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12 DICTIOXARY OF THE CHINOOK JARGON, 



Eush'-is, n. Chihalis, Koshis. Siockinffs. In the original, anj 



elastic article of dress. Not in general use. 

 Kwah'-ne-sum, «rft'. Chinook, Kwanisum; Yakama, Kwalisim. 



Aliraijs ; forever. 

 Kwah-nice, n. Klikatat, Kwaddis, A tvhale. 

 Xwahta, n. English. The quarter of a dollar. The quarter of 



any number is usually expressed in Jargon by tenas sitkum, i.e., a 



small half. 

 Kwah'-tin. See Yakwahtin. 



K^waist, or Kweest, adj. Chinook, Kwaitst. JVine. 

 KAva-lal'-lcvra-lal', v. Chinook, Kwullil-kwullil. To gallop. 

 Kwal'h, n. Chihalis, Kwatlh. An aunt. 

 Kwann, adj. Chinook, Kwan-kwan. Glad. According to Mr. 



Anderson, it means a custom or habit. It is used by some in this 



sense as lamed or broken^ as of a horse (McCormick). Kwal is 



Nisqually for tame. 

 Kwass, •/?■., adj. Chinook, idem. Fear; afraid; tame. Mamook 



kwass, to frighten ; to tame. 

 Kwates, or Kwehts, adj. Chihalis, Kwets. Sour. 

 Kweh-kwell, n. Chinook, Okwekwe (by onoma.). A mallard 



duck. Used chiefly at mouth of the Columbia. 

 KTWek-wi-ens, n. Chihalis, idem. A jnn. Of limited use. 

 Kweo-kweo, n. Chinook, T'kweo-kweo. A ring ; a circle. 

 Kwetlh, adj. Chihalis, idem. (Anderson.) Proud. Not in gen- 

 eral use. 

 Kvrin'-num, adj. Chinook, Kwenem. Five. 

 Kwish, or Kweesh, interj. Refusing any thing contemptuously. 



Equivalent to ^'' Ho you dori't.^^ Used on the lower Columbia. 

 Kwit'-shad-ie, n. Nisqually, Kwutshdie. The hare or rabbit. 



Confined to Puget Sound. 

 Kwo-lann', or Kwo-lah'-nie, n. Chihalis, Kwolan ; Nisqually, 



KwiLAxi. The ear. Halo kvvolann, or, ikpooie kwolann, deaf. 

 Kwulh, or Kwult, V. Chinook, Kwult'h. To hit; to ivound 



u'illh an arruio or gun ; to strike with a stick or stone ; or in any 



manner rvithout critting ; to hit. 

 Kwun'-nun, n. Chihalis, idem. A count ; numbers. Ex. Mamook 



ksvnnuuii, to count. Of merely local use. 

 Kwutl, (idj. Chinook, idem. Literal ly,yasi. To jmsh or squeeze^ 



as in packing ; hyas mamook kwutl, haul tight. 



