Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 55 pages of information about Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon.

Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 55 pages of information about Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon.

Le-cock’, n. French, LE COQ. A cock; a fowl.

Le-doo’, n. French, LE DOIGT. A finger.

Le-gley, n., adj. French, LE GRIS, or English GRAY, with French article. A gray horse; gray.

Le-jaub’.  See DIAUB.

Le-kleh, n. French, LE CLEF. A key. Mamook le kleh, lock the door.

Le-kloo’, n. French, LE CLOU. A nail; nails.

Le-koo’, n. French, LE COU. The neck.

Le-ky’e, n., adj. Mr. Anderson derives this from a Canadian word caille, meaning a piebald horse. In its jargon use, it means, also, a spot, spotted, or speckled; as, lekye salmon, the spotted or winter salmon (salmo canis, Suckley).

Le-lo’-ba, n. French, LE RUBAN. A ribbon.

Le-loo’, n. French, LE LOUP. A wolf (the large wolf).

Le-mah, or Leh-ma, n. French, LA MAIN. The hand; the arm. Kloshe lemah, the right (literally, the good hand); potlatch lemah, shake hands.

Le-mah-to, n. French, LE MARTEAU. A hammer.

Le-mel’, n. French, LE MULET. A mule.

Le-mo’-lo, n., adj. French Canadian, LE MORON; undoubtedly a corruption of MARRON, a runaway negro. Wild; untamed. It applies to men as well as animals, as, for instance, to the tribes which have had no intercourse with the settlements.

Le-moo’-to, or Lam’-mu-to, n. French, LES MOUTONS. Sheep.

Le-pan’, n. French, LE PAIN. Bread; raised or light bread.

Le-pee’, n. French, LE PIED. The feet.

Le-pish’-e-mo, n. Quaere u. d. The saddle-blanket and housings of a horse.

Le-plet, n. French, LE PRETRE. A priest.

Le-pwau’, n. French, LES POIS. Peas.

Le-sak’, n. French, LE SAC. A bag; a pocket.

Le-sap’, or Le-zep’, n. French, LES OEUFS. An egg; eggs.

Le-see-blo, n. French, LES EPERONS. Spurs.

Le-see-zo, n. French, LE CISEAU. Scissors.

Le-sook, n. French, LE SUCRE. Sugar.

Le-tah, n. French, LE DENT. The teeth.

Le-whet’, n. French, LE FOUET. A whip. Mamook lewhet, to whip.

Lice, n. English. Rice.

Lik-pu’-hu, or Lik’-po, n. (Hale.) An elder sister. Mr. Hale gives this as a Chinook word.  If so, it is probably a corruption of KUP’HO.  It is not used in Jargon.

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