PART I. CHINOOK ENGLISH. d 



Close. See Klose. 



Cly, V. English. To cr)j. 



Cole, adj. English, Cold. Cole illahie, mw^er; icht cole, a y<?ar , 

 cole sick wauiu sick, the fever and ague. 



Comb, n. English. A comb. Mamook comb, to comb ; mamook 

 comb illahie, to harrow. 



Coo-ley, V. French, Courez, imp. of Courir. To run. Cooley 

 kiuatan, a race-horse; yahka hyas kumtuks cooley, he can, i.e., 

 knoivs hoio to run well. 



Coop'-coop, 11. Chinook, idem. The smaller sized dentalium or 

 shell money. See Hykwa. 



Co'-sho, n. French, Cochon. A hocj ; pork. Siwash cosbo, a seal ; 

 literally, Indian pig. 



Cul'-tus, adj. Chinook, Kaltas. Worthless; good for nothing; 

 without j^urpo.se. Ex. Cultus man, a worthless fellow; cultus pot- 

 latch, a present or free gift ; cultus heebee, a jest ; merely laugh- 

 ing ; cultus nannitsh, to look around ; cultus mitlite, to sit idle; 

 to do nothing; cultus klatawa, to stroll. Ques. Wbat do you 

 want ? Ans. Cultus, i. e., nothing. 



D. 



De-late, or De-lett, adj., adv. French, Droite. Straight; direct ; 



loithout equivocation. Ex. Klatawa delett, go straight; delett 



wauwau, tell the truth. 

 Di-aub, or Yaub, n. French, Diable. The devil. Sometimes 



used combined with the article, as Lejaub. 

 D'ly, or De-ly, adj. English, Dry. Chahko dely, to become dry ; 



mamook dely, to dry, v. a. 

 Doc'-tin, n. English. A doctor. 

 Dol'-la, or Tah-la, n. English. A dollar; money. Cbikamin 



dolla, silver ; pil dolla, gold ; dolla siagbost, spectacles. 



E. 



Eh-kah-nam, n. Chinook, Ekanam. A tale or story. Used only 

 on the Columbia river. Often erroneously pronounced x\y-kcb-nam. 



Eh-ko-li, n. Chinook, Ekoli. A ivhule. 



Ee'-na, n. Chinook, Iixa. A beaver. Eena stick (literally, beavet 

 wood), the wiUuw. 



