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.
~To-wagh'~, _adj._ Chinook, TOWAKH. _Bright; shining; light._
~Tsee~, _adj._ Chinook, idem. _Sweet._
~Tsee'-pie~, _v._ Kalapuya. _To miss a mark; to mistake one's road; to
make a blunder in speaking; to err or blunder._ Tseepie wayhut, _to take
the wrong road._
~Tshi'-ke~, _adv._ (Hale.) Quaere u. d. _Directly; soon._ Not Jargon.
~Tshis~, _adj._ Chinook, idem. _Cold._ Not in common use.
~Tsi-at-ko~, _n._ Chihalis, Nisqually, &c., idem; Clatsop, ECHIATKU. _A
nocturnal demon,_ much feared by the Indians. The Skagits give this name
to the "Couteaux," a tribe of Indians on Frazer River, of whom they stand
in like awe.
~Tsik'-tsik~, or ~Tchik'-tchik~, _n._ By onoma. _A wagon; a cart; a
wheel._ Tsiktsik wayhut, _a wagon-road._
~Tsil'-tsil~, or ~Chil'-chil~, _n._ Chinook, ECHILCHIL. (Anderson.)
_Buttons; the stars._
~Tsish~, _v._ By onoma., in imitation of the sound of a grindstone.
(Shaw.) Mamook tsish, _to sharpen._ Of local use.
~Tsole-pat~, _n._ Klikatat. _A shot-pouch._ Of local use only.
~Tso'-lo~, _n._ Kalapuya. (Shaw.) _To wander in the dark; to lose one's
way._ Used in the Willamette valley.
~Tsugh~, _n., v._ Chinook, idem. _A crack or split._ Mamook tsugh, _to
split;_ chahko tsugh, _to become split or cracked,_ as by the heat of the
sun; mamook tsugh illahie, is by some used instead of klugh, for _to
plough._
~Tsuk~. See CHUCK.
~Tuk-a-mo'-nuk~, or ~Tak-a-mo'-nak~, _adj._ Chinook, ITAKAMONAK. _A
hundred._ It is, like ten, combined with the digits; as, icht, moxt, klone
takamonak, _one hundred, two hundred, three hundred,_ &c. Hyas takamonak,
_or_ tahtlelum takamonak, _a thousand._
~Tuk'-wil-la~, or ~To'-kwil-la~, _n._ Kalapuya. _The hazel-nut; nuts
generally._
~Tum'-tum~, _n._ By onoma., from the pulsations of the heart. (Anderson.)
_The heart; the will; opinion._ Mahsh tumtum, _to give orders,_ mamook
tumtum, _to make up one's mind;_ mamook closhe tumtum, _to make friends or
peace;_ sick tumtum, _grief; jealousy;_ moxt tumtum nika, _I am
undecided,_ i.e., _I have two wills. Q._ Kah nesika klatawa? _where shall
we go? A._ Mika tumtum, _wherever you please; as you will._ Ikta mika
tumtum? _what do you think?_ Halo tumtum, _without a will of one's own,_
as a child. The heart seems to be generally regarded as the seat of the
mind or will.
~Tum-wa'-ta~, _n._ TUM, by onoma.; English, WATER. _A waterfall, cascade,
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._
~Tup-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._
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