Pahtl. Full.
Pahtl lum or paht-lum, drunk.
Pahtl chuck, wet. Pent. Paint.
Mamook pent, to paint. Papa. A father. Pa-see-sie. A blanket; woolen cloth. Pa-siooks. A Frenchman. Pchih or Pit-chih. Thin in dimensions. Pe-chugh. Green. Pee. Then; besides; and; or; but.
Pee weght, and also; besides which.
Pee nika wauwau wake, but I say, no. Peh-pah. Paper; a letter; any writing.
Mamook pehpah, to write. Pel-ton. A fool; foolish; crazy.
Kahkwa pelton, like a fool.
Hyas pelton mika, you are very silly. Pe-shak. Bad. Pe-what-tie. Thin, like paper. Pi-ah. Fire; ripe; cooked.
Mamook piah, to cook; to burn.
Piah ship, a steamer.
Piah olillie, ripe berries.
Piah sapolill, baked bread.
Piah sick, the venereal disease.
Saghalie piah, lightning. Pil. Red; of a reddish color.
Pil illahie, red clay or vermillion.
Pil dolla, gold.
Pil chikimin, copper.
Pil kiuatan, a bay or chestnut horse. Pil-pil. Blood.
Mahsh pilpil, to bleed. Pish. Fish. Pit-lilh. Thick in consistence, as molasses. Piu-piu. To stink; a skunk. Poh. To blow.
Mamook poh, to blow out or extinguish, as a candle. Po-lak-lie. Night; darkness; dark.
Tenas polaklie, evening.
Hyas polaklie, late at night; very dark.
Sit-kum polaklie, midnight. Po-lal-lie. Gunpowder; dust; sand.
Polallie illahie, sandy ground. Poo. The sound of a gun.
Mamook poo, to shoot.
Moxt poo, a double-barrelled gun.
Tohum poo, a six shooter. Poo-lie. Rotten. Pot-latch. A gift; to give.
Cultus potlatch, a present or free gift. Pow-itsh. A crab apple. Puk-puk. A blow with the fist; a fist-fight.
Mamook pukpuk, to box; to fight with the fists.
Pukpuk solleks, to fight in anger. Puss-puss. A cat.
Hyas pusspuss, a panther or cougar.
S.
Sagh-a-lie. Up; above; high.
Saghalie Tyee, (literally the chief above) God. Sail. A sail; any cotton or linen goods.
Mamook sail, to make sail.
Mamook keekwillie sail, to take in sail.
Tzum sail, printed cloth or calico. Sa-kol-eks. Leggings; trowsers; pantaloons.
Keekwillie sakoleks, drawers. Sal-lal. The sallal berry. Salmon. The salmon.
Tyee salmon, i.e. chief salmon, the spring salmon. Salt. Salt or salt taste.
Salt chuck, the sea. San-de-lie. Ash colored; a roan horse; roan colored. Sap-o-lill. Wheat; flour or meal.
Pish sapolill, baked bread.
Lolo sapolill, whole wheat. Se-ah-host. The face; the eyes.
Halo seahhost, blind.
Icht seahhost, one-eyed.
Lakit seahhost, (four eyes) spectacles. Se-ah-po. A hat or cap.
Seahpo olillie, the raspberry. Shame or shem. Shame.
Halo shem mika? arn't [sic] you ashamed of yourself? Shan-tie. To sing. She-lok-um. A looking-glass; glass. Ship. Ship or vessel.
Stick ship, a sailing vessel.
Piah ship, a steamer.
Ship man, a sailor. Shoes. Shoes.
Stick shoes, boots and shoes made of leather. Shot. Shot; lead.
Shot olillie, huckleberries. Shugah. Sugar. Shugh. A rattle.
Shugh opoots, a rattlesnake. Shut. A shirt. Shwah-kuk. A frog. Si-ah. Far; far off.
Comparative distance is expressed by intonation or repetition;
as siah-siah, very far.
Wake siah, near; not far. Si-am. The grizzly bear. Sick. Sick.
Cole sick, the ague.
Sick tumtum, grieved; sorry; jealous; unhappy. Sikhs. A friend. Sin-a-moxt. Seven. Si-pah. Straight, like a ramrod. Sis-ki-you. A bob-tailed horse. Sit-kum. A half; a part.
Sitkum dolla, half a dollar.
Sitkum sun, noon.
Tenas sitkum, a quarter or small part. Sit-lay. Stirrups. Sit-shum. To swim. Si-wash. An Indian. Skin. Skin.
Skin shoes, moccasins.
Stick skin, the bark of a tree. Skoo-kum. Strong; strength;
a ghost; an evil spirit or demon.
Skookum tumtum, brave.
Skookum chuck, a rapid. Skwak-wal. A lamprey eel. Skwis-kwis. A squirrel. Sla-hal. A game played with eight small disks, one of which is marked. Smoke. Smoke; clouds; fog; steam. Snass. Rain.
Cole snass, snow. Snow. Snow. Soap. Soap. So-le-mie. The cranberry. Sol-leks. Anger; angry.
Mamook solleks, to fight.
Tikegh solleks, to be hostile.
Kumtuks solleks, to be passionate. So-pe-na. To jump; to leap. Spo-oh. Faded;
any light color, as pale blue; drab &c.
Chahko spooh, to fade. Spoon. A spoon. Spose. Suppose; if; supposing; provided that; in order that.
Spose mika nanitsh nika canim, if you see my canoe.
Spose nika klatawa kopa Victoria, if or when I go to Victoria.
Kahkwa spose, as if. Stick. A stick; a tree; wood; wooden.
Stick skin, bark.
Ship stick, a mast.
Mitwhit stick, a standing tree.
Icht stick, a yard measure.
Stick shoes, leather shoes or boots.
Isick stick, the ash. Stock-en. Stockings or socks. Stoh. Loose.
Mamook stoh, to untie; unloose. Stone. A rock or stone; bone; horn;
the testicles.
Stone kinatan, a stallion.
Mahsh stone, to castrate. Stote-kin. Eight. Stutchun. The sturgeon. Suk-wal-al. A gun or musket. Sun. The sun; a day.
Tenas sun, early.
Sitkum sun, noon.
Klip sun, sunset. Sunday. Sunday.
Icht Sunday, a week.
Hyas Sunday, a holiday.
Ex. Icht, mokst, klone sun kopet Sunday, one, two or three days after Sunday.
T.
Tagh-um. Six. Tahl-kie. Yesterday.
Icht tahlkie, day before yesterday. Tah-nim. To measure. Tah-tle-lum. Ten.
Mokst klone, etc., tahtlelum, signifying twenty, thirty, etc.
Tahtlelum pe icht, eleven, twelve. Tal-a-pus. The coyote or prairie wolf, a sort of deity or supernatural being,
prominent in Indian mythology; a sneak. Ta-mah-no-us. Magic; luck; fortune; anything supernatural. Ta-mo-litsh. A tub; barrel; bucket.
Icht tamolitsh, a bushel measure. Tanse. To dance. Tea. Tea. Te-ah-wit. The leg; the foot.
Klatawa teahwit, to go on foot, to walk.
Klook teawhit, lame. Teh-teh. To trot as a horse. Tenas. Small; few; little;
a child; the young of any animal.
Mokst uika tenas, I have two children.
Tenas hyiu, a few.
Tenas sun, early. Te-pah. Quills; the wing of a bird. Tik-egh. To want; wish; love; like.
Hyas tikegh, to long for.
Ikta mika tikegh? what do you want? Tik-tik. A watch. Til-i-kum. People.
Cultus tilikum, common or insignificant persons.
Huloima tilikum, strangers.
Nika tilikum, my relations. Til-i-kum-ma-ma. A father. Till. Tired;
heavy; weight; a weight.
Hyas till nika, I am very tired.
Kansih till okook, how much does that weigh?
Mamook till, to weigh. Tin-tin. A bell; a musical instrument.
Mamook tintin, to ring a bell. Tipso. Grass; leaves;
fringe; feathers; fur.
Tipso illahie, prairie.
Dely tipso, hay. T'kope. White; light colored. Tl'kope. To cut; hew; chop. Toh. Spit.
Mamook spit. Toke-tie. Pretty. To-lo. To earn; to win at a game; to gain.
Kansih dolla nika tolo spose mamook?
how many dollars will I earn if I work? To-mol-la. To-morrow.
Ikt tomolla, the day after. Tot. An uncle. To-to. To shake; sift anything; winnow. To-toosh. The breast of a female; milk.
Totoosh lakles, butter. To-wagh. Bright; shining; light. Tsee. Sweet. Tsee-pie. To miss a mark; to make a blunder.
Tseepie wayhut, to take the wrong road. Tshi-ke. Directly; soon. Tshish. Cold. Tsi-at-ka. A nocturnal demon much feared by the Indians. Tshik-tshik. A wagon; a cart; a wheel.
Tchik-tchik way-hut, wagon-road. Tsil-tsil or Chil-chil. Buttons;
the stars. Tsish. Sharpen.
Mamook tsish, to sharpen. Tsole-pat. A shot pouch. Tso-lo. To wander in the dark; to lose one's way. Tsugh. A crack or split.
Mamook tsugh, to split.
Chahko tsugh, to become split or cracked. Tuk-a-mo-nuk. A hundred.
It is, like ten, combined with the digits; as icht, mokst, klone tukamonuk, one hundred, two hundred, three hundred, etc. Tuk-wil-la. The hazel nut; nuts in general. Tum-tum. The heart; the will; opinion.
Mahsh tumtum, to give orders.
Mamook tumtum, to make up one's mind.
Mamook kloshe tumtum, to make friends or peace.
Sick tumtum, grief; jealousy.
Mokst tumtum nika, I am undecided.
Q. Kah nesika klatawa? where shall we go?
Mika tumtum, whenever you please; as you will.
Ikta mika tumtum? what do you think? Tum-wa-ta. A waterfall, cascade or cataract. Tup-shin. A needle.
Mamook tupshin, to sew; to mend; to patch. Tyee. A chief.
Saghalie tyee, the Deity.
Tyee salmon, the spring salmon. Tzum. Mixed colors; spots or stripes;
a mark or figure; writing, paint, painted.
Tzum sill, printed calico.
Tzum pehpah, writing.
Mamook tzum, to write.
Tzum illahie, blazed or surveyed land.
W.
Wagh. To pour; to spill; to vomit.
Mamook wagh chuck, pour out some water. Wake. No; not. Wa-ki. To-morrow. Wap-pa-to. A potato. Wash. Wash.
Mamook wash, to wash. Waum. Warm.
Hyas waum, hot.
Waum illahie, summer.
Mamook waum, to heat.
Waum-sick-cole-sick, fever and ague. Wau-wau. To talk; speak; call; ask; tell; answer; talk or conversation.
Cultus wauwau, idle talk; stuff; nonsense.
Hyas wauwau, to shout. Way-hut. A road or trail.
Chickchick wayhut, a wagon road. Weght. Again; also; more.
Pe nika weght, and I too.
Potlatch weght, give me some more.
Tenas weght, a little more yet. Whim. To fell.
Whim stick, a fallen tree.
Mamook whim okook stick, fell that tree;
also to throw in wrestling. Win-a-pie. By-and-bye; presently; wait. Wind. Wind.
Halo wind, out of breath (dead).
Y.
Yah-hul. A name. Yah-ka. He; his; him; she; it, etc. Yah-kis-ilth. Sharp, or cutting. Yah-wa. There; thither; thence; beyond. Yak-so. The hair of the head; hair generally. Yak-wa. Here; hither; this side of; this way.
Yakwa kopa okook house, this side of that house. Ya-kwah-tin. The belly; the entrails. Yi-em. To relate; to tell a story; to confess to a priest; a story or tale. Youtl. Glad; pleased; proud; (of a horse) spirited.
Hyas youtl yahka tumtum, his heart is very glad. Youtl-kut. Long; length. Yout-skut. Short (in dimension).