Tik’-tik, n. By onoma. A watch.
Til’-i-kum, n. Chinook, TILIKHUM. People. Applied generally, it means those who are not chiefs. Cultus tilikum, common or insignificant persons; huloima tilikum, strangers; nika tilikum, my relations. It is also used to signify a tribe or band.
Til’-i-kum-ma-ma, n. (Hale.) Chinook, TLKAMAMA. A father. The word is not in use in Jargon.
Till, or Tull, adj., n. English, TIRE. Tired; heavy; weight; a weight. Hyas till nika, I am very tired; kansih till okook, how much does that weigh; mamook till, to weigh.
Tin’-tin, n. By onoma. A bell; a musical instrument. Mamook tintin, to ring a bell. Among the Indians round the Hudson Bay Company’s posts, the hours were thus known; as, mokst tintin kopet sitkum sun, two hours, i.e., two bells after noon.
T’kope, adj. Chinook, idem. White; light-colored.
Tlehl. See KLALE.
Tl’kope, v. Chinook, idem. To cut; hew; chop.
Toh, or Tooh. By onoma. Mamook toh, to spit. A manufactured word.
Toke-tie, adj. Kalapuya. Pretty. Not in common use.
To’-lo, v. Kalapuya. To earn; to win at a game; to gain. Kansih dolla nika tolo spose mamook? how many dollars will I earn if I work?
To’-luks, n. Clallam, TOYUK. The mussel. Used on Puget Sound only.
To-mol-la, adv. English, TO-MORROW. Ikt tomolla, or copet tomolla, the day after.
Tot, n. Chihalis, TOT, or TAT. An uncle.
To’-to, v. By onoma. Chinook, TOKH-TOKH. To shake; sift any thing; winnow.
To-toosh’, or Ta-toosh’, n. Chippeway, TOTOSH. (Schoolcraft.) The breasts of a female; milk. Totoosh lakles, butter.
To-wagh’, adj. Chinook, TOWAKH. Bright; shining; light.
Tsee, adj. Chinook, idem. Sweet.
Tsee’-pie, v. Kalapuya. To miss a mark; to mistake one’s road; to make a blunder in speaking; to err or blunder. Tseepie wayhut, to take the wrong road.
Tshi’-ke, adv. (Hale.) Quaere u. d. Directly; soon. Not Jargon.
Tshis, adj. Chinook, idem. Cold. Not in common use.
Tsi-at-ko, n. Chihalis, Nisqually, &c., idem; Clatsop, ECHIATKU. A nocturnal demon, much feared by the Indians. The Skagits give this name to the “Couteaux,” a tribe of Indians on Frazer River, of whom they stand in like awe.
Tsik’-tsik, or Tchik’-tchik, n. By onoma. A wagon; a cart; a wheel. Tsiktsik wayhut, a wagon-road.