Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs
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~Sit'-lay~, or ~Sit'-li-ay~, _n._ French, LES ETRIERS. (Anderson.) _Stirrups._ ~Sit'-shum~, _v._ Chihalis, idem. _To swim._ ~Si'-wash~, _n., adj._ French, SAUVAGE. _An Indian; Indian._ ~Skin~, _n._ English, idem. _Skin._ Skin shoes, _moccasins;_ stick skin, _the bark of a tree._ ~Skoo'-kum~, or ~Skoo-koom'~, _n., adj._ Chihalis, SKUKUM. _A ghost; an evil spirit or demon; strong._ Skookum tumtum, _brave;_ skookum chuck, _a rapid._ ~Skwak'-wal~, _n._ Chinook, SKAKULH (Anderson); Clatsop, SKAKOLI. _A lamprey eel._ Of local use only. ~Skwis'-kwis~, _n._ Chinook, Cathlamet dialect. _A squirrel._ ~Sla-hal'~, _n._ Chinook, ETLALTLAL. _A game played with ten small disks, one of which is marked._ ~Smet'-ocks~, _n._ Chihalis, SMETTAKS. _The large clam (Lutraria)._ Used only at the mouth of the Columbia river. ~Smoke~, _n._ English, idem. _Smoke; clouds; fog; steam._ ~Snass~, _n._ Quære u. d. _Rain._ Cole snass, _snow._ The word is neither Chinook nor Chihalis, and is perhaps manufactured. |
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