De-late. Straight; direct.
Ex. Klatawa delate, go straight; delate wauwau, tell the truth. Di-aub. The devil. Dely. Dry.
Chahko dely, to become dry; mamook dely, to dry. Doc-tin. A doctor. Dol-la. A dollar; money.
Chikamin dolla, silver;
pil dolla, gold;
dolla siaghost, spectacles.
E.
Eh-kah-nam, n. A tale or story. Eh-ko-li, n. A whale. Ee-na, n. A beaver.
Eena stick (literally beaver wood), the willow. Ee-na-poo or In-a-poo. A louse.
Sopen inapoo, a flea. Ek-keh. A brother-in-law. E-la-han. Aid; assistance; alms.
Mamook elahan, to help. E-lip. First; before.
Elip lolo chuck, in the first place carry water;
elip kloshe, best;
elip tilikum, the first people. Elite. A slave. E-salt'h. Indian corn or maize.
G.
Get-up. To get up; rise. Glease. Grease.
Hyiu glease, very fat;
too-toosh glease, butter.
H.
Hah-lakl. Wide, open.
Ex. Mamook hahlakl la pote, open the door. Haht-haht, n. The mallard duck. Hak-at-shum, n. Handkerchief. Halo. None; absent.
Q. Halo salmon mika? have you no fish? A. Halo, none.
Q. Kah mika papa? where is your father? A. Halo, he is out.
Halo wind, breathless; dead.
Halo glease, lean.
Halo iktas, poor; destitute. Haul, v. To haul or pull. Hee-hee, n. Laughter; amusement.
Cultus hee-hee, fun;
mamook hee-hee, to amuse;
hee-hee house, any place of amusement, as a tavern, bowling alley, etc. Hoh-hoh, n., v. To cough. Hool-hool, n. A mouse.
Hyas hool-hool, a rat. House, n. A house.
Mahkook house, a store. Howh. Turn to; hurry. How-kwutl. Inability.
Ex. Howkwutl nika klatawa? how could I go? Hul-lel, v., n. To shake. Hul-o-i-ma. Other; another; different.
Ex. Huloima tillikum, a different tribe or people;
hyas huloima, very different. Humm, n., v. A stink or smell, to stink.
Humm opootsh, a skunk. Hunl-kik. Curled or curly; knotted; crooked. Huy-huy, n., v. To barter or trade.
Ex. Huyhuy la sille, change the saddle;
huyhuy tumtum, to change one's mind. Hwah. Surprise or admiration, also earnestness. Hy-ak. Swift; fast; quickly; hurry; make haste. Hyas. Large; great; very.
Hyas tyee, a great chief;
hyas mahcook, a great price; dear;
hyas ankutte, a long time ago;
hyas closhe, very good. Hy-iu. Much, many, plenty, enough.
Hyiu tillicum, a crowd; many people;
hyiu muckamuck, plenty to eat;
tenas hyiu, some, few;
wake hyiu, not many or not much. Hy-kwa. The shell money of the Pacific Coast.
I.
Ik-kik. A fish-hook. Ik-poo-ie. To shut.
Ikpooie la pote, shut the door;
mamook ikpooie, to surround;
ikpooie kwillan, deaf. Ikt. One, once.
Ikt man, a man;
ikt nika klatawa copa yahka house, I have been once to his house. Ik-tah. What.
Iktah okook? what is that?
iktah mika tikegh? what do you want?
iktah? well, what now? Ikta-hs. Goods; merchandise.
Hyiu iktahs, a great many goods or merchandise. Il-la-hie, n. The ground; the earth; dirt.
Tipso illahie, prairie;
saghillie illahie; mountains or high land; heaven.
Hy-iu illahie kopa, dirty (literally much dirt upon). In-a-poo. A louse.
Sopen inapoo, a flea. In-a-ti. Across; opposite to; on the other side of.
Inati chuck, on the other side of the river;
klatawa inati, to cross over. Ip-soot. To hide one's self or anything; to keep secret.
Ipsoot klatawa, to steal off;
ipsoot wau-wau, to whisper. Is-ick, n. A paddle.
Mamook isick, to paddle. Is-ick stick, n. The Ash.
Literally paddle wood. Is-kum, v. To take; take hold of; hold; get.
Iskum okook lope, hold on to that rope;
mika na iskum? did you get it? It-lan, n. A fathom. It-lo-kum, n. The game of "hand".
Mamook itlokum, to gamble. Itl-wil-lie, n. The flesh; meat of any animal.
Konaway nika itlwillie sick, all my flesh is sore. Itswooat. A black bear.
Itswooat paseesie, thick dark cloth or blankets.