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Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs
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~Kla'-pite~, _n._ Chinook, KLIPAIT. _Thread; twine._

~Klás-ka~, or ~Klus'-ka~, _pron._ Chinook, KLUSKA. _They; thine; them._

~Klat'-a-wa~, _v._ Nootka, KLATTUNWAH (Jewitt); Nittinat, KLATÖUKH. _To
go._ Klatawa teáhwit, _to walk; go on foot;_ klatawa kopa kiuatan, _to
ride;_ klatawa kopa boat, _to sail;_ mamook klatawa, _to send._

~Kla-wháp~, _n._ Chinook, KLHUAP. _A hole._ Mamook klawhap, _to dig a
hole._

~Klem'-a-hun~, _v._ Chihalis, idem. _To stab; to wound; to dart; to cast
as a spear; to hook or gore as an ox._ Nika klemahun samun, _I spear
salmon._

~Klihl~, or ~Klilt~, _adj._ Chinook, KLIHL. _Bitter._ Not of universal
use. Mr. Hale makes it KLITL, _sour._

~Klik'-a-muks~, _n._ Chinook, KLIKABUKS. _Blackberries,_ or more properly
_dewberries._

~Klik'-wal-lie~, or ~Kloke'-wal-lie~. Chinook, KLIKWALI. _Brass wire; an
armlet or bracelet of brass wire._ Mr. Anderson gives the original meaning
as simply _brass._

~Klim-in'-a-whit~, _n., v._ Chinook, KLIMINAWHUT. _A lie; to lie._ Hyas
kumtuks kliminawhit, _he is a great liar_ (literally, _he knows well how
to lie_).

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