Word: tilikum
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...tongue has fallen into almost complete disuse within the past generation or two, and most of the residents of the Pacific Northwest know nothing of it beyond the few words that have gone into everyday colloquial English use in that region [such as]: skookum, siwash, tilikum, cultus and cheechako...
...Skookum: powerful, strong; siwash: savage, uncivilized; tilikum: common people; cultus: of little worth...