TENAS WAWA--The Chinook Jargon Voice Talk Box

Metal
Chikamin = iron, metal, money
To be more specific:
Kull chikamin = hard metal = iron
Klale chikamin = black metal = iron
Kawakawak chikamin = yellow metal = gold
Tkope chikamin = white metal = silver
Pil chikamin = red metal = copper
Money
Tkope chikamin dollah = silver dollar
Pepah dollah = paper dollar
Sitkum dollah = half dollar = 50 cents
Quatah dollah = quarter dollar = 25 cents
Bit = dime = 10 cents
Kwinnum bit = 5 dimes = 50 cents = sitkum dollah

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