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Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs
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~Máh-lie~, _v._ Nisqually. _To forget._ Of local use on Puget Sound.

~Mahsh~, _v. a._ French, MARCHER. _To leave; to turn out; to throw away;
to part with; remove._ Ex. Mahsh chuck kopa boat, _bail the boat out;_
mahsh okook salmon, _throw away that fish;_ mahsh maika capo, _take off
your coat;_ mahsh! (to a dog) _get out!_ mahsh tenas, _to have a child; to
be delivered;_ yakka mahsh tum-tum kopa nika, _he has given me his orders,
or told me his wishes;_ mahsh kow, _to untie;_ mahsh stone, _to castrate._

~Máh-sie~, _v._ French, MERCIE. _Thank you._

~Máht-lin-nie~, _adv._ Chinook, MÁTLINI. _Off shore._ (In boating), _keep
off!_ (if on land), _towards the water._

~Máht-wil-lie~, _adv._Chinook, MÁTHWILI. _In shore; shoreward._ (As a
command), _keep in;_ (on land), _towards the woods, or the interior._

~Ma-láh, _n._ Chinook, MALAGH. _Tinware; crockery; earthenware._

~Mal-i-éh, _v._ French, MARIER. _To marry._

~Ma'-ma~, _n._ English, MAMMA. _A mother._

~Mam'-ook~, _v. a._ Nootka, MAMUK. _To make; to do; to work._ It is the
general active verb, and is used largely in combination with nouns and
other verbs; as, mamook chahko, _make to come, fetch;_ mamook kelipai,
_bring or send back;_ mamook isick, _to paddle;_ mamook illahee, _to dig._

~Man~, _n._ English, idem. _A man; the male of any animal._ Ex. Man
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