glease, butter. See, also, LAKLES.

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~Háh-lakl~, adj. Chinook, HÁLAKL. Wide; open. Ex. Mamook hahlakl la pote, open the door; chahko hallakl (as of the woods), to open out; become less dense.

~Háht-haht~, n. Nisqually, HATHAT. The mallard duck.

~Hák-at-shum~, n. English. A handkerchief.

~Ha'-lo~, adj. Quære u. d. not Chinook. None; absent. Q. Halo salmon mika? have you no fish? A. Halo, none. Q. Kah mika papa? where is your father? A. Halo, he is out. Halo wind, breathless; dead; halo glease, lean; halo ikta, poor; destitute.

~Haul~, v. English, idem. To haul or pull. Used with the active verb mamook; as, mamook haul.

~Hee'-hee~, n. By onoma., HIHI (Hale). Laughter, amusement. Cultus heehee, fun; mamook heehee, to amuse; heehee house, any place of amusement, as a tavern, bowling-alley, &c.

~Hóh-hoh~, n., v. Chinook (by onoma.), HOKHHOKH. To cough.

~Hó-ku-melh~, v. Chihalis, idem. To gather; to glean, as grain. Of local use.

~Hóol-hool~, n. Chinook, KHOLKHOL; Klikatat. KHOILKHOIL. A mouse. Eyas hoolhool, a rat.

~House~, n. English. A house. Mahkook house, a store; Boston house, an American-built house, as distinguished from a lodge.

~Howh~, interj. HAUKH. Turn to; hurry.

~How'-kwutl~, adv. Chinook, HAUKATLH. An expression of inability. 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-ó-i-ma~, n., adj. Chinook, S'HULLOYIBA. Other; another; different. Ex. Huloima tilikum, a different tribe or people; hyas huloima, very different.

~Humm~, n., v. Jargon. A stink or smell; to stink. An invented word.
Humm opootsh, a skunk.

~Hunl'-kih~, adj. Chinook, HUNLKEKH. Curled or curly; knotted; crooked.

~Huy-huy~, n., v. Canadian French, HUI-HUI. A bargain or exchange; to barter or trade. Ex. Huyhuy la sille, change the saddle; huyhuy tumtum, to change one's mind. Mr. Andersen says this is a cant word of the Canadians, signifying a hasty exchange. Its origin has been suggested in oui oui, yes yes.

~Hwah~, or ~Hwah-wa~, interj. Denotes surprise or admiration; also earnestness.

~Hy'-ak~, adv., also used as imperative. Chinook, AI-AK. Swift; 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-iú~, n., adj. 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; many people; hyiu muckamuck, plenty to eat; tenas hyiu, some; a, few; wake hyiu, not many or not 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 proportion to their length. The smaller sizes are called coop-coop (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 country.

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~Ik'-kik~, n. Chinook, IKKIK.A fish-hook.

~Ik-poo'-ie~, v. Chinook, IKHPUI. To shut. Ikpooie la pote, shut the door; mamook ikpooie, to surround; ikpooie kwillan, deaf.

~Ikt~, or ~Icht~, adj. Chinook, IKHT. One; once. Used also as the indefinite article. Ikt man, a man; ikt-ikt man, some one or other; here and there one; ikt nika klatawa kopa yakka house, I have been once to his house.

~Ik'-tah~, pron. Chinook, IKTA. What. Iktah okook, what is that? iktah mika tikegh, what do you want? iktah, well, what now?

~Ik'-tah, n. From the foregoing. A thing; goods; merchandise; clothing. Hyiu tenas iktah, a great many trifles. The use of the same word for what and for things, has been noticed in some other languages of this coast.

~Il'-la-hie~, n. Chinook, ILAHEKH. The ground; the earth; dirt. Tipso illahie, prairie; saghallie illahie, mountains, or high land; heaven; hyiu illahie kopa, dirty (literally, much dirt upon).

~In'-a-ti~, or ~Een-a-ti~, prep., adv. Chinook, INATAI. Across; opposite to; on the other side of. Inati chuck, on the other side of the river; klatawa inati, to cross over.

~Ip'-soot~, v. a., v. n. Chinook, ALHUPSO. To hide one's self, or any thing; to keep secret. Ipsoot klatawa, to steal off; ipsoot wau-wau, to whisper.

~Is'-ick~, n. Chinook, ISIK. A paddle. Mamook isick, to paddle.

~Is'-ick stick~, n. Chinook and English. The ash. Literally, paddle-wood.

~Is'-kum~, v. Chinook, idem. To take; take hold of; hold; get. Iskum okook lope, hold on to that rope; mika na iskum? did you get it?

~It'-lan~, or ~It'h-lan~, n. Chinook, ITHLANA. A fathom; the length of the extended arms.

~It'-lo-kum~, n. Chinook, idem; Chihalis, SETLOKUM. The game of "hand,"—a common amusement. Mamook itlokum, to gamble.

~Itl'-wil-lie~, n. Chinook, ETLWILI. The flesh; meat of any animal.
Konaway nika itlwillie sick, all my flesh is sore.

~Its'-woot~, or ~Its'-hoot~, n. Chinook, EITSHHUT. A black bear.
Itshoot paseesie, thick dark cloth or blankets.

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~Kah~, adv. Chinook, KAKH. Where; whither; whence. Kah mika mitlite? where do you live? konaway kah, everywhere; kah-kah, here and there.

~Kah'-kah~, n. Chinook and Nisqually (by onoma.), SKAKA. A crow.

~Káh-kwa~, adv. Nootka; Tokwaht, ACHKO. Like; similar to; equal with; as. Kahkwa nika tumtum, so I think (literally, such [is] my heart); kahkwa hyas nika, as large as I; kahkwa spose, as if; kloshe kahkwa, that is right; good so.

~Kah'-na-way~, n. Chinook, T'KANAWÉ. Acorns. Kahnaway stick, the oak. Used only on the Columbia river.

~Káhp-ho~, _n._Chinook, idem. An elder brother, sister, or cousin.

~Káh-ta~, adv. Chinook, KÁTA. How; why. Kahta mika mamook okook? why do you do that? kahta mika chahko? how did you come? kahta mika? what is the matter with you? pe kahta? and why