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tillicum N.W. Amer.|ˈtɪlɪkəm|
Chiefly in pl. Also tilicum, tilekum.
[a. Chinook Jargon tilikum people, ad. Chinook tilxam, f. t- pl. prefix + ilxam village.]
1. A member of one's own tribe or people; also pl., the people, common people.
1847J. Palmer Jrnl. Trav. Rocky Mts. 105 A long time ago the Great Spirit became angry with them, set the mountain on fire, destroyed their towns, turned the tiye (chief) and tilicums (people) into stone, and cast them in the ocean outside of Cape Lookout. 1859Brit. Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 30 Apr. 2/2 Four Haidah Indians..came to the house of Mr. Oxner, Colquitz Farm, and after agreeing to work for him, one left, when the rest said they preferred to go with tilekum. 1922E. P. Johnson Legends of Vancouver 35, I saw her graceful, high-bowed canoe heading for the beach that is the favourite landing-place of the ‘tillicums’ from the Mission.
2. A friend.
1869Mainland Guardian (New Westminster, B.C.) 9 Oct. 3/2 The rescue from the courthouse at Kootenay, by his tillicums, of the Indian taken there by the Prices when caught in the act of robbing their sluices. 1906Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 5 Jan. 2/4 Mr. French expects to resume his citizenship of Princeton after about four years' absence, his present hurried trip precluding a visit with many old tillicums here about. 1969Islander (Victoria, B.C.) 30 Nov. 3/2 Thiepval was in Hakodate when we were there and during our stay in that port we had all become good tillicums. |