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VOCABULARY.—Continued.
| Inch | Ts'ooen. |
| Ink | Bak. |
| Ink-bottle | Bak-hoo. |
| Inform, to (by proclamation) | Heeow dzoo. |
| Insect | T'ahng. |
| Inside | Li-meen; li-poy. |
| Inside out, turn it | Poy-kooay-li. |
| Instance, for | P'ee-dzoo; khaw-pee; pee-hwong. |
| Investigate, to | Ts'eh ming. |
| Invite | Ts'eeah. |
| Iron | T'ee. |
| Iron, an | Oot-tow. |
| Iron, to | Oot. |
| J. | |
| Jade | Gek. |
| Jetty | Bay-t'ow. |
| Jug | Dzooee-kwahn. |
| K. | |
| Keep, to | Low-pahng. |
| Kettle | Dzooee ooay. |
| Key | Saw-see. |
| Kill, to | (with a knife) T'i; (with clubs etc.) p'ah see. |
| Kind, a | Yeeay. |
| Knife | Taw. |
| Knot, a | Kaht. |
| Know, to | Dzi. |
| Know, to (as acquaintances, languages etc.) | Paht |