Part 2 (1/2)

A DICTIONARY OF THE CHINOOK JARGON

PART I CHINOOK-ENGLISH

~A~

~Ah-ha~, _adv_ Common to various tribes _Yes_ Expression of siet Sound, E-eH

~Ah'n-kut-te~, or ~Ahn-kot-tie~, _adv_ Chinook, ANKUTTI _Fored on the first syllable, _a long tio;_ Tenas ahnkutte, _a little while since_

~Al-ah~, _interj_ Expression of surprise Ex Alah mika chahko! _ah, you've come!_

~Al-kie~, _adv_ Chinook, ALKEKH _Presently; in a little while; hold on; not so fast_

~Al'-ta~, _adv_ Chinook, ALTAKH _Now; at the present time_

~A-mo'-te~, _n_ Chinook, AMUTE; Clatsop, KLABOTe _The strawberry_

~An-ah~, _interj_ An excla pain, displeasure, or depreciation Ex Anah nawitka et Sound, Ad-de-dah

~Ats~, _n_ Chinook, ideer than the speaker_ In the original, only when used by her brother

~A-yah-whul~, _v_ Chihalis, ATAHWUL _To lend; borrow_

~Ay-keh-nam~See EH-KAH-NAM

~B~

~Be-be~, _n, v_ French A word used towards children; probably a repetition of the first syllable of BAISER _A kiss; to kiss_

~Bed~, _n_ English, idelish, BIT _A dilish, BROOM _A broolish, ideuished from a canoe

~Bos'-ton~, _n, adj_ _An A-place of the first trading-shi+ps to the Pacific Boston illahie, _the United States_

~Bur-dash~, _n_ Can French, BERDACHE (Anderson) _An hermaphrodite_ The reputation of hermaphroditism is not uncommon with Indians, and seeeneration The word is of very limited use

~C~

~Cal'-li-peen~, _n_ French, CARABINE _A rifle_

~Ca-nim~, _n_ Chinook, EKANIM _A canoe_ Canim stick, _the cedar, or wood from which canoes are usually made_