"The Chrysalis" by Harold Morton Kramer Lothrop

David Robertson drobert at TINCAN.TINCAN.ORG
Tue May 11 02:15:50 UTC 1999


...Lee & Shepard Co., 1909 [s.n.].

GLOSSARY OF "CHINOOK" EXPRESSIONS
	
Klootchman - Woman		Kopa - To; in; at; with;
Hyu - Much; many		towards; of; about; concerning; etc.
Mowitsh - Deer			Mika - You; yours
Nika - I; my; mine		Ikta - What
Iskum - Get; take		Tumtum - Mind; thoughts; heart
Tenas - Little; small		Chickamin - Money
Moosum - Sleep			Klahowyum - Compassion,
Siwash - Indian			pity; wretched
Wake - No; not			Nesika - Our
Kumtuks - Understand; know	Papa - Father
Muckamuck - Food		Klaksta - Who
Potlatch - Give; a gift		Mitlite - Stay; reside
Chahko - Come			Saghalie - Up; above
Syah - Far; far off		Spose - Suppose; if
Klatawa - To go; travel		Masahchie - Ill
Teawhit - Foot; the leg		Solleks - Anger; angry
Kiuatan - Horse			Klaska - They; thine [sic]; them
Nawitka - Yes			Wauwau - Talk
Yahwa - Yonder			Sihks - Friend
Kloshe - Good			Klip - Deep; sunken
Mamook - To do; denotes action	Saghalie Tyee - God
Memaloost - Die; dead		Tyee - A chief; one who is important
Boston - American		Hyas - Large; great
Klahowya - How do you do?; Good-bye

Does anyone know the source of this vocabulary, e.g. Gibbs, Shaw, El
Comancho -- ?

Dave



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