Chinook jargon Dictionary

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32 words and 12 phrases — 44 entries in total.

Newest Chinook jargon words

kamuks — dog
ilihi — land, earth, ground, country
kanim — canoe
kuytən — horse
oyhut — trail, road, path
mun — month, moon
polakli — night, dark
sən — day, sun
chuck — water
tsəqw — water
tsom samon — chum salmon
t’sə́m-sámən — chum salmon

Words (32)

C (1)

chuck (Chinook jargon) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

water

I (2)

ilihi (Chinook jargon) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

land, earth, ground, country

ixt (Chinook jargon) numeral AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

one

K (4)

k’wayts (Chinook jargon) numeral AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

nine

kamuks (Chinook jargon) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

dog

kanim (Chinook jargon) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

canoe

kuytən (Chinook jargon) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

horse

L (1)

lakit (Chinook jargon) numeral AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

four

Ɬ (2)

ɬaska (Chinook jargon) personal pronoun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

they

ɬun (Chinook jargon) numeral AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

three

M (5)

maika (Chinook jargon) personal pronoun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

you

makwst (Chinook jargon) numeral AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

two

mayka (Chinook jargon) personal pronoun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

you

msayka (Chinook jargon) personal pronoun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

you

mun (Chinook jargon) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

month, moon

N (3)

naika (Chinook jargon) personal pronoun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

nayka (Chinook jargon) personal pronoun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

nsayka (Chinook jargon) personal pronoun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

O (1)

oyhut (Chinook jargon) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

trail, road, path

P (1)

polakli (Chinook jargon) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

night, dark

Q (1)

qwinəm (Chinook jargon) numeral AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

five

S (4)

sən (Chinook jargon) noun AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

day, sun

sinamakwst (Chinook jargon) numeral AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

seven

siwash (Chinook jargon) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

native man

stuxtkin (Chinook jargon) numeral AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

eight

T (6)

t’sə́m-sámən (Chinook jargon) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

chum salmon

tahtlelum (Chinook jargon) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

ten

taɬlam (Chinook jargon) adjective AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

ten

tax̣am (Chinook jargon) numeral AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

six

tsəqw (Chinook jargon) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

water

tsom samon (Chinook jargon) noun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

chum salmon

Y (1)

yaka (Chinook jargon) personal pronoun AI-generated — awaiting native speaker review

third person singular pronoun

Phrases (12)

chxi sun (Chinook jargon) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

a new day

kʰa mika klatwa? (Chinook jargon) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Where are you going?

kʰanawi sən (Chinook jargon) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

every day

kʰanawi sun (Chinook jargon) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

every day

kʰansix sun alta? (Chinook jargon) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

What day is it now?

kʰapa chaqo-kʰul (Chinook jargon) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

In the winter / during the wintertime.

kʰapa ikx̣ut klatwa. (Chinook jargon) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Go along the road.

kʰapa ukuk pulakʰli (Chinook jargon) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

tonight

kloshe mika chako. (Chinook jargon) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

Welcome! / It is good that you came.

qʰata mayka kʰatwa? (Chinook jargon) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

How do you travel?

qʰənchi-lili? (Chinook jargon) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

how long?

sayah ukuk ilihi. (Chinook jargon) AI-checked — awaiting native speaker review

That place is far away.

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