DICTIONARY OF THE NISKWALLI. 



NISKWALLI— ENGLISH. 



By George Gir.r.s, M. D. 



A' akwul, Ihe lattices of a fish weir. 



Abiik, carry (imp.). 



Abb:ilts-ts"t, f/rve, male a 2}resentof(\\u[).). 



A-liel, a iiu'l, if. 



Ab-sbits, give, mal:c a present of (imp.). 



A'-chi, a sleeve. 



Ad ziille-bid, ast zatlab, to he ignorant, 



not to Icnow. 

 Abed la, hcHl-la, perhaps [imphjinq dishe 



lief). 

 A-bwus-tus-sub, irinter, cold weather. 

 Ai-ai'-asb, ai' yi-asb, grave, serious. 

 Ai'-gwns, exchange, barter. 

 Aiscln-ba' dob, intermittent , fever and ague. 

 Ai-ul'-la, baiel'-la, come quick, hurry (imp.). 

 Ak, akld, aks, so)ue. 

 Aka.s'kap, correct, true, the right. 

 Akekw, loud {as talMng). 

 Al«b bwad' zad, a >ieine, net. 

 A'kwi ba'kwi (dim.), in a liltle n-hilc. 

 Al, ui, at, to. 

 A'-lal, a house. 

 Al'a-sbik, a tortoise. 

 Al cliiid', whither. 

 Alkli, atlatrii, hurry, come quid:. 

 Alkli-bad, dotcn stream. 

 Alsli, (i)liir.) a'-lasli, brother or cousin. 



Ali'li kliw, nnios, fresh-7vater mussels. 



Al to'di, (dim.) alto' di di, there; i\ de'- 



a lie. 

 Ank, present or existing, used as the verbs 



to be and to have. 

 A said'-bu, to hioiv, understand. 

 As-a'-\vul, ast-so' wul, hungry. 

 As baiis'-bub, the first menstrual period. 

 As ba], mixed, confused. 

 As-baltsb, industriou.s, 

 As-bas, stationary. 

 Asbfitl, US-met], full, satisfied. 

 As bet-lil, es-met-lin, soft. 

 As-bi-sad', dark. 



As-cbats, the menstrual (hidden) lodge. 

 As cbebwab', the hives [a disease). 

 Ascbe'-Iitsb, Jiminlling, lazy, idle. 

 As-cbe'uk-wil, dirty. 

 As cbitsh, studded 2vith brass nails. 

 As cbub-bii, to bring icood and water. Qii. 



icait on. 

 As-cbolt bu, to hire, hired. 

 Asdekbw', as-dukbn', tn, within. 

 Asb-(lri!s,_/>/eMf? [spealing to a man). 

 As bt'-butsb, curly-haired. 

 AsliGil ? how ? how much ? 

 As-be'ba-ebii, asbc'bibc;', for shame, jo 



coscly. 

 As be' kwiib, asliuts', timid, afraid. 



