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JncluHtrio us, as-baltsb . 



Infant. Sec " Child'''. 



Inland, the interior, up a ricer, kailibw, skaikh, kekbw, tak, stfkk. These words are 

 often used ia couibiuatiou, as mis-kai'-hwn, stak-ta'-mish, i. e., people that live 

 inland. 



In shore, towards the shore {when on the water), ta-tuk-tiis (from tak, inland). It is also 

 the word of command, " keep in ", " make for the shore". 



Iron, a Icnifc, as the iron, snOkw; no-kwed, an arrow-head of iron. 



Island, sti-chi'; (dim.) sti'-ta-chi. 



Jt, sas, sahwas. This at least appears to be the meaning of the words, c. g.. Is there 

 anything? {any it), a-o'-kwi sa-hwas. Where is itf al-chad kwi sas? See also 

 under '^ Ile^^ 



Interjections. For convenience' sake, the order is reversed, as they are untranslatable. 

 Ad-di-da'! alas! expressive of grief or deprecation. It is the wailing cry for the 

 dead. For an example see under " llrtil ". Aha! as in English. An-a'! al-a'! 

 denote deprecation, remonstrance against mischief, &c. At-shi-da'! expressive 

 of surprise, astonishment. At-chida'chi-du ! the diminutive of the last, signifies 

 a little surprise, coupled with pleasure or amusement. Asash'-i-ma! (used only 

 by women), denotes vexation, for shame! stop that! A-sash-eb'ho-yo' ! has the 

 same meaning, but is em[)loyed only by men. As-he'-hihe' ! ashe'-ha chu Ifor .shame 

 you! used in merriment. W-s\-i\k\ just so, very welL Essi ! he'-si! expressive of 

 satisfaction. E'-siab ! eV-si-rib ! from es-si and slab, chief, a term of flattery used 

 by women towards those whom they wish to propitiate, or sometimes in mockery. 

 As a verb, it means to flatter or coax. It is a common salutation to a person of 

 note on approaching a lodge. E'-ya' ! an exclamation in play, as when one pulls 

 another's ear. Ha-wo' ! a salutation on arrival. Haukh! hurry! hurry up! 

 Hi-ye' ! expressive of amusement, derision, or disbelief. Het'-sil ! for shame ! 

 uttered with different degrees of earnestness or anger. Ish'-i-ba ! another word 

 expressing satisfaction or assent, fer^ well. Issa'! i-sakh ! impatiently calling 

 the attention of one not listening, or enforcing a command ; as, is-sakh ! ho-ynkhw ! 

 stop that ! Stab! what! WO'h ! used in reply to is-sa', u-hat do you want f or 

 indicates that one does not hear. To the same class of words belong " Good bye" 

 and " Thanks ", q. v. A curious form is the converting a noun into an iuteijection; 

 as, stukke'-wi-wu ! oh ! beaver, imploringly. 



J. 



Jealous, as-hutl ; to be jealous, ohnt-lush. See •' Sick ". 

 Joint, hinge, yuk-kOd. 



Just now, da'-ha, dakhw. I hare just come, da'-huchid o-hlut chi. See da under 

 " Presently ". 



K. 



Kamas, a bulb which forms a principal iirticle of food {squilla csculvvda). This is a " Jar- 

 gon" word derived from the To-kwat or Nootka, cliamas, sicect, and is in univer- 

 sal use throughout Oregon and Washington Territory. To dig kamas, o-hadzut- 

 lud; the kamas stick for digging the roof, klka'-lid ; the cross-handle of same, sukh- 

 ba'kia. 



