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Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon by George Gibbs
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or cataract._ Lewis and Clarke give TIMM as used by the Indians above the
Dalles of the Columbia in directing them to the falls.

~Tup'-shin~, or ~Tip'-sin~, _v._ Chihalis, TUPSHIN. _A needle._ Mamook
tipsin, _to sew; to mend; to patch._

~Túp-so~, or ~Tip'-so~, _n._ Chinook, TEPSO, _a leaf._ _Grass; leaves,
fringe; feathers; fur._ Often but incorrectly employed for YAKSO, _hair;_
tipso illahie, _prairie;_ dely tipso, _hay._

~Ty'-ee~, _n., adj._ Nootka, TAIYI; TYEE (Jewitt). _A chief._ Any thing of
superior order. Saghalie tyee, _the Deity;_ tyee salmon, _the spring
salmon._ TOYON is given by some of the northwestern voyagers as the Eskimo
appellation for _chief._

~Tzum~, _n., adj._ Chinook, idem. _Mixed colors; spots or stripes; a mark
or figure; writing; paint; painted._ Tzum sill, _printed calico;_ tzum
pehpa, _writing;_ mamook tzum, _to write;_ tzum illahie, _blazed or
surveyed land._


~W.~

~Wagh~, _v._ Chinook, WAKH, _To pour; to spill; to vomit._ Mamook wagh
chuck, _pour out some water._

~Wake~, _adv._ Nootka, WIK (Jewitt); Tokwaht, WEK. _No; not._

~Wa'-ki~, _adv._ (Hale.) Chinook, WAKI. _To-morrow._ Not Jargon.

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