MAGIC, _conjuring_, ch'si-o-wuen;
_for medicine_, shi-nam.
MAKE, _to_, chai;
_what are you making?_ stang n's chai?
_I am making a canoe_, chai its sno'hwuetl;
_make fire_, _imp._, chuek-kos.
MAMMALS:
Horse, stuek-ke-u.
Elk, kwa-watsh, kai-yets.
buck, sist-uen, _i.e._ "horned."
Deer, sme-yis.
buck, sist-uen.
fawn, stuel-la.
Bear, black, spaes.
grizzly, kwai-et-chin.
Big horn (_ovis montana_), kwe-kwuet-chen.
Mountain goat (_aploceras_), swet-le, pi-kuelkh-kan.
Racoon, bl[=o]ps.
Dog, sko-mai.
Wolf, st'kai-ya.
Cougar, shwo'wa.
Lynx, skuets-a'mues.
Beaver, skuel-la-u.
Sea otter, tuem'mues.
Land otter, s'katl.
Seal, _a_ss'hu.
Mink, kai-yakh, s'che-a-kuen.
Weasel, kuel-ke-la.
Skunk, suep-puek.
Squirrel (_sciurus_), tsip-si-a-suen.
Striped squirrel (_tamias_), hwe-pe-chin.
Kamass rat (_neotoma_), na-wit.
Mouse, kwa'tuen.
Mole, spi-la-wuen.
Hare, ske-ka-was.
MAMMALS, _parts of_:
Neck, tatsh-suens.
Atlas joint, kuek-kak-w'chis.
Ribs, luek-h'ws.
Marrow of legs, tuets-uesh'shins.
Brain, smet-kues.
Gristle of vertebrae, kwa-a-lues.
Liver, stuek'chueng.
Lights, spuel'hu.
Paunch, spukh.
Wind-pipe, hwang-uen.
Tail, klo'wak-ues.
Skin, kwuel-los.
A dressed skin, huel-la-kan.
Hair, s'chais.
Hoofs, kwa-nuengs.
Kidneys, suen-suens.
Sinews of legs, kli-e-mins.
Sinews of back, tueng-e-sens.
Horns, tses'tuen.
Heart, tsa-la.
Os calcis, kat-lin-suens.
Thighs, kat-chat-chs.
Saddle or hind quarters, as-satch-chatsh (chus-sa, _two_).
Leg, sku-shuem-shins.
Lower joint of do., s'huen-nues.
Fore quarter, tae-los.
Both do., skuel'la-hans.
Fat, nas.
Meat, sle-uek.
MAN, swe-yi-ka.
MANY, n'gann, n'guen;
_many people_, n'guenhl-ta-ling-hu;
_I have many people_, n'gan al-tae-ling-hu ti-us.
MAT, slae'wuen;
_the large mat used for making temporary lodges_, sa-letch;
_cedar bark mat_, tsuem'muet, lo'kwai.
MEND, _to_, chuets-uel-kwuet'tuen.
MERRY, nueks-ne-ni.
MIDDLE (_of length_), a-no-wuels.
MISTAKE, _to_, _either in speech or on the road_, mael-min.
MOLLUSCS, RADIATES, ETC.:
Small round clam (_Venus_), skuet-hlai;
quahog (_Saxidomus_), sakh-hwa;
large clam (_Lutraria_), swaem.
Cockle (_cardium_), sk'laem.
Mussel (_Mytilus_), kla-kuem.
Oyster, klokh-klokh.
Whelk, suek-kwai-yuekh.
Barnacle, suem-mai-ya.
Chiton, huel'lueng.
Land snail (_helix_), wuek-kuek'h.
Slug (_limax_), kai-yat'lin.
Sea egg (_Echinus_), skwet-si.
Sea slug (_holothuria_), sekt.
Star fish, kwuel-la-chi, kuel-lae-sis.
Cuttle fish, ske-m[=u]k.
Shells, ka-ya-men.
MOON, kl-kaltsh.
MORNING, skwa-chi.
MOSQUITO, kwa-an.
MOTHER, t[=a]n.
MOUNTAIN (_same as rock_), sng-ant.
MOUTH, sa-suen.
MOVE FARTHER, yi-he-wuel tuel-la;
_go there_, tuek'whist.
MUCH, n'gun;
_much food_, n'guen set-luen.
MYTHOLOGY:
Ha-als, _the principal super natural being, equivalent to_ Hun-ne _of
the Nisquallies_, No-kw-makhl _of the Clallams and Skagits, and_
Ika-ni _of the Chinooks_.
S'hui-ab, _or_ S'hui-am, _the pre-human demon race_.
Y[=u]tl-ma, _or_ Shwa-mat-wun, _the spirit that presides over good
fortune_.
Ch'si'o-wuen, _a particular gift or capacity acquired by fasting, etc.,
or by incantation, similar to the Chinook tamanowas_.
Shi-nam, _magic or medicine_.