Glossary of Words in the Chinook Jargon

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Julian Hawthorne
  • Boston: English.
  • Chuck: Water, stream.
  • Deliat: Very, or very good.
  • Friday: Shoreward.
  • Hi yu: A great quantity of, plenty of.
  • Hootchenoo: A native liquor. See page 202.
  • Hyas: Big, very.
  • Klosh: Good.
  • Kumtux: Know, understand.
  • Mika: You, your (singular).
  • Muck-a-muck: Food.
  • Poogh: Shoot, shooting.
  • Sagh-a-ya: How do you do?
  • Skookum: Strong.
  • Skookum-house: Jail.
  • Tillicum: Friend.
  • Tola: Lead (verb).
  • Tucktay: Seaward.
  • Tumtum: Mind, heart.
  • Wawa: Talk (noun or verb).




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