Kum’-tuks, or Kame-taks, v. Nootka, KOMMETAK (Jewitt); Tokwaht, KUMITUKS; Clayoquot, KEMITAK. To know; understand; be acquainted with; imagine; believe. Mamook kumtuks, to explain; teach; hyas kumtuks solleks (literally, well to understand anger), to be passionate; kopet kumtuks, to forget; halo kumtuks, stupid; without understanding; (of a horse) hyas yakka kumtuks cooley, he can run fast (literally, he knows well to run); kumtuks kliminawhit, to be a liar; to understand lying; nika kumtuks okook tyee, I know that chief; nika kumtuks Klikatat wau-wau, I understand the Klikatat language.

Kun’-a-moxt, adj. Chinook, KONAWAY MOXT. Both; together (literally, all two).  Kunamoxt kahkwa, both alike.

Kun’-sih, Kan’-sih, Kun’-juk, Kun’-jie, adv. Chinook, KUNSEUKH. How many; when; ever. Kunsih tilikum mitlite? how many people are there? kunsih mika klatawa? when do you go? wake kunsih, never; mamook kunsih, to count.

Kush’-is, n. Chihalis, KOSHIS. Stockings. In the original, any elastic article of dress.  Not in general use.

Kwah’-ne-sum, adv. Chinook, KWANISUM; Yakama, KWALISIM. Always; forever.

Kwah’-nioe, n. Klikatat, KWADDIS. A whale.

Kwahta, n. English. The quarter of a dollar. The quarter of any number is usually expressed in Jargon by tenas sitku, i.e., a small half.

Kwah’-tin.  See YAKWAHTIN.

Kwaist, or Kweest, adj. Chinook, KWAITST. Nine.

Kwa-lal’-kwa-lal’, v. Chinook, KWULLIL-KWULLIL. To gallop.

Kwal’h, n. Chihalis, KWATLH. An aunt.

Kwann, adj. Chinook, KWAN-KWAN. Glad. According to Mr. Anderson, it means a custom or habit.  It is used by some in this sense as tamed or broken, as of a horse (McCormick).  KWAL is Nisqually for tame.

Kwass, adj. Chinook, idem. Fear; afraid; tame. Mamook kwass, to frighten; to tame.

Kwates, or Kwehts, adj. Chihalis, KWETS. Sour.

Kweh-kweh, n. Chinook, OKWEKWE (by onoma). A mallard duck. Used chiefly at mouth of the Columbia.

Kwek-wi-ens, n. Chihalis, idem. A pin. Of limited use.

Kweo-kweo, n. Chinook, T’KWEO-KWEO. A ring; a circle.

Kwetlh, adj. Chihalis, idem. (Anderson). Proud. Not in general use.

Kwin’-num, adj. Chinook, KWENEM. Five.

Kwish, or Kweesh, interj. Refusing any thing contemptuously.  Equivalent to “No you don’t.” Used on the lower Columbia.