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

Part 2 — W.

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Wagon,

tsik-tsik; chickchick.

Wait,

winapie.

Wander, to,

tsolo.

Want, to,

tikegh.

Warm,

waum.

Wash, to,

mamook wash.

Watch, a,

tiktik.

Water,

chuck.

Waterfall,

tumwater.

We,

nesika.

Weigh, to,

mamook till.

Wet,

pahtl chuck.

Week,

ikt Sunday.

Well then,

abba.

West,

sun mitlite.

Whale,

eh-ko-lie; kwah-nic; kwadis.

What,

iktah.

Wheat,

sapolill.

Wheel,

tsik-tsik; chikchik.

When,

kansih; kanjuk.

Where,

kah.

Whip,

le whet.

White,

t'kope.

Who,

klaksta.

Whole,

lolo.

Why,

kahta.

Wicked,

mesahchie.

Wide,

klukulh.

Wild,

le molo.

Will, the,

tumtum.

Willow,

eenastick.

Win, to,

tolo.

Wind,

wind.

Window,

glass.

Winter,

cole illahie.

Wipe, to,

klakwun.

Wire,

chickamin lope.

Wish, to,

tikegh.

With,

kopa.

Witchcraft,

tamahnous.

Without,

halo.

Wolf,

leloo.

Woman,

klootchman.

Woman (old),

lammieh.

Woman's gown,

coat.

Wood; Wooden,

stick.

Work, to,

mamook.

Worn out,

oleman.

Worthless,

cultus.

Wound, to,

klemahun.

Write, to,

mamook pehpah; mamook tzum.

Writing,

tzum.

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