Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallum and Lummi | Page 2

languages, probably
indicate the idea. Mr. Gallatin, in his "Notes on the Semi-Civilized
Nations of Mexico," &c.,[A] mentions the same peculiarity as existing
in the Mexican and Maya, in the former of which there are three
different terminations suffixed to the simple numbers, according to the
objects denoted. A similar distinction is found in the Makak language,

and traces of it, at least, are observable in the Pima. I imagine that by
inquiry the fact would be found to exist in other Indian tongues.
Singularly enough, this feature also characterizes some of the
languages of Micronesia.
[A] Trans. Am. Eth. Soc., vol, i., p. 54.
The affinities of the Clallam and Lummi with the Selish are too
obvious to require demonstration. Indeed Dr. Latham has already
classed the former with the Shewhapmukh, or, as he terms it, Atna, of
Frazer River, the northernmost of the Selish dialects. The term Atna, it
may be mentioned, is improperly applied as a family name to these
languages, as it is a Tákulli (Athabascan or Chepewyan) word,
signifying, according to Mr. A. C. Anderson, "strangers."
These two vocabularies were collected, the first at Port Townshend,
during a residence of a few months, the other at Simiámoo Bay, while I
was connected with the N. W. Boundary Commission. Neither of them
underwent more than a partial revision, and inaccuracies have therefore
doubtless crept in. They are, however, sufficiently reliable to afford the
basis of extending comparisons with the other Selish and the more
northern coast families.
Transcriber's Note: For greater legibility the letters originally marked
as a and u have been replaced with ä and ü in the vocabularies, except
where this would cause a conflict with an existing diacritical.

VOCABULARY OF THE CLALLAM.
A.
ABOVE, tsits-itl.
ABOARD, si-it-hwu.
AFRAID, sá-si-si.

AGAIN, hon-áng.
ALIVE, é-yé.
ALL, o-hün´na; that's all, aukhk.
ALWAYS, wút-an-su; I always work, wút-an-su chá-ai.
ANKLE, tsüts-hó-kwi-sun.
ARRIVE at, to, tüss´tsen.
ARM, tsái-is.
ARROW, yetcht.
ARROW HEAD, of wood, katstl; of iron, küm-tin-ái-in; (küm-tüm,
iron.)
AUTUMN, tchin-sót-le.
AXE, s'k[=u]k-üm´.
B.
BACK, the, stets-i´kwün.
BAD, kwaukh, s'há-as.
BARBERRY, "Oregon grape" (berberis), she´tchin.
BARBS of fish spear, tsó-kwái-ten.
BARK, chai-íkh.
BARNACLE, tsóhngt.
BAT, klat-li-pi-á-han.
BASKET, mo-hói; cedar bark, t'shó-ikl; fir root, sp'chu.

BEACH, kokh-hwéng-u.
BEADS, kwé-kwe.
BEAR, black, s'chi-kwáitsh; grizzly, kwái-it-shin.
BEAVER, ské-yau.
BEARD, kwün-tsen.
BEHIND, il-kwá-us.
BERRIES (generic), s'chá-yük-w'tl.
BILBERRY, yé-hum.
BIRDS: Sea ducks (generic), mó-[=o]k. Small land birds (generic),
tsit-süm. Crane, si-é-hu. Crow, skwa-kwa´to. Duck, mallard (a.
boschas), te´nük-sen. Duck, surf (f. perspicillata), klé-yin. Duck, velvet
(f. fusca), ko-mat´sin-hlai. Duck, harlequin (f. histrionica), süs-sáu.
Duck, scaup (f. marila), swét-st. Duck, goosander (m. merganser),
ko-[=o]kw. Eagles, bald (Haliaetus), kwái-eng-s'n. Eagles, golden
(Aquila), ku-táit-sin-hu. Goose, yükh-hó-na. Guillemot, sas-sé-mats.
Gulls, kwun-né, ku-té-ük. Grebes, kla-ái-kun. Grouse, dusky, gné-et.
ruffed, sté-yu-h[=u]ng. Heron, sn[=o]k-ho. Jay, s'háikh-hai. Pigeon,
hüm-ókh. Raven, sku-to´. Sandpipers, ske´üks.
BLACK, ün-ük-áikh, an-nu-káikh.
BLANKET, swi´shi-atl; of dog's hair, sküm-éng-ütl.
BLOOD, stó-yu-küm.
BLUE, küs-küs-sho´it, an-nu-kwé-o.
BOARD, se-y't-hu.
BODY, ni-chi-chái-ten, n's-tats-kl.

BODY, parts of: Head, sk[=u]ng-i. Hair, si-at´t'n. Face, sats. Ear,
skong´üs. Eye, kái-in. Nose, nük´s'n. Mouth, tsú-ts'n. Tongue,
tikh´wh'lts. Teeth, tchin´nis. Beard, kwün-[=u]t-s'n. Neck, h[=o]ng-en.
Arm, tsái-'s. Elbow, sk[=o]p-hai. Wrist, s'h[=o]ts-kwats. Hand,
s'ch-hats´. Fingers, s'ch-hats´. Nails, ts-sh[=u]ts. Breast or Chest,
tsüng-ütl. Woman's Bosom, sküb-ó. Back, stets´i-kwün. Leg, s'hün-na.
Ankle, tuts-hó-kwi-sun. Foot, kl-tá-s'n. Toes, kl-tá-s'n. Bone, st-zum.
Heart, ha-chin-nin´. Blood, sto´yu-kün. Skin, kó-wi. Penis, shel´la.
Testes, ng-at'sün.
BOIL, to, kwái-yis.
BONE, st-zum.
BORE A HOLE, to, t'slük´wüt.
BOTH, chá-sa.
BOW, s'ho´mo-ten.
BOW-STRING, sul-kwá-tchin.
BOY, swé-wa-[=u]s, scha-chi-aitl.
BRACELETS, tso´me-chin.
BREAK, to, ti-kwüt´.
BREASTS of woman, sküb-ó.
BRING, to, an-ákh´w; bring that, (imp.) an-akhw ta-sái-ya.
BROAD, kl-kút.
BROTHER, elder, s[=u]t-hó-nük; younger, sái-tchin.
BUCKET, skó-tün.
BUFFALO, kwáisp.

BUY, to, tá-kws.
BURYING GROUND, má-kwa.
BYE AND BYE, hets.
C.
CANOE, Chinook pattern, o-ót-hüs; Cowitshin do., sté-watl; ducking
canoe, sno'h-wh'l.
CARRY, to, óng-üt-un.
CARPENTER, worker in wood, skai-án-hwu.
CATCH, to, kl-kwút.
CEDAR bark, si-ó-we; wood, ts-shái.
CHEST or breast, the, tsüng´ütl; chest (box), kló-yüks.
CHIEF, si-ám.
CHOP, to, kum-müt´.
CLAM, quahog (Venus), ski-hé-yu; the large kind (lutraria), swá-hüm;
blue striated species, skük-lái.
CLOUDS, s'hu-nó-wüs.
COCKLE, sklé-y[=o]m.
COD FISH, s'ká-kan.
COLD, klá-tchi.
COLORS: White, pük'h. Red, ün-tsükw´, an-nu-tsük´o. Black,
ün-ük-aikh, an-nu-káikh. Blue, küs-küs-sho´it, an-nu-kwhé-o. Yellow,
nüts-kwai-ye´win, an-nu-kwái-kwai. Green, ün-tlütlkh, an-nu-klikh´tl.

COMB, kl-sing´en.
COME, to, en-át-sen; I come, an-ná; come you (imp.) an-ná-chi.
COOK ON STONES, to, n[=u]tch-kwé-nütl.
COPULATE, to, kwat'tl.
CORPSE, kó-i.
COUGAR, kau-ét-sap.
CUP, mét-kw.
CUTTLE FISH, ské-mükw.
CRAB, a-ché-he.
CRANE, si-é-hu.
CROW, skwa-kwá-to.
CRY, to, h[=o]ng.
D.
DANCE, to, kwoi-é-ish-ten.
DARKNESS, s'chät.
DAUGHTER (child), nüng-ün´na.
DAY, skwá-tchi.
DEAD, kó-i.
DEAD LAND (country of the dead), snó-nükw.
DEEP, kletch.

DEER, h[=o]pt, smé-yis.
DEMON (the primal race), s'hui-áb.
DIG, to, tsé-yükwt; dig out, to, (e.g. a canoe), ká-hai-yu.
DO, to, chá-ai.
DOG, ská-ha; plur. ska-yá-ha.
DOG FISH, s'kwats.
DOOR, so'tl.
DOWN STREAM, kwó-kw[)u].
DREAM, to, (1st pers. ind.) kwi-nóng-tüt-sen.
DRINK, I, ko-kwát-sen; (ko, water.)
DRIVE, to, kwi-hüt´l.
DRUNK (i.e. foolish), as-hwá-kwu.
DRY, há-ching.
DUCK (mallard), té-nük-sen.
DULL, n'ko-m[=u]kh.
DUNG, to, ká-ang.