Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs
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~Close.~ See KLOSE.
~Cly~, _v._ English. _To cry._ ~Cole~, _adj._ English, COLD. Cole illahie, _winter;_ icht cole, _a year;_ cole sick waum sick, _the fever and ague._ ~Comb~, _n._ English. _A comb._ Mamook comb, _to comb;_ mamook comb illahie, _to harrow._ ~Coo'-ley~, _v._ French, COUREZ, imp. of COURIR. _To run._ Cooley kiuatan, _a race-horse;_ yahka hyas kumtuks cooley, _he can,_ i.e., _knows how to run well._ ~Coop'-coop~, _n._ Chinook, idem. _The smaller sized dentalium or shell money._ See HYKWA. ~Co'-sho~, _n._ French, COCHON. _A hog; pork._ Siwash cosho, _a seal;_ literally, _Indian pig._ ~Cul'-tus~, _adj._ Chinook, KALTAS. _Worthless; good for nothing; without purpose._ Ex. Cultus man, _a worthless fellow;_ cultus potlatch, _a present or free gift;_ cultus heehee, _a jest; merely laughing;_ cultus nannitsh, _to look around;_ cultus mitlite, _to sit idle; to do nothing;_ cultus klatawa, _to stroll._ _Ques._ What do you want? _Ans._ Cultus, i.e., _nothing._ ~D.~ |
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