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Wind, or V/in, n. English, idem. Wind. The winds are often 

 known by the country from which they blow ; as, for instance, on 

 the Columbia, an easterly is a Walla-walla wind ; at the mouth ot 

 the river, a southerly is ajilamooks wind, ckc. Breath. Ex. Halo 

 v/ind, out of breath ; dead. 



Yah'-hul, 71. Chinook, Yakhul ; Ebekh,ol. A name. Not in gen 



eral use. 

 Yah-ka, or Yok'-ka, pron. Chinook, Yaka. He; his; him; 



she ; it, <fec. 

 Yah'-kis-ilt'h, adj. Chinook, Yakisilt'h. Sha)-p. Mr. Anderson 



gives as the original, " cutting.^'' 

 Yah'-wa, adv. Chinook, Yawakh. There; thither ; thence; be- 

 yond. 

 Yah'-whul. See Ayahwhul. 



Yak'-SO, n. Chinook, idem. Tlie hair of the head ; hair generally. 

 Ya-kwah'-tin, or Kwah'-tin, n. Chinook and Clatsop, Yakwa- 



TiN. The belly ; the entrails. 

 Yaub. See Lejaub. 

 Yel'-a-kwat. See Kalakwahtie. 



Yi'-em, v., n. Chihalis, Yaiem. To relate ^ to tell a story ^ to con- 

 fess to a priest ^ a story or tale. 

 Youtl, adj. Quaere Chihalis, Eyutlh ; Nisqually, Juil, glad. 



Pleased ^ proud ^ (of a horse), spirited. Hyas youtl yakka tum- 



tum, his heart is very glad j he is much piiffed up. 

 Youtl-kut, adj., n. Chinook, Yutlkut. Long (in dimension) ; 



length. 

 Yout-skut, or Yutes'-kut, adj. Chinook, Yutskuta. Short (in 



dimension). 

 Y-salt'h, or Ye-salt'h. See E-salt'h. 

 Yuk'-wa, adv. Chinook, Yakwa. Here ^ hither • this side of ^ 



this way. Yukwa kopa okook house, this side of that house. 



