tatchtAdshatko — te'lak. 395 



T ^ a z t k n i , or T. m/iklaks, nom. pr. of tlie Tygh Indians, a tribe in North- 

 ern Oregon, called so from Tygh Creek, a western tributary of the Des 



Chutes River near its influx into the Columbia River. Rev. Pandosy 



mentions the Tairtla as a tribe of the Sahaptin family. Also called 



T(ilknikni, T mtlklaks. 

 t^dsha, tetcha, d. tetddsha to wash, as articles of dress, bedding etc.: 



tetiidsha tchulish to wash shirts. Absol. form little in use. Cf shetdtcha. 

 t e d s h 1 a , tetchia, d. tetadshi'a to wash for somebody. Cf. tedslia, temddsha. 

 t ^ g a , d. tetdga to ivear out, to use up by wear and tecrr Kl. for kaga Mod., 



q. V. Cf lelii'ma (2), ndega, pot(^ga, wena. 

 t»i-i, unmeaning word; spoken while beating the measure for short-step 



dances, 162; 7. Cf tadsf. 

 t «i - i n , te'n, t'e'n, d. tetin, adv. of te-ini, a short while ago, very recently: d-ati 



kesna t. deep snoiv fell a little tvhile ago; t^-intaks nia a short time ago. 



Cf nia, tankak, welisht. 

 teina, tama maiden; young ivoman in her teens, 186; 49. Cf te-ini. 

 t ^ - i n i , te'ni, d. tetini new, recent; young. Quot. under shk'pka, sklepkipele. 

 t e - i n i w d - a s h , t(iniwash, tenuyd-ash, d. tetinivvd-ash ( 1 ) woman rcccnthj 



married; called so by her husband's parents. (2) young woman, maiden, 



190; 9. Der. tti-ini, wd. Cf tenuydga. 

 tt'yi chief, headman; commander; high officer; applies to white and Indian 



dignitaries. Chin. J. for lakf Kl. Cf laki, skiikum-house. 

 T^kash, nom pr. masc. Kl., interpreted by: "crying tik, tik." 

 te'kish, tdkish sivord, long hlade, long knife, 113, 19. 114, 2. Cf yuha- 



n^ash, tkeka, wdti. 

 T^kmal, nom. pr. of a Klamath Lake man, 65, 17. 

 tekteka, d. tetdkteka to pain, burn ; Jo produce a smarting sensation : nu'sh 



t shldledsham the nettle burns me. Der. tika. 

 t^kua, d. tetdkua to break, to breaJc asunder, to smash to pieces; said of 



long-shaped objects. Der. k^wa. Cf tk^wa, uk^wa. 

 tdlak, ta'lak ivar-arroiv; battle-arrow, 138, 1. Der. t^l^a. Cf ng^-ish, 



nte'ktish, tdldshi, tdlka. 

 te'lak, d. te'telak Mod., tete'lak Kl., waistcoat; garment belonging to the 



wardrobe of males, 186; 50. 



