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Finally, to Jerry for his patience, his love of history, his mapmaking, and his willingness to live for twenty-nine years with a girl of German descent who some might say is both stubborn and strong-willed: Thank you. You are my clearing in this world’s wild.

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UGGESTED
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DDITIONAL
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G
LOSSARY OF
G
ERMAN AND
C
HINOOK
W
ORDS
German
ach
oh no!
auf Wiedersehen
, or informally,
tschuess
good-bye
Belsnickel
a traditional Christmas persona bringing gifts
Peltz Nickel
a punishing companion of
Belsnickel
Christkind
Christ child
Dummkopf
dummy or stupid
Frau
Mrs.
Fräulein
Miss
gross Haus
grand house
gut
good
Herr
Mr.
ja
yes, pronounced “ya”
Junge
boy
Kind
child
Kinder
children
Liebchen
darling or sweetheart
nein
no
nicht jetzt
not now
Schellenbaum
A bell-like instrument known in English as the “Turkish Crescent.” Popular in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, the large instrument combined music with a symbol of authority or standard of allegiance.
Tannenbaum
a tree, especially at Christmastime
Ve
we
verdammt
damn
Volk
folks
Chinook/Chehalis
cum’tux
understand, as in, “Do you understand?”
ho-ey-ho-ey
exchange or trade
klose
good
muck-a-muck
eat
Nch’I-Wana
Columbia River
omtz
give
tolo
boy

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