Part 1 — P.
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Pahtl.
Full. Pahtl lum or paht-lum, drunk. Pahtl chuck, wet.
Pent.
Paint. Mamook pent, to paint.
Papa.
A father.
Pa-see-sie.
A blanket; woolen cloth.
Pa-siooks.
A Frenchman.
Pchih or Pit-chih.
Thin in dimensions.
Pe-chugh.
Green.
Pee.
Then; besides; and; or; but. Pee weght, and also; besides which. Pee nika wauwau wake, but I say, no.
Peh-pah.
Paper; a letter; any writing. Mamook pehpah, to write.
Pel-ton.
A fool; foolish; crazy. Kahkwa pelton, like a fool. Hyas pelton mika, you are very silly.
Pe-shak.
Bad.
Pe-what-tie.
Thin, like paper.
Pi-ah.
Fire; ripe; cooked. Mamook piah, to cook; to burn. Piah ship, a steamer. Piah olillie, ripe berries. Piah sapolill, baked bread. Piah sick, the venereal disease. Saghalie piah, lightning.
Pil.
Red; of a reddish color. Pil illahie, red clay or vermillion. Pil dolla, gold. Pil chikimin, copper. Pil kiuatan, a bay or chestnut horse.
Pil-pil.
Blood. Mahsh pilpil, to bleed.
Pish.
Fish.
Pit-lilh.
Thick in consistence, as molasses.
Piu-piu.
To stink; a skunk.
Poh.
To blow. Mamook poh, to blow out or extinguish, as a candle.
Po-lak-lie.
Night; darkness; dark. Tenas polaklie, evening. Hyas polaklie, late at night; very dark. Sit-kum polaklie, midnight.
Po-lal-lie.
Gunpowder; dust; sand. Polallie illahie, sandy ground.
Poo.
The sound of a gun. Mamook poo, to shoot. Moxt poo, a double-barrelled gun. Tohum poo, a six shooter.
Poo-lie.
Rotten.
Pot-latch.
A gift; to give. Cultus potlatch, a present or free gift.
Pow-itsh.
A crab apple.
Puk-puk.
A blow with the fist; a fist-fight. Mamook pukpuk, to box; to fight with the fists. Pukpuk solleks, to fight in anger.
Puss-puss.
A cat. Hyas pusspuss, a panther or cougar.