Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon — John Shaqi
Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of OregonGibbs, George
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Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or, Trade Language of Oregon
Gibbs, George
Chinook jargon -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
~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 spit._ A manufactured word.
~Toke-tie~, _adj._ Kalapuya. _Pretty._ Not in common use.
~To'-lo~, _v._ Kalapuya. _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'-luks~, _n._ Clallam, TOYUK. _The mussel._ Used on Puget Sound only.
~To-mol-la~, _adv._ English, TO-MORROW. Ikt tomolla, _or_ copet tomolla,
_the day after._
~Tot~, _n._ Chihalis, TOT, or TAT. _An uncle._
~To'-to~, _v._ By onoma. Chinook, TOKH-TOKH. _To shake; sift any thing;
winnow._
~To-toosh'~, or ~Ta-toosh'~, _n._ Chippeway, TOTOSH. (Schoolcraft.) _The
breasts of a female; milk._ Totoosh lakles, _butter._
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