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