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Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or Indian Trade Language, of the North Pacific Coast

Part 1 — H.

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Hah-lakl.

Wide, open. Ex. Mamook hahlakl la pote, open the door.

Haht-haht, n.

The mallard duck.

Hak-at-shum, n.

Handkerchief.

Halo.

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 iktas, poor; destitute.

Haul, v.

To haul or pull.

Hee-hee, n.

Laughter; amusement. Cultus hee-hee, fun; mamook hee-hee, to amuse; hee-hee house, any place of amusement, as a tavern, bowling alley, etc.

Hoh-hoh, n., v.

To cough.

Hool-hool, n.

A mouse. Hyas hool-hool, a rat.

House, n.

A house. Mahkook house, a store.

Howh.

Turn to; hurry.

How-kwutl.

Inability. Ex. Howkwutl nika klatawa? how could I go?

Hul-lel, v., n.

To shake.

Hul-o-i-ma.

Other; another; different. Ex. Huloima tillikum, a different tribe or people; hyas huloima, very different.

Humm, n., v.

A stink or smell, to stink. Humm opootsh, a skunk.

Hunl-kik.

Curled or curly; knotted; crooked.

Huy-huy, n., v.

To barter or trade. Ex. Huyhuy la sille, change the saddle; huyhuy tumtum, to change one's mind.

Hwah.

Surprise or admiration, also earnestness.

Hy-ak.

Swift; fast; quickly; hurry; make haste.

Hyas.

Large; great; very. Hyas tyee, a great chief; hyas mahcook, a great price; dear; hyas ankutte, a long time ago; hyas closhe, very good.

Hy-iu.

Much, many, plenty, enough. Hyiu tillicum, a crowd; many people; hyiu muckamuck, plenty to eat; tenas hyiu, some, few; wake hyiu, not many or not much.

Hy-kwa.

The shell money of the Pacific Coast.

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