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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.