Appendix:Chinook word list

Chinook word list, containing words selected from Boas (1904):[1]

Boas (1904) edit

Chinook English gloss Notes
-Lᵋa body m.
-qtq head m.
-qcō hair, skin with hair m.
-tspux forehead f.
-qōt eye m.
-xōst eyes, face d.
-katcχ nose m.
-cqʟ mouth, beak, bill m.
-mist beak m.
-utca ear f.
-atcx tooth f.
-tuk neck m.
-paa nape n.
-atsχ chest f.
-mōkuē throat f.
-kutcχ back f.
-mxtc heart m.
-to breast m.
-wan belly m.
-putc anus f.
-itcχ tail m.
-list tail of fish n.
-pote arm m.
-kci finger f.
-ᵋwit leg n.
-pc foot n.
iqats¡ē'ʟxak panther having a notch around itself i.e. with a thin belly
oqotsǃiā'yōʟxak ants those having notches around themselves
itcā'yau ā'yaqtq dragon fly snake's head
ē'galEʟx mink going into the water
otcō'itxul spider dipnet maker
eqē'wam a fish sp. the sleepy one
okō'lχul mouse thief
ik¡u'tk¡ut dog (Kathlamet dialect) the one who always breaks (bones)
-i'tsxut black bear m.
-'pEnpEn badger m.
-mā'cEn deer m.
-'galEʟx, -pō'sta mink m.
-skē'epχoa rabbit m.
-q¡oala's raccoon m.
-'tsikin chipmunk f.
-'k¡unō crow f.
-kō'lχul mouse f.
-'lxaiu seal f.
-lā'lax bird n.
-kē'wicχ dog n.
-tǃEk bear, cinnamon m.
-cā'yim bear, grizzly m.
ᵋēna -qoa-inē'nē beaver m.
-t¡ā'lapas coyote m.
rat m.
-tō'iha buffalo m.
-ʟaq¡ō' crow (mythical name) m.
-wē'guic duck (sp?) m.
-ninē'xˑō eagle, bald headed m.
-mō'lak elk m.
-'ltcap fish hawk m.
-'napō flea m.
-q¡Enō'nēqēn grass frog m.
-q¡oa'sk¡oai heron m.
-kē'utan horse m.
-pō'tsElal kingfisher m.
-kinē'pEt lizard (?) m.
-cimē'wat mallard duck m.
-ci'xq mountain goat m.
-tguē' (matk) mussel, small m.
-niā' (matk) mussel, large m.
-k¡oa'yawa panther m.
-tcu'yam a bird sp.? m.
-koalē'xoa raven m.
-qElEma salmon, fall m.
-gu'nat salmon, spring m.
-goanē'xˑ salmon, steel head m.
-gē'pixˑʟ sea-lion m.
-lā'kē sea-otter m.
-'paowē shag m.
-k¡ā'yicχ shark m.
-aiā'iu skate m.
-tcā'yau snake m.
-'mokᵘtχi sperm whale m.
-k¡āutEn squirrel m.
-nā'qōn sturgeon m.
-kaʟē'nax sturgeon, green m.
-qelō'q swan m.
-'ʟaxoa turtle m.
-'kolē whale m.
-puk lynx m.
-lē'q¡am wolf m.
-'bic beetle f.
-pē'qciuc a bird sp.? f.
-'npitc chicken-hawk f.
-'iᵋē mud clam f.
-'sala fresh-water clam f.
-'waniō coatch f.
-q¡ucpalē' crane f.
-gaʟā'mat killer whale f.
-q¡oā'icχ dogfish f.
-ʟqekc sea bird sp.? f.
-cχulē'χ sea bird sp.? f.
-qǃē'xcap fawn of deer f.
-qǃē'xonē trout (?) f.
-'pkicχ flounder f.
-cuē'eē frog f.
-ʟtc¡alō'c halibut f.
-'qct louse f.
-'moa maggot f.
-cē'ntan mole f.
-'pǃonatsǃEktsǃEk mosquito f.
-qosā'na newt f.
-' cχuχ screech owl f.
-ni'ctχuic pheasant (?) f.
-qamEn pigeon f.
-qalχtǃE'mχ porgy f.
-'laatcχ salmon, calico f.
-'qawEn salmon, silver side f.
-tsoyeha salmon, blue back f.
-'xoē sea-lion, young f.
-tsǃEmē'nxan snail f.
-tsǃEmō'ikχan snail f.
-ʟǃē'xtan snail f.
-ē'xsa snipe f.
-nā'wan fish sp.? f.
-k¡otaqē' fish sp.? f.
-pǃā'lō trout f.
-'ʟElō fish sp.? f.
-'kχuʟpa woodpecker f.
-ntciawı̂'ct woodpecker m.
-'pa wasp f.
-k¡i-ʟa'ta shell-fish sp.? n.
-kā'kolē eel dual
-lā'ta-is codfish? pl.
-mē'nᵋa flounder?
-tsǃē'laq grasshopper
-'pqunχ m. large round spruce root basket; f. small round spruce root basket
-ctc¡ē'ct clam basket m.
-'maʟ bay, sea, river m.
-ᵋō'k blanket m.
-'lkˑau cradle m.
-'qēʟ creek, brook m.
-'ktcxEm dance of shaman m.
-'ʟq digging stick m.
-'ᵋam dish m.
-'pqōn down of bird m.
-'qcil fish trap m.
-ci'kc friend m.
-'pχil grease m.
-'lχ ground, earth m.
-'ʟan short thong, string, pin for blanket m.
-'cgan m. cedar; f. bucket, cup; m. plank
-'tsōʟ harpoon shaft m.
-'msta hat m.
-'tōʟ heat m.
-'kˑik hook m.
-kā'pa ice m.
-'paqc boil, itch m.
-'kχōn leaf m.
-'mᵋEcχ m. log, tree, wood; f. kettle m.
-'kala man m.
-'ʟkuiʟχ mat m.
-pā'kχal mountain m.
-'sik paddle m.
-'ᵋapta roe m.
-'pa-it rope m.
-'nχat plank m.
-gō'cax sky m.
-lai'tixˑ slave m.
-'tcxa point of sealing spear m.
-kā'wok shaman's guardian spirit m.
-'cᵋō horn spoon m.
-'maktc spruce m.
-qā'nakc m. stone, f. large boulder m.
-'kta thing m.
-'qat wind m.
-'pχa alder bark f.
-ᵋlE'm bark f.
-'pʟ¡ikē bow f.
-ʟē'qtsEn box f.
-'pā'utc crabapple f.
-ᵋalEptckix fire f.
-'gaʟ fish weir f.
-'lalχ camass f.
-'tcala grindstone f.
-'mala marrow, kernel f.
-'pul night, darkness f.
-mā'p plank f.
-gā'wē raspberry f.
-'mopa rushes f.
-gu'nkχun salal berry f.
-'skʟ sinew f.
-'tcin stump, foot of tree f.
-ᵋā'ʟax sun f.
-ē'χatk trail f.
-mō'tan twine of willow bark f.
-'pcam piece of twine f.
-hā't¡au virgin f.
-tcā'nix wedge f.
-'pʟx well f.
-qʟq armor n.
-qoaq blanket n.
-ᵋa'tcau grease n.
-'skuic mat bag n.
-'tō milk, breast n.
-tcuq water n.
-kckuı̄' pitch wood n.
-mtk spit d.
-'kEmôm ashes pl.
-pcō grass pl.
-quʟ house pl.
-χt smoke pl.
-'skō tattooing pl.
ʟē'El black
k¡äs yellow
cpeq gray dry?
tk¡ōp white
ptcı̂x green
ʟpı̂l red
ts¡Emm variegated
môkct two
ʟōn three
la'kit four
quı'nEm five
tE'xEm six
si'namôkct seven
kstô'xtkin eight
koa'itst nine
tcä several
ka'nauwē all
kapê't enough
qāmx part
mank few

References edit

  1. ^ Boas, Franz. 1904. The Vocabulary of the Chinook Language. American Anthropologist 6: 118-147.
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