“Less familiar words” in the Northern Dialect (Part 1D: Shaw 1909 continued)

We return to the unexpectedly informative appendix, the “SUPPLEMENTAL VOCABULARY”, in George Coombs Shaw’s 1909 dictionary of Chinuk Wawa.

Backing up Shaw’s claim that these were unfamiliar words in Northern Dialect CW is the inaccurate (or absent) placement of stress marks on a number of them.

Some of the etymologies are wrong, too, but those might be due to whoever he’s citing from.

A thought puzzle: why would this fella claim that words still common in local English, such as spoon & soap, had fallen out of use in the Jargon?

Let’s continue on Page 35 of Shaw’s little book…

PART 1D

Ma-lah, (C), tin ware, earthenware dishes.

Mel-a-kwa, (F), a mosquito.

Mist-chi’-mas, (?), slave.

Mit-ass, leggings. (See note under Tatoosh, main vocabulary.)

Moo’-lock, (C), an elk.

N

Na-ha, or Na-ah, (C), a mother.

Nau’-its, (S), off shore; on the stream, Hale. The sea-beach, Anderson.

Ne-nam-ooks, (C), the land otter.

O

O’-la-pits-ki, (C), fire.

Ol’-hy-iu, (C), a seal.

O’-luk, (S), a snake.

O’-na, (C), razor fish or solen [SIC]; clams.

Oos’-kan, (C), a cup; a bowl.

O’-pe-kwan, (C), basket; can; tin kettle.

O’-pitl-kegh, (C), bow.

O’-pit-sah, (C), knife, razor, sword.

Ote-lagh, (C), the sun.

P

Pchih, or Pit-chih, (?), Thin, as of a board. 

Pe-chugh, (C), green.

Pe-what’-tie, (C), thin, slight, flamsy [SIC].

Pit-lilh’, (?), thick, as molasses.

Poo’-lie, (F), rotten.

Pow’-itsh, (C), crab-apple.

S

San-de-lie, (F), roan colored; a roan horse, ash colored — Anderson.

She-lok’-um, (C), looking- glass; glass.

Shugh, (C), a rattle.

Shugh-opoots, (C), a rattle-snake.

Shut, (E), a shirt.

Shwah-kuk, (S), a frog.

Si’-pah, (Wasco), straight, like a ramrod.

Sis’-ki-you, a bob-tailed horse. (See note under Tatoosh, main vocabulary.)

Sit’-lay, (F), stirrups.

Sit’-shum, (S), to swim.

Skwak’-wal, (S), a lamprey eel.

Skwis’-kwis, (C), a squirrel.

Smet’-ocks, (S), the large clam.

Smoke, (E), smoke, clouds, fog, steam.

Soap, (E), soap.

So-le’-mie, (C), the cranberry.

Spo’-oh, (C), faded; any light color.

Spoon, (E), a spoon.

Suk-wal’-al, (C), a gun or musket.

T

Tah-nim, (S), to measure.

Teh-teh, (C), to trot, as a horse.

Te-peh, (C), quill, wing.

Tik’-tik, (onoma.), a watch.

Til’-i-kum-ma-ma, (C), a father.

Toke-tie, (Kalapuya), pretty.

To’-luks, (Clallam), the mussel.

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