~Chah'-ko~, _v._ Nootka, Clayoquot, CHAKO; Tokwaht, TCHOKWA. _To come; to become._ Ex. Kansik mika chahko? _when did you come?_ Chahko kloshe, _to get well._ ~Chak chak~, _n._ Chinook, idem. _The bald eagle_ (by onoma.), from its scream. Of only local use on the lower Columbia. ~Chee~, _adv., adj._ Chinook, T'SHI. _Lately; just now; new._ Chee nika ko, _I have just arrived._ Hyas chee, _entirely new._ ~Chet'-lo~, or ~Jet'-lo~, _n._ Chihalia, CHETLOKH. _An oyster._ Used on the lower Columbia. ~Chet-woot~, _n._ Nisqually, idem. _A black bear._ Used only on Puget Sound. ~Chik'-a-min~, _n., adj._ Tokwaht, TSIKAMEN; Nootka, SICKAMINNY (Jewitt); SEEKEMAILE (Cook). _Iron; metal; metallic._ T'kope chikamin, _silver;_ pil chikamin, _gold_ or _copper._ Chikamin lope, _wire; a chain._ ~Chik-chik~. See TSIK-TSIK. ~Chil-chil~. See TSIL-TSIL. ~Chitsh~, _n._ Chihalis, TSHITSH. _A grandmother._ ~Chope~, _n._ Chihalis, TSHUP. _A grandfather._ ~Cho'-tub~, _n._ Nisqually, idem. _A flea._ Used on Puget Sound. ~Chuck~, _n._ Nootka, CHAUK (Cook); CHAHAK, _fresh water_ (Jewitt); Chinook, TLTSUK (Shortess); Clatsop, TL'CHUKW. _Water; a river or stream._ Salt chuck, _the sea;_ skookum chuck, _a rapid;_ solleks chuck, _a rough sea;_ chuck chahko _or_ kalipi, _the tide rises or falls;_ saghilli _and_ keekwillie chuck, _high_ and _low tide._ ~Chuk-kin~, _n., v._ Chihalis, TSUKAEN. _To kick._ Of local use only. ~Close.~ See KLOSE. ~Cly~, _v._ English. _To cry._ ~Cole~, _adj._ English, COLD. Cole illahie, _winter;_ icht cole, _a year;_ cole sick waum sick, _the fever and ague._ ~Comb~, _n._ English. _A comb._ Mamook comb, _to comb;_ mamook comb illahie, _to harrow._ ~Coo'-ley~, _v._ French, COUREZ, imp. of COURIR. _To run._ Cooley kiuatan, _a race-horse;_ yahka hyas kumtuks cooley, _he can,_ i.e., _knows how to run well._ ~Coop'-coop~, _n._ Chinook, idem. _The smaller sized dentalium or shell money._ See HYKWA. ~Co'-sho~, _n._ French, COCHON. _A hog; pork._ Siwash cosho, _a seal;_ literally, _Indian pig._ ~Cul'-tus~, _adj._ Chinook, KALTAS. _Worthless; good for nothing; without purpose._ Ex. Cultus man, _a worthless fellow;_ cultus potlatch, _a present or free gift;_ cultus heehee, _a jest; merely laughing;_ cultus nannitsh, _to look around;_ cultus mitlite, _to sit idle; to do nothing;_ cultus klatawa, _to stroll._ _Ques._ What do you want? _Ans._ Cultus, i.e., _nothing._ ~D.~ ~De-late~, or ~De-lett~, _adj., adv._ French, DROITE. _Straight; direct; without equivocation._ Ex. Klatawa delett, _go straight;_ delett wauwau, _tell the truth._ ~Di-aub~, or ~Yaub~, _n._ French, DIABLE. _The devil._ Sometimes used combined with the article, as LEJAUB. ~D'ly~, or ~De-ly~, _adj._ English, DRY. Chahko dely, _to become dry;_ mamook dely, _to dry, v. a._ ~Doc'-tin~, _n._ English. _A doctor._ ~Dol'-la~, or ~Tah-la~, _n._ English. _A dollar; money._ Chikamin dolla, _silver;_ pil dolla, _gold;_ dolla siaghost, _spectacles._ ~E.~
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