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t´lin. Sea egg (Echinus), skwét-si. Sea slug (holothuria), sekt. Star fish, kwül-lá-chi, kül-lä-sis. Cuttle fish, ské-m[=u]k. Shells, ká-ya-men.

MOON, kl-káltsh.

MORNING, skwá-chi.

MOSQUITO, kwá-an.

MOTHER, t[=a]n.

MOUNTAIN (same as rock), sng-ánt.

MOUTH, sá-sün.

MOVE FARTHER, yi-hé-wül tül-lá; go there, tük´whist.

MUCH, n'gun; much food, n'gün sét-lün.

MYTHOLOGY: Ha-áls, the principal super natural being, equivalent to Hun-né of the Nisquallies, No-kw-makhl of the Clallams and Skagits, and Iká-ni of the Chinooks. S'hui-áb, or S'hui-ám, the pre-human demon race. Y[=u]tl-ma, or Shwâ-mat-wun, the spirit that presides over good fortune. Ch'si´o-wün, a particular gift or capacity acquired by fasting, etc., or by incantation, similar to the Chinook tamánowas. Shi-nám, magic or medicine.

N.

NAILS, t'sâls, chi-sá-lis.

NAKED, klüt-säng.

NAME, s'nä; my name, üs-nä. Vide "who."

NAVEL, mük´h-hwoi-ye.

NEAR, kl-ké-a-ke, tüt-lé-kai, sti-talst´.

NEEDLE, chät´sün.

NET, for catching ducks, etc., tük´hüm; seine, aukh-whói-yen.

NEW, háu-wüs.

NIGHT, snat.

NINE, tük'hw, tük-whä-la, tük-whalt-hu.

NO, a-wá, a-wükh´, ókh-wa.

NONE, there is none, a-wün´na; are you not ashamed? a-wün-na s'hét-sil? (literally "no shame?")

NOSE, nük´sün.

NOSTRILS, skwá-lük-sen.<

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