D.

De-late, or De-lett, adj., adv. French, DROITE. Straight; direct; without equivocation. Ex.  Klatawa delett, go straight; delett wauwau, tell the truth.

Di-aub, or Yaub, n. French, DIABLE. The devil. Sometimes used combined with the article, as LEJAUB.

D’ly, or De-ly, adj. English, DRY.  Chahko dely, to become dry; mamook dely, to dry, v. a.

Doc’-tin, n. English. A doctor.

Dol’-la, or Tah-la, n. English. A dollar; money. Chikamin dolla, silver; pil dolla, gold; dolla siaghost, spectacles.

E.

Eh-kah-nam, n. Chinook, EKANAM. A tale or story. Used only on the Columbia river.  Often erroneously pronounced Ay-keh-nam.

Eh-ko-li, n. Chinook, EKOLI. A whale.

Ee’-na, n. Chinook, IINA. A beaver. Eena stick (literally, beaver wood), the willow.

Ee’-na-poo, or In-a-poo, n. Chinook, INAPU. A louse. Sopen inapoo, a flea.

Ek’-keh, n. Chinook, EKKE. A brother-in-law.

E’-la-han, or E-lann, n. Chihalis, YELAAN. Aid; assistance; alms. Mamook elann, to help.

E’-lip, or El’-ip, adv. Chihalis, ILIP. First; before. The superlative.  Klatawa elip, go before; elip lolo chuck, in the first place carry water; elip kloshe, best; elip tilikum, n. (literally, the first people), a race of beings who inhabited the world before the Indians.

E-li’-te, n. Chinook, ILAITEKH. A slave.

E-salt’h, or Ye-salt’h, n. Probably Wasco. Indian corn or maize.

G.

Get-up, or Ket-op, v. English. To get up; rise.

Glease, n. English, GREASE, fat, grease, or oil. Hyeu glease, very fat; too-toosh glease, butter. See, also, LAKLES.

H.

Hah-lakl, adj. Chinook, HALAKL. Wide; open. Ex.  Mamook hahlakl la pote, open the door; chahko hallakl (as of the woods), to open out; become less dense.

Haht-haht, n. Nisqually, HATHAT. The mallard duck.

Hak-at-shum, n. English. A handkerchief.

Ha’-lo, adj. Quaere u. d. not Chinook. 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 ikta, poor; destitute.

Haul, v. English, idem. To haul or pull. Used with the active verb mamook; as, mamook haul.