Summary

Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon…

“ Icht cole, a year.
Cole sick waum sick, the fever and ague. Comb. A comb.
Mamook comb, to comb.
Mamook comb illahie, to harrow. Coo-ley. To run.
Cooley kiuatan, a race-horse.
Yahka hyas kumtuks cooley, he can i.e. knows how to run well. Coop-coop, n. Shell money.
See Hykwa. Co-sho, n. A hog; pork.
Siwash cosho, a seal. Cultus, adj. Worthless; good for nothing; without purpose.
Ex. Cultus man, a worthless fellow;
cultus potlatch, a present or free gift;
cultus heehee, a jest; merely laughing;
cultus nannitsh, to look around;
cultus mitlite, to sit idle;
cultus klatawa, to stroll.
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Source: Gutenberg

Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon…

“ Nesika papa klaksta mitlite kopa saghalie, kloshe kopa Our Father who stayeth in the above, good in nesika tumtum mika nem; kloshe mika tyee kopa konaway our hearts (be) thy name; good thou chief among all tilicum; kloshe mika tumtum kopa illahie, kahkwa kopa people; good thy will upon earth as in saghalie. Potlatch konaway sun nesika muckamuck. Spose the above. Give every day our food. If nesika mamook masachie wake nika hyas solleks pe spose we do ill (be) not thou very angry and if klaska masahchie, kopa nesika wake nesika solleks kopa any one evil towards us not we angry towards klaska. ”
Source: Gutenberg

Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon…

“ An oyster. Chet-woot. A black bear. Chick-a-min, n., adj. Iron; metal; metallic.
T'kope chikamin, silver; pil chickamin, gold or copper.
Chickamin lope, wire; a chain. Chik-chik. A wagon or cart. Chil-chil. Buttons. Chitsh, n. A grandmother. Chope, n. A grandfather. Cho-tub, n. A flea. Chuck, n. Water; a river or stream.
Salt chuck, the sea.
Skookum chuck, a rapid.
Solleks chuck, a rough sea.
Chuck chahko or kalipi, the tide rises or falls; saghilli and keekwillie chuck, high and low tide. Chuck-kiu. To kick. Close. See Kloshe. Cly, v. To cry. Cole, adj. Cold.
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Source: Gutenberg

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