Chapter M

MAGIC, _conjuring_, ch'si-o-wuen;
_for medicine_, shi-nam.

MAKE, _to_, chai;
_what are you making?_ stang n's chai?
_I am making a canoe_, chai its sno'hwuetl;
_make fire_, _imp._, chuek-kos.

MAMMALS:
Horse, stuek-ke-u.
Elk, kwa-watsh, kai-yets.
buck, sist-uen, _i.e._ "horned."
Deer, sme-yis.
buck, sist-uen.
fawn, stuel-la.
Bear, black, spaes.
grizzly, kwai-et-chin.
Big horn (_ovis montana_), kwe-kwuet-chen.
Mountain goat (_aploceras_), swet-le, pi-kuelkh-kan.
Racoon, bl[=o]ps.
Dog, sko-mai.
Wolf, st'kai-ya.
Cougar, shwo'wa.
Lynx, skuets-a'mues.
Beaver, skuel-la-u.
Sea otter, tuem'mues.
Land otter, s'katl.
Seal, _a_ss'hu.
Mink, kai-yakh, s'che-a-kuen.
Weasel, kuel-ke-la.
Skunk, suep-puek.
Squirrel (_sciurus_), tsip-si-a-suen.
Striped squirrel (_tamias_), hwe-pe-chin.
Kamass rat (_neotoma_), na-wit.
Mouse, kwa'tuen.
Mole, spi-la-wuen.
Hare, ske-ka-was.

MAMMALS, _parts of_:
Neck, tatsh-suens.
Atlas joint, kuek-kak-w'chis.
Ribs, luek-h'ws.
Marrow of legs, tuets-uesh'shins.
Brain, smet-kues.
Gristle of vertebrae, kwa-a-lues.
Liver, stuek'chueng.
Lights, spuel'hu.
Paunch, spukh.
Wind-pipe, hwang-uen.
Tail, klo'wak-ues.
Skin, kwuel-los.
A dressed skin, huel-la-kan.
Hair, s'chais.
Hoofs, kwa-nuengs.
Kidneys, suen-suens.
Sinews of legs, kli-e-mins.
Sinews of back, tueng-e-sens.
Horns, tses'tuen.
Heart, tsa-la.
Os calcis, kat-lin-suens.
Thighs, kat-chat-chs.
Saddle or hind quarters, as-satch-chatsh (chus-sa, _two_).
Leg, sku-shuem-shins.
Lower joint of do., s'huen-nues.
Fore quarter, tae-los.
Both do., skuel'la-hans.
Fat, nas.
Meat, sle-uek.

MAN, swe-yi-ka.

MANY, n'gann, n'guen;
_many people_, n'guenhl-ta-ling-hu;
_I have many people_, n'gan al-tae-ling-hu ti-us.

MAT, slae'wuen;
_the large mat used for making temporary lodges_, sa-letch;
_cedar bark mat_, tsuem'muet, lo'kwai.

MEND, _to_, chuets-uel-kwuet'tuen.

MERRY, nueks-ne-ni.

MIDDLE (_of length_), a-no-wuels.

MISTAKE, _to_, _either in speech or on the road_, mael-min.

MOLLUSCS, RADIATES, ETC.:
Small round clam (_Venus_), skuet-hlai;
quahog (_Saxidomus_), sakh-hwa;
large clam (_Lutraria_), swaem.
Cockle (_cardium_), sk'laem.
Mussel (_Mytilus_), kla-kuem.
Oyster, klokh-klokh.
Whelk, suek-kwai-yuekh.
Barnacle, suem-mai-ya.
Chiton, huel'lueng.
Land snail (_helix_), wuek-kuek'h.
Slug (_limax_), kai-yat'lin.
Sea egg (_Echinus_), skwet-si.
Sea slug (_holothuria_), sekt.
Star fish, kwuel-la-chi, kuel-lae-sis.
Cuttle fish, ske-m[=u]k.
Shells, ka-ya-men.

MOON, kl-kaltsh.

MORNING, skwa-chi.

MOSQUITO, kwa-an.

MOTHER, t[=a]n.

MOUNTAIN (_same as rock_), sng-ant.

MOUTH, sa-suen.

MOVE FARTHER, yi-he-wuel tuel-la;
_go there_, tuek'whist.

MUCH, n'gun;
_much food_, n'guen set-luen.

MYTHOLOGY:
Ha-als, _the principal super natural being, equivalent to_ Hun-ne _of
the Nisquallies_, No-kw-makhl _of the Clallams and Skagits, and_
Ika-ni _of the Chinooks_.
S'hui-ab, _or_ S'hui-am, _the pre-human demon race_.
Y[=u]tl-ma, _or_ Shwa-mat-wun, _the spirit that presides over good
fortune_.
Ch'si'o-wuen, _a particular gift or capacity acquired by fasting, etc.,
or by incantation, similar to the Chinook tamanowas_.
Shi-nam, _magic or medicine_.

N.

NAILS, t'sals, chi-sa-lis.

NAKED, kluet-saeng.

NAME, s'nae;
_my name_, ues-nae. _Vide "who."_

NAVEL, muek'h-hwoi-ye.

NEAR, kl-ke-a-ke, tuet-le-kai, sti-talst'.

NEEDLE, chaet'suen.

NET, _for catching ducks, etc._, tuek'huem;
_seine_, aukh-whoi-yen.

NEW, hau-wues.

NIGHT, snat.

NINE, tuek'hw, tuek-whae-la, tuek-whalt-hu.

NO, a-wa, a-wuekh', okh-wa.

NONE, _there is none_, a-wuen'na;
_are you not ashamed?_ a-wuen-na s'het-sil? (_literally "no shame?"_)

NOSE, nuek'suen.

NOSTRILS, skwa-luek-sen.

NOW, ti-a, ti-an'k'h.

NUMERALS:
_Simple Cardinals--_
1, nuet'sa.
2, chues'sa.
3, klikhw.
4, ng-oss'.
5, kl-kats'.
6, t'huenkh.
7, tsakws.
8, tats.
9, tuek'hw.
10, o'puen.
11, o-puen it nuet'sa.
12, o-puen it chues'sa.
20, tsuek-kues, tsuek-wues.
30, kl-whl-sha.
40, nuesl-sha.
50, kuets'hl-sha.
60, tuekh-huem-sha.
70, skwl-sha.
80, tuesl-sha.
90, to-wol-sha.
100, nat-sa-wuetsh.
1000, o-paentsh.

_Personal Cardinals--_
1, nat'sa.
2, cha-sa.
3, kl-whai-la.
4, ni-sae-la.
5, hl'-katch-sae'la.
6, tuekh-hueng-ae-la.
7, tsuek-sae-la.
8, tues-sae-la.
9, tuek-hwae-la.
10, o-puen-ae-la.
20, nt-su-ku-sae-la.

_Cardinals of Valuation--_
1, tsak'wuet-hu.
2, tch's-saelt-hu.
3, kl-whaelt-hu.
4, saelt-hu.
5, kuetch-saelt-hu.
6, tuekh-hueng-aelt-hu.
7, suek-saelt-hu.
8, tues-saelt-hu.
9, tuek-whaelt-hu.
10, o-puen-aelt-hu.
20, ts[=u]-kw-saelt-hu.

O.

OAK, s'chueng-altsh.

OFF SHORE, tal.

OLD, tsa-kueng, snuek-kai;
_an old man_, as-a-lokh, as-mes'suen.

ONE, nuet-sa, nat'sa, tsak'wuet-hu.

OUT DOORS, set-lueng (a'lueng, _a house_).

P.

PADDLE, _to_, ist.

PAN, _or plate_, lae-suen.

PANTALOONS, suek-ke-us.

PENIS, shel-l_a_.

PEOPLE, _i.e._ _Indians_, atl-ta-ling-hu;
_people inhabiting the woods_, "_Stick Indians_," maes-hwi (_whence the
name of a tribe on Fraser River, generally known as Maskwies_);
_people living on the salt water_, s'chit-lals'ha (klals, _the sea_);
_River Indians_, chis-ta-lo, stuel-ta-lo (sta-lo, _a river_);
_white men_, hwa-ni'tum.

PERHAPS, yuekh-wha.

PIGEON, h'mo, huem-o'h.

PIN, _a_, huem-men;
_large blanket pin_, kwuen-ne-sing.

PIPE, paekw.

PLANE, _to_ (_boards_), she-shueb; (_probably by onomatop[oe]ia_).

PLANTS, ETC.: (_See also Trees._)
Salmon berry, al-e-la.
Barberry, skwa-cha-sitsh.
Red raspberry, tuek'wuem.
Gooseberry, kuem-kweltsh.
Dewberry, skuel-nu-whelsh
Rose bush, kuel-kel.
Berries of do., kuel-luek.
Snowberry bush, pat-saltsh.
Berries of do., p'pi-kai-yas.
Honeysuckle, kat-kat-eltsh, saltsh; (_the leaves are chewed as a
medicine_.)
Spiraea, kads-sulch.
Wild pea, huem-kwai-a-sin.
Wild rye, pshai.
Yarrow (_Achillia multifolia_), puel-le-a-kwuetsh; (_it is used to
expedite delivery_.)
Prickly pear (_cactus_), tsae-ta.
Thorns, chit-tuem-maes.
Equisetum, maekhw, a-is-kued.
Root of do., ko-ma-lokh.
Cat-tail rush, s_a_-kuen.
Tule or round rush, skwuel-luel.
Wild onion, swel-nitsh.
Brake fern, suek-ka-an'.
Roots of do. (_eaten_), skwi'yu.
Small brake, tsuek'kwa.
Wood fern, s'hae-luem.
Liquorice fern (_an expectorant_), klues-sip.
Lichens, kuet-che.
Spanish moss, stuel-hai-is.
Liverworts, muekh'tuel-lues;
_a species of moss with a peppery taste, used in medicine_, kaet-si.
Sea weeds, chil-luem.
Kelp (_fucus gigantia_), kwa-ang.

PLANT, _to_, chin-eng-uetl.

PLENTY, n'guen.

POINT _of anything_, i-suek'sin.

POOR, _wretched_, suel-la-wa.

PORCUPINE QUILLS, tsuets-uel-kan.

PORPOISE, kwa-nat.

POSTS _for supporting the roof of a house_, kae-kan.

POUND, _to_ (_as seeds, grain_), kli-a-kweng-uetl.

PRAIRIE, spelkh'han.

PREGNANT, skae-kwi.

PRESENTLY, hwa-sing-ang'a;
_in a little while_, h'wes'ta-al, hu-as-ta-al'.

PRONOUNS:
I, us;
_suffixed to a verb_ (_copulative_), suen.
My, ti-us;
_prefixed to noun_ (_possessive_), n's, n[=u]s.
Thou, nuekw.
Thy, ti-nuek-wa.
Thyself, tin-tsi-la.
He (_that one_), nel, nitlh.
We, minglkt, kl-ming'uelkh.
Ye, nuek-kwe-li-e.
They, nan-etl-ya, kw-si-a-hal-tuen.
My canoe, nus-kwa n'shwa-atl.
Thy knife, suens-kwan's-pael-tuen.
His gun, tsae-ka po-yuek.
Our country, tsa-kwuen tueng'-hu.
Your house, tsueng a'nueng hae-la.
Their father, k'saen maen.

PULL THE HAIR, _to_, heng-uekw-tuen.

PUT ON, _to_, _pantaloons_, huek-ew-sing;
_a coat_, hut-che-tueng.

PUT INTO, _to_, _imp._, nu-as ats-ches-suek.

PUT DOWN, _to_, sae-kws.

R.

RAIN, sluem'm[=o]kh.

RAISE UP, _to_, sae-at.

RAKE, _for taking herring and other small fish_, tlet'ha-men.

RAPID, _in a river_, kwet'chuem.

RAW, hets.

RED, n'suek'h, n'suekw.

RELATIONSHIPS:
Father, maen.
Mother, taen.
Husband, my, n'sta-luesh.
Wife, _idem_.
Son or daughter, ng'uen'na.
Brother, _if older than the speaker_, shi-itlh;
_if younger_, sai-tchin.
Elder sister, a-lish;
_younger do._, sai-tchin.
Grandfather, cha-mok.
Grandmother, se-la.
Uncle, latl, hai'tch; (_as the nephew grows older, the uncle becomes
an elder brother_.)
Aunt, she-ilsh.
Father-in-law, slaetl.
Mother-in-law, _idem_.
Brother-in-law, _idem (?)_.
Sister-in-law, s'ng-at'hwun.
Sister's husband, _idem_.
Step father, n's-gnae-uen.
Step mother, _idem_.
Daughter-in-law, skwa-lo-wis.
Husband's other wives, sai-ya.

RIVER, sta-lo;
_small stream_, sta-ta-lo.

ROAD, satl.

ROAST, _to_, _in ashes_, tuel-lak;
_on a stick_, s'kwuel'lueng.

ROCK, sng-ant.

ROPE, hwe-luem.

RUN, _to_, kwa-nueng-uet, kwa-nueng-it.

S.

SAD, haetl-tin, huetch-ing'en.

SAIL, _make sail_, _imp._, chai-a-kwuen pa-kwuen;
_take in sail_, _imp._, klueng-aes.

SALAMANDER, pet-h'yil.

SALMON, _generic_, s'chaen-hu.--
_Various species:_
kuetch'kues _Salmo scouleri_, RICHARDSON;
huen-nuen, _the hump-backed salmon_ (_S. Proteus_);
suek-ke (_not ascertained_);
yo-mutsh, _S. quinnat_, RICH.;
kwal-hu, _S. canis_, SUCKLEY (_this name, it will be noticed, is
also applied to sea ducks_);
ke-uekh, _S. truncatus_?
kwuel-yauk, _salmon when exhausted by spawning_;
tueghs, _salmon trout_ (_S. Campbelli_, SUCKLEY);
su-kwai, _brook trout_ (_S. stellatus_, GRD.);
hu-ma-ni, _salmon fry._ (_This last word suggests the Spokane word
for the brook trout_, hu-ma-na.)

SALT, klat'luen.

SAND BEACH, s'het (_Lummi_), si-et'suem (_Kwantlen_).

SAND SPIT, na-wa-letsh.

SCOOP, _for bailing a canoe_, tsang'tuen.

SCRAPE, _to_, ekht.

SCRATCH, _a_, si-heks.

SCRATCH, _to_, huet-che-tueng;
_I scratch_, hi-kek-suen.

SEA, klals, kt'hlals.

SEASONS:
Spring, tchin-kwe-lis, tchin-kwai-lus.
Summer, kwa-lus (kwa-lis, _warm_) tchin-e-yi.
Autumn, chits-at-lin, tsa-whengst.
Winter, chints-e-huem, chin-sa-tuetsh, sa-titsh.

SEE, _to_, lang-uet, lang-it.

SELL, _to_, hwi-mae'la.

SEVEN, tsakws, tsuek-sae-la, suek-saelt-hu.

SEW, _to_, chets.

SHAKE HANDS, _to_, kwuen-sest'.

SHALLOW, shai-shuem.

SHARP, ai-yas.

SHARPEN, _to_, _to whet on a stone_, t'kas.

SHAWL, suet-sa-muesh.

SHIRT, kuets-a-lis;
_"hickory" shirt_, huetl-pe-wuen.

SHOES, _moccasins_, s'kluek'a-shin.

SHOOT, _to_, _with a bow_, ts-maen.

SHOT, hues-uem-akw.

SICK, s'hatl.

SICK, _I am_, s'hal'suen.

SING, _to_, t'e-luem, te'lim.

SISTER, _elder_, a-lish;
_younger_, sai-tchin.

SIT, _to_, uem-muet, uem-mit, tsuem-ma-no.

SIX, t'huenkh, tuekh-hueng-ae-la, tuekh-hueng-aelt-hu.

SKIN, _dressed_, huel-kuen;
_un-dressed_, kwuel'lo.

SKY, se-ishl, skwai-yil.

SLEEP, _to_, et-t-t, e-tuet-tuet, i-tit.

SLEEPY, a-ta-tueng.

SLOWLY, o-s'n-ang'h.

SMALL, mi-me-min.

SMELL, _a_, haekw.

SMELL, _to_, huek-kwuel'la, huek-kwa-li.

SMOKE, _to_, _a pipe_, smae-nis-tin (sma-nuesh, _tobacco_);
_as a fire_, spat-lueng.

SNAKE, s'alkh'ka.

SNEEZE, _to_, hae-sing.

SNORE, _to_, hwa-na-kueng.

SNOW, na-ka.

SON, ng-ueu'na.

SOUL, _the_, suel-le.

SOUR, sa-han.

SOW, _to_, _grain_, _&c._, chai-its (chai, _to work_).

SPEAK, _to_, kwal.

SPEAR, _to_, _water fowl_, t'kwa'-nuem;
_seals_, sai-yuem-muen;
_fish_, t's-hueng'uen.

SPLIT WOOD, _to_, skuet.

STAB, _to_, met-at-ueng-kwa;
_Simiamoo_, ti-chet'ueng-kwa.

STAND, _to_, sit-luen.

STAR, ko-s'n, ka-s'n.

STAY, _I will stay_, a-wues-sin.

STEAL, _I stole_, as-kwa-kan';
_you stole_, nuek'wa kwa-kan';
_he stole_, nikhl-kwa-kan'.

STEER, _to_, chuen-nae-set; chuek-ke-nueng.

STEERSMAN, _of canoe_, as-kwa-at.

STOCKADE, _fence_, kuel-luekh'han.

STONE, chet-hlakh;
_rock_, sng-ant.

STOP, _I will stop here_, o-at'la-suen (_perhaps "I have arrived"_);
_stop_, _imp._, _i.e. stop doing any thing_, un-nuekhw kwa-tuen s'chai;
_stop_ (_when one is helped sufficiently to food_), hai;
_stop_ (_talking_), suem-mukh.

STRIKE, _to_, _with the fist_, nuet-sas-tueng.

STRIPED, as-he-uetsh.

STRONG, kam-kuem, kwuem-kwuem.

STURGEON, skwa-wuetsh.

SUN, sku-kuel'.

SWEET, sak-kueng (aikh, _good_).

SWIM, _to_, tueng-a-ang.

T.

TAKE, _to_, kwuen'nut (_same as to get_).

TAKE OFF, _to_, kl_a_-lis, kluet-sang'.

TALE, _story_, skwuel'kwuel.

TALL, kl'k-takhl.

TEETH, chin'nis.

TEN, o'puen, o-puen-ae-la, o-puen-aelt-hu.

TESTICLES, ma-tchin.

THANK YOU, hekh.

THAT, tuel-la, ta-le;
_that is Lucy's_, la Lucy ti-le.

THERE, ta-la;
_there it is_, e-i-te-i-ti, at-la-ti.

THEY, nan-etl-ya, kw'si'a-hal-tuen.

THING, _things_, stang;
_every thing_, nuekw-stang.
_It is noticeable that in this language, as well as in the Nisqually,
Chinook, and probably in others, the word for "thing" is the same
as that for "what."_

THIEF, kan-kan.

THIS, ti'et-hla.

THOU, nuekw;
_thyself_, tin-tsi'la;
_you are a Kanaka yourself_, Kanaka tin-tsi'la.

THOUSAND, o-pantsh.

THREAD, _twine_, hwe-lum.

THREE, klikhw, kl-whai-la, kl-whaelt-hu.

THROAT, haung'en.

THROW, _to_, _as a stone_, tsi-lakh;
_to throw away_, hwelt-hu.
(_In the Simiamoo dialect_, e-kwuet; _to throw away with violence_,
tim-muet.)

THUMB, sues-tals.

THUNDER, s'ho-hwas.

TIDES:
Flood tide, kuem'muel.
Ebb tide, hi-klatl'h.
High tide, kuem-kuem'muel.
Low tide, sham'shuem.

TOBACCO, sma-nuesh.

TOBACCO POUCH, sma-na-sha-la.

TO-DAY, ti-a-kais, ti-o-skwa-chil.

TOES, s'chues'suen, sno-hwl-shin.

TO-MORROW, kwa-chil, kwai-ikhl.

TONGUE, te-whls.

TRADING HOUSE _or store_, shwui-mael (hwi-mae-la, _to sell_).

TREES, _forest_, s'ki-la-lueng-hu.

TREES, ETC.:
Red pine (_P. ponderosa_), kwa-kwa-ye-la-hilp.
Dwarf pine (_P. contorta_), kwakhwl-ch.
Spruce fir (_Abies Menzesii_), chi-kwuet'lp.
White fir (_A. grandis_), sko'-me-yueks.
Hemlock spruce (_Abies ---- ----_), s'ke-eltch.
Yew, tlng-kalsh.
Cedar (_Thuja_), h'cha-chiltsh.
Red cedar (_Juniperus_), pits-in-ai-ilp.
Arbutus (_A. Menzesii_), k[=o]-kweltsh.
Trailing arbutus (_A. uva-ursi_), kwuen-neltsh; _the leaves of this
vine are used for smoking_.
Birch, kats-uel'tch.
Maple (_A. macrophylla_), kuem' an-ilp.
Vine maple (_A. circinata_), she-chuelp.
Alder, s'kwang-ueltsh.
Crab apple tree, kuekh-whetsh.
Fruit of do., ka-akhw.
Elder, tse-wuekh.
Willow, swuel-letsh.

TREES, _parts of_:
Roots, ko'mel-lokh.
Fir cones, ta-ma-ku-kuens.
Pitch or rosin, sma-nitsh.
Leaves, sats-tla.
Fir bark, t'chuel-le.
Cedar bark, shl-k[=o]m.
Inner bark of do., skwekhw.
Willow bark (_used for making seines_), swa-lakh.
Rotten wood, pi-kwai.

TWO, chus-sa, cha-sa, tch's-saelt-hu.

U.

UNCOVER, _to_, kuet-lest.

UNDERSTAND,--
_I understand that_, huet-che-tu ti-ats;
_I don't understand_, o-na kwins-hu-chet;
_Do you understand Clallam?_ huet-che-tuet kwues-sa N[=u]s-klai-y[=u]m?

URINATE, che-wa. (_This applies to either sex, there not being a
distinction made, as in the Nisqually._)

W.

WALK, _to_, s-tueng, sh-tueng.

WANT, _to_, skle;
_I want_, n's-kle;
_I don't want_, a-wa sins-kle.

WARM, kwass, kwa-lues.

WARRIOR, nus-chang-kuen, mich-kuel'lo-wuetl.

WASH, _to_, (_the hands_), tsuek-se-suemg;
(_the face_), tsuek-wa-sueng;
(_clothes_), tsuek-uel-kwo'-tueng;
_I wash_, sa-kwuem'suen.

WATER, kaukh.

WAVES, skwuet-la-lak-uen.

WE, ninglkh, kl-ning-uelkh.

WET, kluek-set, tsa-mueng.

WHAT, staeng, staeng-wuet;
_what is that?_ stang ti-a?
_what are you doing?_ stang nis-chai?
_what food do you buy?_ stang kwa chats sae'wun?
_what?_ (_in answer to a call_), stang?
_what is the matter with you?_ es-tang hat-su?
_what do you want?_ stang sins-kle ti-nuek-wa;
_what is your name?_ (_vide "who."_)

WHERE, a-hen;
_where is my gun?_ t'hen-ku ken po-yuek?
_I don't know where_, kwa-hen ish-tuek'ka;
_where do you come from (whence you?)_ tsa-hens-hu, tsa-hents-hu?
_where are you going (whither you?)_ t'whens-hu, twentst-hu?

WHISTLE, _to_, sh-pi-las.

WHITE, puek'h.

WHO, waet, wat;
_who did that?_ wat'la kwuts-chai-a ti-a?
_what (literally "who") is your name?_ wat-tun-ma? wat kud sna?

WIFE, n'sta-lush (_same as husband_).

WIND, st-chang.

WINDS:
West, ste-wuet.
W. N. W., tent-sa-luek.
N. W. and North, s'cha-yuem.
S. S. E., skang-uet.
S. W., s'chis.

WINGS, sk-kael.

WIPE, _to_, (_the face_), nu-hwa-cha-sueng;
(_the hands_), chekw-sim.

WOLF, st-kai-uekh.

WOMAN, sla-ni.

WOOD, s'chuetl;
_a log_, kwt-hlai;
_dry wood_, stae-ta-chi.

WORK (_do_, _make_), chai.

WORTHLESS, kl-huel-o-_a_s.

WRESTLE, _to_, tsael-tueng.

WRITE, _to_, huel'luet.

Y.

YAWN, _to_, we'a-kues.

YE, YOU, nuek-kwe-li-e.

YELLOW, n's-kwuel-la-wuen, nuek-wai.

YES, a-ah;
_yes indeed, certainly_, ho'wues, hu'ues, si-[=e]t

YESTERDAY, chi-lak'hl.

YOUNG, s'hwe-wils.

LOCAL NOMENCLATURE

OF THE LUMMI TRIBE.

Chil-tuen-nuem. Point Roberts.

No-ku-me'khil. A creek running into the bay.

Pi-kalps. The Indian village of Camp Simiamoo.

Sim-i-a'mu. The name of the band.

Kul-la'han. "Stockade," the site of the old village.

A'la-la. Creek at the head of Drayton harbor.

Se'litsh. The site on the sand spit of ditto. The name Tsi-he'lis has
the same signification.

Kw[=u]d-shaed. Mount Baker.

H[=o]l-h[=o]l-ok'h. Site between Drayton harbor and Birch bay.

Tsau-wuekh. Site on Birch bay.

Tut-si-nuets. Slai-ek-sen. Sandy point.

Chau-ueks. North end Lummi island.

St'kwaep. A site on eastern side of do.

Ska'lek-shuen. Fishing on west side of do.

Mam-e'uek _or_ S'muem-me-uek. The mountain on south end of do.

Kle-kwa-ni. A rock off S. W. end of ditto. It is a s'hui-yab or demon.

To-whuetsh. Eliza island.

Ku-kwa-ne-ueng. Viti rocks.

Cha-chu-sen. Part of the Delta of Lummi river.

Skuel-ha-netl, Sla-yueks. Mouths of the river on Hale's passage.

Tom-whik-sen. The winter village on the passage.

Tae'la-pi. Another neighboring site.

Sw[=u]l-e-sen _or_ S'h[=u]l-e-sen. The Portage.

N-[=u]s-ka-la-huem. The neck of Point Francis.

Se-liss. Point Francis. (_Vide_ Se-litsh, _supra._)

Klik-a-te-nus. The small prairie at the military station, Fort Bellingham.

Kwal-lu-h[=u]m (Squallicum). The small creek above Whatcom.

What-com. The outlet of the lake. The name refers to the noise of its
waters.

Si-h[=o]m. The site of the Bellingham Bay Coal Mine.

Ma-mo-si. Pattle's claim.

Sis'lit-chuem. Thomas's claim.

Tai-cha-mish. The cove at Cullum's claim.

Tchuek-a-nuets. The inner bight of Bellingham bay.

S'huets-kues. Point William, or Samish point.

As-e-a-kuen. Samish village behind the island.

Pen-[=u]kh-hu. Vendovi island. The name is derived from that of a
bulbous root growing there.

T'cha-kwil-la. N. W. point of Gueymes island.

T'kwa-wa-tchin. N. E. side of do.

Kwil-shants. S. E. point of do.

N[=u]kh-whai-i-mikhl. Samish village S. W. side of do.

Tal-la-lokh, Nu-kwuet-la-al. Localities on Fidalgo island.

Muek-kuek'hs. N. E. point of do.

Skuet-lues. Sinclair island.

Tuet-sekh. Cypress island.

Tuetl-ki-te-nues. Strawberry harbor on do.

She-ueng-tl'h. The peak on the N. end of do. It is the nest of the
thunder bird.

S'n[=u]k-nokh-hw'tl. Site on western side of Blakely island.

N[=u]s-kwi-chen'nuem. James's island.

Chis-si-na-a. Bird rocks off Decatur island.

Huet-tat-ch'l. Site of Indian village on S. E. end of Orcas island.

Ko-pe-tuen. S. E. point of eastern bay in Orcas island.

M[=u]k-kw[=u]l-nitch. Small lake and cascade emptying into the eastern bay.

I-ukh'kan. The cove at M[=u]k-kw[=u]l-nitch.

Chin-chin-tse-l[=u]ng. A rock on the eastern shore of the bay. It was
another demon--a woman who committed adultery with every one. She
was turned into stone by Ha-als, but her spirit remains. She used to
live at that place in summer, but went up the bay in the winter.

N[=u]kh-whai-y[=u]m. Deadman's rock in the eastern bay. An old cemetery
of the Lummi Indians.

Tsuel-whe-suen. A site at the head of the bay.

Swa-lakh. Mount Constitution, on Orcas island. The name is also given to
the eastern bay itself, or rather to the country upon it.

S'ko-ma-ang. A mountain on the peninsula between the eastern and middle
bays. The name refers to a berry called _t'kwa'ma_, and means "_like
that berry_."

A'la-la, "_like a house_," from _a'lung_, "_a house_." Another hill on
Orcas island. The name also applies to the land bordering on the
middle bay.

N[=u]s-kuel-ling-ues. The point at the entrance of the middle or A'la-la bay.

Skwek-sen. A rock on the eastern side of do. This was another demon.

I'ye-huen. The bald hill at the head of A'la-la bay.

T'kai-yetsh. The extreme S. W. point of Orcas island.

Nukh-lo-kwoi. A site on the W. side of do.

Kwi-nues. N. point of Lopez island.

Sklel-nip. Sand point N. end of do.

Nu-chad-kwun. E. point of do.

S'whuel-luetsh. The lagoon on the W. side of do. (Its Clallam name,
_Pal-pi-yu_.)

K[=u]t-uel'la. E. point of Shaw's island.

Hues-saltsh, Hwi-cha-sen. Localities on the S. side of do.

Kl-chang. Point on N. side do.

N[=u]k-pa-katsh. Rocky islet N. side do.

Kla-la-ka-mish. Former inhabitants of the E. side of San Juan island; a
band of Lummis now extinct.

Si-a'lueng-hu. Hudson's Bay farm, San Juan island.

Wa-huel-a-nuen. Hudson's Bay salmon house, San Juan do.

Kl-whai-ten. Patos island.

Klakhw-kuem (_mussels_). Patos island.

Pen-[=o]kh. Matia group. The name has the same signification as that of
Vendovi island.

Chu-she-nueng. Sucia group.

Si-la-ka-mish. Spiedur island.

Kwuen-nues. Stuart island.

S'Huen-ne. Waldron island.

Le-mael-tcha, Stae-shum. Former villages on Waldron island.

El-t'nlh. Point Disney, do.

Pl-hunk'-'sun. W. point, do.

NAMES OF LUMMI CHIEFS.

Sa-h[=o]p-kan, now dead.

Chil-luek, his son, also dead.

Chau-its-h[=u]t, another son, and

Chil-le-uek.

The last is Chief of the North Lummis, and Chau-its-h[=u]t of the
southern band.

Hu-te-sa-luek, at Simiamoo.