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Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs
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iktah mika tikegh, _what do you want?_ iktah, _well, what now?_

~Ik'-tah, _n._ From the foregoing. _A thing; goods; merchandise;
clothing._ Hyiu tenas iktah, _a great many trifles._ The use of the same
word for _what_ and for _things,_ has been noticed in some other languages
of this coast.

~Il'-la-hie~, _n._ Chinook, ILAHEKH. _The ground; the earth; dirt._ Tipso
illahie, _prairie;_ saghallie illahie, _mountains, or high land; heaven;_
hyiu illahie kopa, _dirty_ (literally, _much dirt upon_).

~In'-a-ti~, or ~Een-a-ti~, _prep., adv._ Chinook, INATAI. _Across;
opposite to; on the other side of._ Inati chuck, _on the other side of the
river;_ klatawa inati, _to cross over._

~Ip'-soot~, _v. a., v. n._ Chinook, ALHUPSO. _To hide one's self, or any
thing; to keep secret._ Ipsoot klatawa, _to steal off;_ ipsoot wau-wau,
_to whisper._

~Is'-ick~, _n._ Chinook, ISIK. _A paddle._ Mamook isick, _to paddle._

~Is'-ick stick~, _n._ Chinook and English. _The ash._ Literally,
_paddle-wood._

~Is'-kum~, _v._ Chinook, idem. _To take; take hold of; hold; get._ Iskum
okook lope, _hold on to that rope;_ mika na iskum? _did you get it?_

~It'-lan~, or ~It'h-lan~, _n._ Chinook, ITHLANA. _A fathom; the length of
the extended arms._

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