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.
mah-lie. Fork, la poo-shet’. Formerly, ahn-kut-te, or ahn-kot-tie. Four, lak’-it, or lok’-it. Fowl, la pool. French, Frenchman, pa-si’-ooks. Friend, sikhs, or shikhs. Frog, shwah-kuk. Fry, to, mam’-ook la po-el’. Frying-pan, la po-el’. Full, pahtl. Fundament, o’-poots.

G.

Gallop, to, kwa-lal’-kwa-lal’. Gather, to, ho’-ku-melh. Get, to, is’-kum. Get out, mahsh. Get up, get-up’,-or ket-op’. Ghost, skoo’-kum. Gift, cul’-tus pot’-latch. Give, to, pot’-latch. Glad, kwann. Go, to, klat’-a-wa. God, sagh-a-lie ty-ee’. Gold, pil chik’-a-min. Good, klose, or kloshe. Good-bye, kla-how’-ya. Goods, ik’-tah. Goose, whuy’-whuy; kal-ak-a-lah-ma. Grandfather, chope. Grandmother, chitsh. Grease, la-kles’; glease. Green, pe-chugh’. Grey; a grey horse, le gley. Grizzly bear, si-am’. Ground, il’-la-hie. Gun; musket, suk’-wa-lal.

H.

Hair, yak’-so. Half, sit’-kum. Hammer, le mah-to. Hand, le mah. Hand (game of), it’-lo-kum. Handkerchief, hak’-at-shum. Hard, kull. Hare, kwit’-shad-ie. Harrow, to, mam’-ook comb il’-la-hie. Hat, se-ah-po; se-ah-pult. Haul, haul. Hazel-nuts, tuk’-wil-la. He, his, yah-ka. Head, la tet. Heart, tum’-tum. Heaven, sagh-il-lie il’-la-hie. Heavy, till. Help, to, mam’-ook e-lann’. Here, yuk’-wa. Hermaphrodite, bur’-dash. Hide, to, ip’-soot. High, sagh-a-lie. Hit, to, kwul’h. Hoe, la pe-osh’. Hog, co’-sho. Hole, kla-whap’. Holiday, sunday. Horn, stone. Horse, kiu’-a-tan. House, house. How, kah-ta. How are you, kla-how’-ya. How many, kun’-sih; kun’-juk. Hundred, tuk-a-mo’-nuk. Hungry, o’-lo. Hurry, howh; hy-ak’.

I.

I, ni-ka. If, spose. In, ko’-pa. Indian, si’-wash. In shore, maht-wil-lie. Iron, chik’-a-min. It, yah-ka.

J.

Jealous, sick tum’-tum. Jump, to, so’-pe-na.

K.

Copyrights
Project Gutenberg
Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon from Project Gutenberg. Public domain.