English words from Chinook Jargon
- KlamathAny member of a Native American tribe formerly living along the Klamath River in California and Oregon.
- chumA friend; a pal.
- camasAny of the North American flowering plants of the genus Camassia.
- hooliganA young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.
- potlatchA ceremony amongst certain indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest in which gifts are bestowed upon guests and personal property is destroyed in a show of generosity and wealth.
- TumwaterA city in Thurston County, Washington, United States.
- wapatoBroadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), or its edible bulbous root.
- SahalieA female given name from Chinook.
- cheechakoSomeone new to Alaska or the Yukon; originally, a gold rush newcomer.
- chum salmonA salmon species, Oncorhynchus keta.
- clattawaTo go; depart, leave.
- cultus codSynonym of lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus).
- eulachonSynonym of candlefish.
- hiaquaBeads or shells, especially as placed on strings and valued as ornaments or a sort of currency.
- high muckamuckA person in a position of power, authority, or status.
- kekuliSynonym of quiggly hole.
- quigglySynonym of quiggly hole.
- quiggly holeThe remains of a pithouse or earth lodge made by First Nations people in the interior regions of the Pacific Northwest.
- quinnatOncorhynchus tshawytscha, the chinook salmon.
- saltchuckAny body of saltwater, especially the ocean.
- wau-wauA talk; talking; a meeting or conversation.