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.