y DICTIOXARY OF THE CHINOOK JARGON. 



Boat, 1K English, idem. A boat, as distinguislied from a oanoe. 



Bos -ton, II., cn/j. All American ; American. A name derived 

 from the hailing-place of the first trading-sliips to the Pacific. 

 Boston tllahie, the United States. 



Bur-dash, n. Can. French, Berdache (Anderson). An herma-ph- 

 roiJite. The reputation of hermaphroditism is not uncommon 

 with Indians, and seems to attach to every malformation of the 

 organs of generation. The word is of very limited use. 



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Cal'-li-peen, n. French, Carabine. A rifle. 



Ca-^lim, n. Chinook, Ekamm. ^1 canoe. Canim stick, the cedar, 



or ivood from which canoes are usualhj made. 

 Ca-po', n. French, Capot. A coat. 

 Chah' ko, v. Nootka, Clayoquot, Chako ; Tokwaht, Tchok-wa. 



To come ; to become. Ex. Kansih inika chahko ? ivhen did you 



come ? Chahko kloshe, to f/et ivell. 

 Chak chak, n. Chinook, idem. The bald eagle (by onoma.), from 



its scream. Of only local use on the lower Columbia. 

 Ch.ee, adv., adj. Chinook, T'shi. Lately ; just now; new. Chee 



nika ko, I have just arrived. Hyas chee, entirely neiv. 

 Chet'-lo, or Jet'-lo, n. Chihalis, Chetlokh. An oyster. Used 



on the lower Columbia. 

 Chet-woot, n. Nisqually, idem. A black bear. TJsed only on 



I'uget Sound. 

 Chik'-a-min, n., adj. Tokwaht, Tsikamen ; Nootka, Sickaminny 



(Jewitt) ; Seekemaile (Cook). Iro)i; metal; metallic. T'kope 



chikamin, silver; pil chikamiu, wld or coi^per. Chikamin lope, 



wire ; a chain. 

 Chik-chik. See Tsik-tsik. 

 Chil-chil. See Tsil-tsil. 



Chitsh, n. Chihalis, Tshitsh. A rp-andmother. 

 Chope, n. Chihalis, Tshup. A grandfather. 

 Cho'-tub, n. Nisqually, idem. A flea. Used on Pu^t Sound. 

 Chuck, n. Nootka, Chauk (Cook); CHAiiAK,/m«A. water (Jewitt); 



Chinook, Tltsuk (Shortess) ; Clatsop, Tl'chukw\ Water ; a river 



,)r stream. Salt chuck, the sea ; skookuni chuck, a rapid ; solleks 



chuck, a. roiuih sea; chuck chahko or kalipi, iJie tide rises or Jails; 



sao'hilli and keekwillie chuck, high and low tide. 

 Chuk kin, "., ''. Chihalis, Tsukaen. To kick. Of local use only. 



