T.

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.

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