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tima
[< Esk.]
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
Spelling variants:teyma, timah
Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
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n.
an Eskimo greeting.
See: chimo
Quotations
1795
Tima in the Esquimaux language is a friendly word similar to what cheer?
1914
The Eskimos saw us before we got to the rapids, and hailed us with as much pleasure as we did them; there was a great shouting of "Teyma!" and waving of arms.