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Tagh-um.
Six.
Tahl-kie.
Yesterday. Icht tahlkie, day before yesterday.
Tah-nim.
To measure.
Tah-tle-lum.
Ten. Mokst klone, etc., tahtlelum, signifying twenty, thirty, etc. Tahtlelum pe icht, eleven, twelve.
Tal-a-pus.
The coyote or prairie wolf, a sort of deity or supernatural being, prominent in Indian mythology; a sneak.
Ta-mah-no-us.
Magic; luck; fortune; anything supernatural.
Ta-mo-litsh.
A tub; barrel; bucket. Icht tamolitsh, a bushel measure.
Tanse.
To dance.
Tea.
Tea.
Te-ah-wit.
The leg; the foot. Klatawa teahwit, to go on foot, to walk. Klook teawhit, lame.
Teh-teh.
To trot as a horse.
Tenas.
Small; few; little; a child; the young of any animal. Mokst uika tenas, I have two children. Tenas hyiu, a few. Tenas sun, early.
Te-pah.
Quills; the wing of a bird.
Tik-egh.
To want; wish; love; like. Hyas tikegh, to long for. Ikta mika tikegh? what do you want?
Tik-tik.
A watch.
Til-i-kum.
People. Cultus tilikum, common or insignificant persons. Huloima tilikum, strangers. Nika tilikum, my relations.
Til-i-kum-ma-ma.
A father.
Till.
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.
A bell; a musical instrument. Mamook tintin, to ring a bell.
Tipso.
Grass; leaves; fringe; feathers; fur. Tipso illahie, prairie. Dely tipso, hay.
T'kope.
White; light colored.
Tl'kope.
To cut; hew; chop.
Toh.
Spit. Mamook spit.
Toke-tie.
Pretty.
To-lo.
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-mol-la.
To-morrow. Ikt tomolla, the day after.
Tot.
An uncle.
To-to.
To shake; sift anything; winnow.
To-toosh.
The breast of a female; milk. Totoosh lakles, butter.
To-wagh.
Bright; shining; light.
Tsee.
Sweet.
Tsee-pie.
To miss a mark; to make a blunder. Tseepie wayhut, to take the wrong road.
Tshi-ke.
Directly; soon.
Tshish.
Cold.
Tsi-at-ka.
A nocturnal demon much feared by the Indians.
Tshik-tshik.
A wagon; a cart; a wheel. Tchik-tchik way-hut, wagon-road.
Tsil-tsil or Chil-chil.
Buttons; the stars.
Tsish.
Sharpen. Mamook tsish, to sharpen.
Tsole-pat.
A shot pouch.
Tso-lo.
To wander in the dark; to lose one's way.
Tsugh.
A crack or split. Mamook tsugh, to split. Chahko tsugh, to become split or cracked.
Tuk-a-mo-nuk.
A hundred. It is, like ten, combined with the digits; as icht, mokst, klone tukamonuk, one hundred, two hundred, three hundred, etc.
Tuk-wil-la.
The hazel nut; nuts in general.
Tum-tum.
The heart; the will; opinion. Mahsh tumtum, to give orders. Mamook tumtum, to make up one's mind. Mamook kloshe tumtum, to make friends or peace. Sick tumtum, grief; jealousy. Mokst tumtum nika, I am undecided. Q. Kah nesika klatawa? where shall we go? Mika tumtum, whenever you please; as you will. Ikta mika tumtum? what do you think?
Tum-wa-ta.
A waterfall, cascade or cataract.
Tup-shin.
A needle. Mamook tupshin, to sew; to mend; to patch.
Tyee.
A chief. Saghalie tyee, the Deity. Tyee salmon, the spring salmon.
Tzum.
Mixed colors; spots or stripes; a mark or figure; writing, paint, painted. Tzum sill, printed calico. Tzum pehpah, writing. Mamook tzum, to write. Tzum illahie, blazed or surveyed land.