Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs


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~Nau'-its~, _adv._ Chihalis, NOITSH. Mr. Hale gives this for _off shore;
on the stream._ It means, according to Mr. Anderson, the _sea-beach,_ and
is not properly a Jargon word.

~Na-wit'-ka~, _adv._ Chinook, idem; Klikatat and Yakama, N'WITKA. _Yes;
certainly; yes indeed; to be sure._ Nawitka wake nika kumtuks, _indeed I
don't know._ In answer to a negative question, many Indians use it as
affirming the negative. Ex. Wake mika nanitsh? _did you not see [it]?_
Nawitka, _I did not._

~Nem, _n._ English, NAME. _A name._ Mamook nem, _to name, or call by
name._

~Ne-n�m-ooks, _n._ Chinook, ENAN�MUKS. _The land otter._

~Ne si'-ka~, _pron._ Chinook, NIS�IKA. _We; us; our._

~Ne'-whah.~ Chinook, NIWHA. It seems to be an adverb used, as is often the
case, as a verb, the meaning being _hither, come,_ or _bring it hither._
Ex. Newhah nika nanitsh, _here, let me see it._

~Ni'-ka~, _pron._ Chinook, NAIKA. _I; me; my; mine._

~Nose~, _n._ English, idem. _The nose;_ also, _a promontory._ Boat nose,
_the bow of a boat._


~O.~

~O'-koke~, or ~O'-kook, _pron._ Chinook, OK�K. _This; that; it._ Iktah
okook? _what is that?_ okook sun, _to-day;_ okook klaksta, _he who;_ okook
klaska, _they_ (being present). It is often abbreviated to _oke;_ as, _oke
sun._

~O'-la-pits-ki~, _n._ Chinook, O�LPITSKI. (Hale.) _Fire._ Not properly a
Jargon word.

~O'-le-man~, _n., adj._ English, OLD MAN. _An old man; old; worn out._
Hyas oleman kiuatan, a _very old horse._ As regards articles, used in the
sense of worn out.

~Ol'-hy-iu~, _n._ Chinook, OLHAIYU. _A seal._

~O'-lil-lie~, or ~O'-lal-lie~, _n._ Belbella, idem. (Tolmie.) Originally
the salmon berry. Chinook, KL�LELLI, _berries in general. Berries._ Shot
olillie, _huckleberries;_ siahpult olillie, _raspberries;_ salmon olillie,
_salmon berries,_ &c. On Puget Sound, always called OLALLIE.

~O'-lo~, _adj._ Chinook, idem. _Hungry._ Olo chuck, _thirsty;_ olo moosum,
_sleepy._

~O'-luk~, _n._ Chihalis, idem. _A snake._

~O'-na~, _n._ Chinook, E�NA. _The razor fish or solen; clams._ Used only
at mouth of the Columbia.

~Oos'-kan~, _n._ Chinook. _A cup; a bowl._

~O'-pe-kwan~, _n._ Chinook, �PEKWANH. _A basket; tin kettle._

~O'-pitl-kegh~, _n._ Chinook, �PTLIKE. _A bow._

~O'-pit-sah~, _n._ Chinook, �PTSAKH. _A knife._ Opitsah yakka sikhs _(the
knife's friend), a fork._ The word is also used to denote _a sweetheart._

~O'-poots~, or ~O'-pootsh~, _n._ Chinook, OB�PUTSH, _the fundament._ _The
posterior; the fundament; the tail of an animal._ Boat opoots, _the
rudder;_ opoots-sill, _a breech clout._

~�te-lagh, _n._ (Hale.) Chinook, O�TLAKH. _The sun._ Not properly a Jargon
word.

~Ow~, _n._ Chinook, AU. _A brother younger than the speaker._


~P.~

~Pahtl~, _adj._ Chinook, P�TL. _Full._ Pahtl lum _or_ paht-lum, _drunk;_
pahtl chuck, _wet;_ pahtl illahie, _dirty;_ mamook pahtl, _to fill._

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