PART I. CHINCH iK ENGLISH. 5 



House, n. English. A house. Mahkook house, a. store; Boston 

 house, an American-huilt house, as distinguished from a lodge. 



Howh, inkrj. IIalkh. Turn to; hurry. 



How'-kwutl, adv. Chiuook, IIaukatlh. An expression of in- 

 ability. Ex. Howkwutl nika klatawa ? how could I. go ? 



Hul-lel', V. n. Chinook, idem. To shake. Used with the verb 

 mamook, as, mamook hullel, it becomes active. 



Hul-O-i-ma, «., adj. Chinook, S'hulloyiba, Other; another; 

 different. Ex. Huloima tilikum, a different tribe or people ; hyas 

 huloima, very different. 



Humm, ?^., V. Jargon. A stink or smell ; to stink. An invented 

 word. Ilumm opootsh, a skunk. 



Hunr-kih, adj. Chinook, Hunlkekh. Curled or curly; knotted ; 

 crooked. 



Huy-huy, n., v. Canadian French, Hui-hui. A bargain or ex- 

 change ; to barter or trade. Ex. Huyhuy la sille, change the saddle ; 

 huyhuy tumtum, to change one's mind. Mr, Anderson says this is 

 a cant word of the Canadians, signifying a hasty exchange. Its 

 origin has been suggested in out out, yes yes. 



Kwah, or H"W£Lh-wa, interj. Denotes surprise or admiration ; also 

 earnestness. 



Hy'-ak, adv., also used as imperative. Chinook, Ai-ak. Swi/t ; 

 fast; quickly; hurry ; make haste. 



Hy-as', adj., adv. Probably corrupted from the following. Large ; 

 great; very. The general term for size. Hyas tyee, a great chief; 

 hyas mahcook, a great price ; dear; hyas ahnkutte, a long time 

 ago ; hyas kloshe, very good. 



Hy-iu, ?^., ac^'. Nootka, Iyahish (Jewitt); Tokwaht, Aiya. Jewitt 

 also gives Hyo as the name for ten. Much; many; plenty; 

 enough. Term of quantity or multitude. Hyiu tilikum, a crowd ; 

 fnany people; hyiu muckamuck, plenty to eat; tenas hyiu, some; 

 a few ; wake hyiu, not many or yiot much. 



Hy'-kwa, or Hy'-a-kwa, n. Nootka, Haihwa (i-whaw, Jewitt). 

 The dentalium ; the shell money or wampum of the Pacific coast. 

 It is used in strings of a fathom long ; shells of not more than forty 

 to the fathom being of full size, and the value increasing in propor- 

 tion to their length. The smaller sizes are called coop-conj) (q. v.). 

 These shells were formerly obtained by the Indians of the west 

 coast of Vancouver Island, and passed in barter as low down as 

 California, and eastward to the Blackfoot countrv. 



