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VOCABULARY.—Continued.
| Little, a | Lahn-law; say-soo. |
| Live, to (reside) | Kheeah-khee. |
| Lock, to | Saw. |
| Lock, a | Saw-t'ow. |
| Long | Tung. |
| Long time, a | Jit koo. |
| Look, to | T'oy. |
| Looking-glass | Keeah-t'i. |
| Low (down) | Kay. |
| Lose, to | Kah-low. |
| Lucky | Dzow-hooay; oon-khee. |
| M. | |
| Mace, a | Dzee. |
| Magistrate, District | Kooee. |
| Make, to | Dzaw. |
| Make haste! | May-may or meh-meh. |
| Male | Nahm. |
| Man | Nahng. |
| Many | Dzoy. |
| Maskee | Baw-seeyen-kahn; baw-yow-keen. |
| Mast | Ooee. |
| Master | T'ow-kay. |
| Matches | Dzer-li-hooay. |
| Matter? What's the | Oo simmy ser. |
| Matting | Ts'eeay. |
| Medicine | Yeeay. |
| Meal, a | Tung. |
| Meat | Nek |
| Meet, to | Seeay ngaw. |
| Mend, to | Po |