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Vocabulary.
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VOCABULARY.—Continued.
| D. | |
| Dangerous | Hong-heeyem. |
| Dare, to | Kab. |
| Dark | Ahm-ahm. |
| Daughter | Dzow-keeah; dzer-neeay-keeah. |
| Day | Jit. |
| Daytime | Jit-kwah. |
| Dead | See (is dead—see-kher). |
| Dear | Kooee. |
| Despatch, a | Kong-boon; boon-dzer. |
| Devil | Kooee. |
| Difference, a | Hoon-piet. |
| Different | M dahng. (lit. not the same). |
| Difficult | Kahn-kho. |
| Directly | Sooee-see; tjeeyet-khek. |
| Dirty | Nah-sahp. |
| Do, to | Dzaw. |
| Doctor | Ooee-seng. |
| Dog | Kow. |
| Dollar, one | Dzek-gi-ngun. |
| Door | Mung. |
| Double up, to (as clothes) | Dzee-khee-li. |
| Downstairs | Low-a |
| Drawer, a | Ts'ung-keh. |
| Drink, to | Cheeah. |
| Dry | Tah. |
| Duck, a | Ah; (wild do) dzooee-ah. |
| Dust | Swah-t'o; teen-i. |
| Dye, to | Ooah. |
| E. | |
| Each | Kak; kak-gi. |
| Ear | Hee. |