tyee

From Chinook.

tyee (plural tyees)

1. A tribal chief of the Chinookan peoples in the Pacific Northwest of the United States.
2. (Canada) A large chinook salmon that weighs more than 13.5 kg.

• eyet, yeet, yete

tyee

1. The chief of a Chinook tribe.

tyee

1. The leader or head (of a group).
2. Something that is notably large, strong or important (as in tyee salmon (tayi samən).)

tyee

1. Important.
2. Most or notably prominent, the main.

tayi, tye

C.f. tye (“father”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʲe˧/

tyee (plural ntyee)

1. priest

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