At my second revision I considered a logical way to introduce the verbs and verb compounds, but there are no exactly transitive or intransitive words in the Jargon (only words, pure and simple) and the use of compounds bridges the customary differences in other languages (language theorists are welcome to explain my mistake to me in this, if I've made one). Even "verbs of motion", "abstract verbs" etc. don't work as categories because the same compounds can sometimes be in either category. There also was no point to alphabetization of this page (except for the English-Chinook section) What I've decided is to introduce the most commonly first-learned words that anyone learning a language from scratch needs to know; and as in other languages it happens that these are the most common for forming compound verbs - the way aller, etre, vouloir etc. are used in French or "to do", "to have" etc. are in English, with the difference here that compound-formation in the Jargon does not (necessarily) have anything to do with tense, but rather with the creation of whole new concepts, sometimes bizarrely different from the original meaning, yet fairly obvious in concept/construction; sometimes not so obviously, as you'll see. Often very originally, however. The minidex just below also provides direct links to compounds formed of the most common compound-forming verbs; the same links will also be found for the entries for each root-verb in addition to the most-needed compounds of each verb; a full list of their compounds (or possible/theoretical compounds) can be found by clicking on the relevant link in each section; some of which are necessarily cross-linked, as in the case of, for example, chako kumtux . Not all compounds of these verbs are necessarily verbs, but they are included here as examples of the verb's uses and underlying concept.

Mitlite kopa house - he/she/it is in the house. Mitlite hiyu samman kopa maika? - "Have you plenty of salmon", i.e. "Are there many salmon with you?". or lit. "do you have lots of salmon?" Kah naika mitlite? - Where do you live? In modern usage, this is in a telephone or internet conversation could mean "where are you?" Mitlite keekwullie - to sit down, to put under. also perhaps "to be abased" although this would better be said as "mahsh keekwulee" Kunsih tillikum mitlite? - How many people are/were there? Mitlite tenas - to be with child, idiomatically, although this could also mean "to be small". Cultus mitlite - to loiter, to stop anywhere without particular reason; and can also mean "it/he/she is useless/evil/commonplace.

Mamook paint, mamook pent - to paint Mamook bloom - to sweep Mamook wash - to do the washing Mamook wagh - to pour out Mamook liplip - to boil, to set to boil, perhaps to stir Mamook dly - to dry (clothes), i.e. to put out to dry NB Chako dly - to become dry. Mamook tupsin, mamook tupshin - to sew, to mend, to patch Mamook comb - to comb Mamook tsugh - to split, as in wood See Chako tsugh in Chako compounds . Mamook tsugh illahee - to plow the land Mamook comb illahee - to plow (the land) Also mamook leshaloo ("to use the plow") and klugh illahee ("to tear the land") or mamook klugh illahee . Although descriptive of what a plow does, the latter usage seems indicative of the attitudes of natives towards farming's effect/impact on the earth. Mamook klimmin - to soften as by dressing a skin, or to soften up one's resolve or to make someone lie or to make a lie. Mamook kull - to harden, to cause to become hard. NB Chako kull - to become hard Mamook stone - to turn to stone, to petrify, or to work stone (as in masonry) Mamook memaloose - to play dead, to kill Mamook elann - to help Mamook help might also be used.