OF NOOTKA SOUND. 



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VOCABULARY of the LANGUAGE of NOOTKA, 

 or KING GEORGE'S SOUND, April, 1778. 



Nootka. 



English. 



Opulszthl, The sun. 



Onulszthl, The moon. 



Nas, or eenaeehi 



nas, The sky. 



Noohchai, A mountain, or hill. 



Mooksee, Rocks, or the shore. 



Tanass, or tanas, A man. 

 Oonook, A song. 



Eeneek,oreleek, Fire. 



Nuhchee, or 

 nookchee, 

 Koassama, 

 Mahtai, 

 Neit, or neet, 



The land ; a coun- 

 try. 

 The ground. 



A house. 



A candle, or lamp- 

 light. 



Neetopok, The smoke of a lamp. 



Tassyai, A door. 



Ai, and aio, Yes. 



Wook, or Wik, No. 

 Wik ait, None, not any. 



Macook, To barter. 



Kaeeemai, or Give me some more 



kyomai, for it. 



Kootche, or kot- 



che, 

 Aook, or chia- 



mis, 

 Topalszthl, or 



toopilszthl, 

 Oowhabbe, 

 Shapats, or sha- 



pitz, or chapas, A canoe. 

 Tawailuck, White bugle beads. 



Seekemaile, Iron, or metal of any 



sort. 

 Ahkoo, or ahko, This. 

 Kaa, or kaa Give it me, let me 



chelle, look at it, or ex- 



amine it. 

 Wook hak, Will he not do it? 



Ma, or maa, Take it. 



To paddle. 



To eat, to chew. 



The sea. 

 A paddle. 



Nootka. 



Chakeuk, 



Eetche, or 

 abeesh, 

 Haoome, or 



haooma, 

 Takho, 



Chelle, 

 Kaeeo, 



Alle, or alia, 



Klao appe, or 



klao, 

 Asko, 



Iakooeshmaish, 

 Tahquoe, or 



toohquoe, 

 Wae, 



Weekeetateesh, 



Chauk, 

 Pacheetl, or 



pachatl, 

 Haweelsth, or 



hawalth, 

 Kleeseetl, 



Abeetszle, 



Sheesookto, 

 Seeaik, 



Suhyaik, 



Taak, 



English. 



A hatchet, or hack- 

 ing tool. 



Displeasure. 



Food. 



Bad. This iron is 

 bad, takho, seeke- 

 maile. 



/, me. 



Broken. 



(Speaking to one) 

 Friend; hark ye. 



Keep it; Til not 

 have it. 



Long, or large. 



Clothing in general. 



A metal-button, or 

 ear-ring. 



(Calling to one, per- 

 haps) you ! 



Sparkling sand, 

 which they 

 sprinkle on their 

 faces. 



Water. 



To give ; give me. 



Friendship, friend. 



To paint, or mark 

 with a pencil. 



To go away, or de- 

 part. 



To remain, or abide. 



A stone weapon, with 

 a square point. 



A spear, pointed 

 with bone. 



The wood of the dc 

 pending pine. 



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