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yote or prairie wolf._ A sort of deity or supernatural being, prominent in Indian mythology. _A sneak._ ~Ta-mah-no-us~, _n._ Chinook, ITAMANAWAS. _A sort of guardian or familiar spirit; magic; luck; fortune; any thing supernatural._ One's particular forte is said to be his _tamahnous._ Mamook tamahnous, _to conjure; "make medecine;"_ masahchie tamahnous, _witchcraft or necromancy._ Mr. Andersen restricts the true meaning of the word to _conjuring._ ~Ta-mo'-litsh~, or ~Ta-mow'-litsh~, _n._ Chinook, TAMULITSH (Anderson); Yakama, TAMOLITSH (Pandosy). _A tub; barrel; bucket._ Icht tamolitsb, _a bushel measure._ ~Tanse~, _v., n._ English, DANCE. _To dance._ ~T'chuk'-in~, or ~Tsugh'-ken~. See CHUCKIN. ~Tea~, _n._ English, idem. _Tea._ ~Te-ah-wit~, _n._ Chinook, TIAWI; Clatsop, KLAAWIT. _The leg; the foot._ Klatawa teahwit, _to go on foot; to walk;_ klook teahwit, _lame._ ~Teh-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-peh~, _n._ Chinook, TEPKEH. _Quills; the wings of a bird._ ~Tik-egh~, or ~Tu-kegh~, _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-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 s
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