pe-teck |
| Back | Hungry | The world |
| Mi-ka | Oel-hin | Pilton |
| You | Seal | Foolish |
| Ni-ka | O-koke | Pal-a-k-lo |
| I, or me | This, or that | Night |
| Nan-ach | Pi-yah | Pes-hocks |
| Look, or see | Fire | Thickety |
| Na-ha | Pos-ton | Pis-say-ukes |
| Mother | Americans | French |
| New-ha | Pee | Quack-quack |
| Let | And | Duck |
| Now-it-k | Pus | Si-wash |
| Yes, certainly | If | Indians |
| Ne-si-ka | Puss | Swas |
| We, us | Cat | Rain |
| Nein | Pish-hash | Sah-lee |
| Name | Polecat | High |
| O-es-km | Pos-seas | Stick |
| Caps | Blanket | Wood |
| Oel-man | Pot-latch | Seck-um |
| Old | Give | Swim |
| O-pet-sa | Pole-ally | Si-yaw |
| Knife | Powder | Far |
| O-pes-wa | Po-et | Sap-a-lil |
| Wonder, astonishment | Boat | Flour |
| Ow | Pa-pa | Su-ga |
| Brother | Paper | Sugar |
| Sec-a-lukes | Shot | To-lo |
| Pantaloons | Shot | Win, or gain |
|
Sap-a-pul | Sup-ner | Te-ma-has |
| Hat | Jump | Poison |
| Sto-en | Til-a-kum | Ti-pee |
| Rock | People | An ornament |
| Sil | Tit-the-ko-ep | Te-kah |
| Shirting | Cut | Want |
| Sko-kum | Tum-tum | Till |
| Strong, stout | The heart | Heavy, or tired |
| Sec-pee | Te-o-wit | Toc-ta |
| To miss | Leg | Doctor |
| See-ah-os-ti | Tum-pe-lo | Wah-wah |
| Face, or eyes | Back | Talk, conversation |
| Sam-mon | Tam-o-lack | Wake |
| Fish | Barrel | No, not |
| Sto-gon | Ti-ye | Wap-a-to |
| Sturgeon | Master, or chief | Potato |
| Son-dra | Tes-um | Win |
| Roan | Pretty | Wind |
| Salt | To-lo-bus | Wam |
| Salt | Wolf | Warm |
| Shu-es | Te-ko-ep | Wetch |
| Shoes | White | More |
| Sun | Te-mo-lo | Ya-ka |
| Sun, or day | To-morrow | Him, she, it |
| Silk-um | Tu-lusk | Yaw-wah |
| Half, or a part | Milk | Yonder |
| Smo-ek | Tip-so | Yok-sa |
| Smoke | Grass | Hair |
| Sul-luks | Tum-tuk | Ya-ha-la |
| Mad, angry | Water-falls | Name |
|
Six | Ton-tle-ke | Yult-cut |
| Friends | Yesterday | Long |
| Sick | T-sit-still | You-till |
| Sick, or sore | Buttons, or tacks | Glad, proud |
| Shut | Tee-see | |
| Shirt | Sweet | |
Chinook mode of computing numbers
| Iht | 1 | | Dilo-p-sin-a-maxt | 17 |
| Makst | 2 | | Dilo-p-sow-skins | 18 |
| Klone | 3 | | Dilo-p-k-wi-etst | 19 |
| Lakst | 4 | | Tath-la-hun makst | 20 |
| K-win-nim | 5 | | Tath-la-hun klone | 30 |
| Ta-hum | 6 | | Tath-la-hun lakst | 40 |
| Sina-maxt | 7 | | Tath-la-hun k-win-ma | 50 |
| Sow-skins | 8 | | Tath-la-hun ta-hum | 60 |
| K-wi-etst | 9 | | Tath-la-hun sin-a-maxt | 70 |
| Tath-la-ham | 10 | | Tath-la-hun sow-skins | 80 |
| Dilo-pe-iht | 11 | | Tath-la-hun k-wi-etst | 90 |
| Dilo-p-maxt | 12 | | Tak-o-mo-nuxt | 100 |
| Dilo-p-klone | 13 | | Tak-o-mo-maxt | 200 |
| Dilo-p-lakst | 14 | | Tak-o-mo-nuxt klone | 300 |
| Dilo-p-k-winnim | 15 | | Tak-o-mo-nuxt lakst | 400 |
| Dilo-p-ta-hum | 16 | | Tak-o-mo-nuxt k-win-nim | 500 |