OLD, tsa-küng, snük-kái; _an old man_, as-á-lokh, as-mes´sün.

PEOPLE, _i.e._ _Indians_, atl-tá-ling-hu; _people inhabiting the woods_, "_Stick Indians_," mäs-hwi (_whence the name of a tribe on Fraser River, generally known as Maskwies_); _people living on the salt water_, s'chit-lals´ha (klals, _the sea_); _River Indians_, chis-tá-lo, stül-tá-lo (stá-lo, _a river_); _white men_, hwa-ni´tum.

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PIN, _a_, hüm-mén; _large blanket pin_, kwün-né-sing.

Alphabetical Vocabularies of the Clallum and Lummi — Part 12

PLANE, _to_ (_boards_), shé-shüb; (_probably by onomatop[oe]ia_).

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PLANTS, ETC.: (_See also Trees._) Salmon berry, al-é-la. Barberry, skwâ-cha-sitsh. Red raspberry, tük´wüm. Gooseberry, küm-kwéltsh. Dewberry, skül-nu-whélsh Rose bush, kül-kél. Berries of do., kül-lük. Snowberry bush, pat-saltsh. Berries of do., p'pi-kái-yas. Honeysuckle, kat-kat-éltsh, saltsh; (_the leaves are chewed as a medicine_.) Spiræa, kads-sulch. Wild pea, hüm-kwai-á-sin. Wild rye, pshai. Yarrow (_Achillia multifolia_), pül-lé-a-kwütsh; (_it is used to expedite delivery_.) Prickly pear (_cactus_), tsä-ta. Thorns, chit-tüm-mäs. Equisetum, mäkhw, á-is-küd. Root of do., ko-ma-lokh. Cat-tail rush, s_á_-kün. Tule or round rush, skwül-lül. Wild onion, swél-nitsh. Brake fern, sük-ka-an´. Roots of do. (_eaten_), skwi´yu. Small brake, tsük´kwa. Wood fern, s'hä-lüm. Liquorice fern (_an expectorant_), klüs-síp. Lichens, küt-che. Spanish moss, stül-hái-is. Liverworts, mükh´tül-lüs; _a species of moss with a peppery taste, used in medicine_, kät-si. Sea weeds, chil-lüm. Kelp (_fucus gigantia_), kwá-ang.

POSTS _for supporting the roof of a house_, kä-kan.

POUND, _to_ (_as seeds, grain_), kli-a-kwéng-ütl.

PRESENTLY, hwa-sing-ang´a; _in a little while_, h'wes´ta-ál, hu-as-ta-al´.

PRONOUNS: I, us; _suffixed to a verb_ (_copulative_), sün. My, ti-us; _prefixed to noun_ (_possessive_), n's, n[=u]s. Thou, nükw. Thy, ti-nük-wa. Thyself, tin-tsi-la. He (_that one_), nel, nitlh. We, minglkt, kl-ming´ülkh. Ye, nük-kwé-li-e. They, nan-etl-ya, kw-si-a-hal-tün. My canoe, nus-kwá n'shwâ-atl. Thy knife, süns-kwân's-päl-tün. His gun, tsä-ka po-yük. Our country, tsá-kwün tüng´-hu. Your house, tsüng a´nüng hä-la. Their father, k'sän män.

PUT ON, _to_, _pantaloons_, hük-éw-sing; _a coat_, hut-ché-tüng.