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Chapter D: DANCE, to, kwoi-e-ish-ten

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DARKNESS, s'chaet.

DAUGHTER (_child_), nueng-uen'na.

DAY, skwa-tchi.

DEAD, ko-i.

DEAD LAND (_country of the dead_), sno-nuekw.

DEEP, kletch.

DEER, h[=o]pt, sme-yis.

DEMON (_the primal race_), s'hui-ab.

DIG, _to_, tse-yuekwt;
_dig out_, _to_, (_e.g. a canoe_), ka-hai-yu.

DO, _to_, cha-ai.

DOG, ska-ha; _plur._ ska-ya-ha.

DOG FISH, s'kwats.

DOOR, so'tl.

DOWN STREAM, kwo-kw[)u].

DREAM, _to_, (_1st pers. ind._) kwi-nong-tuet-sen.

DRINK, _I_, ko-kwat-sen; (ko, _water_.)

DRIVE, _to_, kwi-huet'l.

DRUNK (_i.e. foolish_), as-hwa-kwu.

DRY, ha-ching.

DUCK (_mallard_), te-nuek-sen.

DULL, n'ko-m[=u]kh.

DUNG, _to_, ka-ang.

E.

EAR, kwai-in.

EARTH, _land_, sh-stueng'a-whuen.

EAGLE, _bald_, kwai-eng-s'n;
_golden_, ku-tait-sin-hu.

EAT, _to_, ts-kwin-suent-sen, it-lun.

ECHINUS, skwet-si.

EGGS, sing-i-a-net.

EIGHT, tats, tats-sai-ya, tats-hait-hu.

ELBOW, sk[=o]p-hai-al-ka.

ELK, kai-yetsh.

END _or point_, elks.

EVENING, tang-en.

EYE, kai-in.

EXCHANGE, _to_, at-she-ti.

F.

FACE, sats.

FAR, ye-ye, he-eh.

FATHER, i-ai-in;
_grandfather_, se-ya.

FEATHERS, s'chai.

FIND, _to_, cho-nuet-sen.

FINISH, _I have finished work_, ho-its'na kwin's chai.

FINGERS, s'ch-hats.

FIR TREE (_abies Douglassii_), skai-ai-nuekh, chi-a-chitch;
_fir bark_, tsi'yi.

FIRE, so-n[=u]ts.

FIRE WOOD, tl-kats.

FIRST, i-cha-yi.

FISH, tsa'kw.

FISH, ETC.:
Cod fish, s'ka-kan.
Crab, a-che-e.
Cuttle fish, ske-muekw.
Dog fish, s'kwats.
Flounder, hwau-kwuen.
Halibut, s'h[=o]t'h.
Herring, kl[=o]ngt.
Oulakan, klais.
Porpoise, s'hu-ma-hens.
Salmon (_See "salmon"_).
Sculpin, swan-itl.
Shark, kla-yuek-a-tet-s'n.
Sturgeon, kw'tait-sin.
Toad fish, s'chem-uekh.

FISH GIG, sti-e-hu.

FISHING LINE _of kelp_, schats.

FISH _with a line_, _to_, tl-ti-o-is.

FISH WEIR, su-ta-t'hl.

FIVE, kl-katcht, kl-kuet-shai-ya, kl-kuet-shait'hu.

FLESH, sli-uekw'.

FLOUNDER, _flatfish_, hwau-kwuen.

FLY, _the insect_, kli-kai-a-huen-na.

FOOT, kl-ta-sn.

FOUR, ng-os, ni-sai-ya, nu-sait-hu.

FORMERLY, _a long time ago_, h[=e]ts.

FROM, to-k[=u]t-s'n.

FULL, es-si-at-st'l.

G.

GAFF, _for salmon_, kle-kwuen.

GAMBLING DISKS, sla-hal'luem.

GET UP, _to_, tsat-lueng.

GIRL, slet-lat-li-ke.

GIVE, _to_, ang-at.

GO, _I_, (_1st pers. pres. ind._) hai-at-sen;
_go_ (_imp._) oh'chi;
_I go there_, [=o]ts-na ta-sai-ya.

GOAT (_aploceras_), shwet-le.

GOOD, aikh, hatl;
_good so_ (_that's well_), ai-yu-ho-nang;
_good man_, ais swe-ka;
_good dog_, ais ka-ha.

GOOSANDER (_mergus merganser_), ho-[=o]k'w.

GOOSE, yuekh'ho-na.

GRANDFATHER, se-ya, tchuett.

GRANDMOTHER, se-ya.

GRASS, s'hats-ai;
_mat grass for thread_, kluetl.

GREASE _or oil_, smuets.

GREBE (_podiceps_), kla-ai-kuen.

GREEN, uen-tl_u_tlh, an-nu-klikhtl.

GROUSE (_tetrao obscurus_), gne-et;
(_tetrao umbellus_), ste'yu-h[=u]ng.

GUILLEMOT, sas-se-mats.

GULL, ku-te-uek, kwuen-ne.

GUM, _pitch_, tche-uekh.

H.

HAIL, chit-la-hai-sin.

HAIR, si-at'tn.

HAIQUA (_the dentalium_), klets'-chin.

HALF, il-chukh'.

HALIBUT, s'h[=o]t'h, ts[=o]t'h.

HAND, s'ch-hats'.

HARD, ko-sang'.

HARE, _rabbit_, ka-kait-se.

HAUL, _to_, ho-kwut'.

HAT, s'ches'euk'h.

HE, _when present_, tsa-mukw;
_if absent_, netl.

HEAD, sk[=u]ng-i.

HEAR, _I_, yai-ya-nueng-sen.

HEART, ha-chin-nin'.

HERE, te-at'hla.

HERON (_ardea herodias_), sn[=o]k-ho.

HERRING, kl[=o]ngt.

HIDE, _to_, kwai's.

HIT, _I_, tcho'kwe-n[=u]t-sen.

HOLLA, _to_, kwa-kwuet-ching.

HOW MANY? kwen-chis;
_how many people?_ ko-nai-ya;
_how many dollars?_ ko-nai chis nguen _dolla_;
_how much money have you?_ ko-nai te chin _dolla_.

HOUSE, ai-yueng;
_my house_, n'skwai, te ai-yueng.

HUNDRED, na-tcho-wuetsh.

HUNGRY, hwam.

HUSBAND, _my_, n'swe-i-ka.

I.

I, uetza.

ICE, sle'a-hu.

INDIANS, _people_, tl-stai-ing-hu, ats-il-tai-ing-hu.

INFANT, s'cha-in.

IRON, kuem-tuem'.

ISLAND, kl-chas.

J.

JAY (_garrulus stelleri_), s'haikh-hai.

JUST NOW, _lately_, chatsh'ta;
_I have just come_ chatsh-ta't n's-ta'chi.

K.

KAMASS, k'whlo-i.

KETTLE, skwo-ten.

KILL, _to_, ko-che-yu.

KNEE, skai-ya-ko.

KNIFE, _sheath_, ko-kwai-is;
_pocket_, nang-nuen.

KNOW, _I_, huet-chet 't-sen.

L.

LAKE, tse-ikhtl.

LARGE, tchuek.

LATELY, _just now_, chatsh-ta.

LAUGH, _to_, net'ching.

LAZY, tsa-h[=u]ng.

LEAF, s'cha-suen.

LEAP, _to_, hwe-tueng.

LEG, s'huen'na.

LIE, _to_, kai-yuekh'.

LIGHT, wai-yu.

LIGHTNING, chin-e-kwa.

LIKE, hon-ang.

LISTEN (_imp._), ya-ya-nueng-[=o]ts-hu.

LONG, klakt;
_long ago_, hets.

LOOK FOR, _to_, kli-yang.

LOSE, _to_, tsits-hwa-nueng.

LOVE, _to_, nus-kle.

LOW TIDE, sueng-[=o]t-sen.

LYNX (_L. fasciata_), tsat-sats.

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Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallum and LummiChapter D: DANCE, to, kwoi-e-ish-ten

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