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Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs
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~Tea~, _n._ English, idem. _Tea._

~Te-áh-wit~, _n._ Chinook, TIÁWI; Clatsop, KLÁAWIT. _The leg; the foot._
Klatawa teahwit, _to go on foot; to walk;_ klook teahwit, _lame._

~Téh-teh~, _v._ Clatsop, TETEHAHA. _To trot,_ as a horse. Of local use
only.

~Ten'-as~, or ~Tan'-as~, _n., adj._ Nootka, TANAS; Tokwaht, TENES. _Small;
few; little; a child; the young of any animal._ Mokst nika tenas, _I have
two children;_ tenas hyiu, _a few;_ tenas sun, _early._ Jewitt gives
TANASSIE for _a child_ in Nootka.

~Te-péh~, _n._ Chinook, TEPKÉH. _Quills; the wings of a bird._

~Tik-égh~, or ~Tu-kégh~, _v._ Chinook, TIKEKH. _To want; wish; love;
like._ Hyas tikegh, _to long for;_ ikta mika tikegh? _what do you want?_

~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-má-ma~, _n._ (Hale.) Chinook, TLKAMÁMA. _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
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