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The Okuna Lexicon (Okuna to English) (version 2)

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16 CHAPTER 1. OKUNA-TO-ENGLISH DICTIONARY<br />

[a] again, once more, one more time. emalh<br />

iapna, esalh iapna [n(loc)] some other time,<br />

on some other occasion. mà iap [n] something<br />

else, anything else; some other, some more. miè<br />

iapna [n(loc)] somewhere else, anywhere else,<br />

elsewhere. ntsemiò iap [n] no-one else.<br />

iasa [v3] eat, consume.<br />

iase [n] food.<br />

iaspailats [n] (bout of) food poisoning.<br />

iatù [n] crack, crevice, fissure, rift, slit.<br />

iatuhta [v3] crack, become cracked, develop a<br />

crack; make a crack in, fracture. <br />

ielmefoi [a] next month. huikuma hielmefoi [a]<br />

next month during the full moon.<br />

ielmehka [a] last month.<br />

iena [v1] be good. enia [v1] be as good, be good<br />

enough; might as well (irregular relative form).<br />

ienapi [a] very, extremely, wonderfully; really,<br />

truly, well (intensifier for stative verbs, esp. ones<br />

carrying a positive connotation).<br />

ifa [v1] be thin, light, fine, weak (used of paper,<br />

cloth, walls, pottery, and other flat objects and<br />

surfaces).<br />

ifama [v2] be equal <strong>to</strong>, be a match for. <br />

ife [n] as much, an equal amount (of). ntse ife [n]<br />

not as much, less, a smaller amount (of).<br />

iha [n] woman, female. ihinen iha [n] lesbian, homosexual<br />

woman. kalanen iha [n] heterosexual<br />

woman.<br />

ihahats [n] womanhood, being a woman; femininity.<br />

ihfo [n] other side, area behind, area obscured or<br />

occluded by. ihfona [n(loc)] behind, on the<br />

other side (of). tene ihfona [n(loc)] over the<br />

hill.<br />

ihfoloita [v2] spy on. <br />

ihfoma [v2] hide, block, conceal from view, obscure,<br />

occlude, be located in front of.<br />

ihfota [v3] hide behind, disappear behind; put behind;<br />

block (the view of), conceal, obscure, occlude.<br />

ihfoita [v1] be<br />

hidden from view, concealed, obscured, blocked,<br />

occluded; be obscure; be secret, private, confidential.<br />

ihfoite [n] secret; thing hidden from<br />

view. ihfotanen [n] screen, barrier.<br />

ihfoula [v2] eavesdrop. <br />

ihinen [n] person who is sexually or romantically<br />

attracted <strong>to</strong> women (used of both heterosexual<br />

men and homosexual women).<br />

ihka [a] before (now), beforehand, earlier, then; ago<br />

(preceded by a measure phrase in the instrumental<br />

case). e<strong>to</strong>hampi ihka [a] a long time ago.<br />

ihmet [n] spring (season).<br />

ihpi [a] equally, as, as much, <strong>to</strong> the same degree, in<br />

equal measure. iehpi [a] for (just) as long. lau<br />

ihpi [a] as far; <strong>to</strong> the same extent. ntse ihpi [a]<br />

not as much, less, <strong>to</strong> a lesser degree. ntse lau<br />

ihpi [a] not as far, less far; <strong>to</strong> a lesser extent.<br />

ihtà [n] six. ihtauka [n] sixth (ordinal). ihtautla<br />

[n] (one) sixth (fraction). iehtahna [a] six times.<br />

iehtaukana [a] for the sixth time. kaiehtà [n]<br />

sextuple, six-part (thing); six times; group of six.<br />

kaiehtahme, kaiehtahi [a] six times (in succession);<br />

by a fac<strong>to</strong>r of six.<br />

ihtaupatam [n] sixteen. ihtaupatanka [n] sixteenth.<br />

ihtia [v3] shred, rip up, tear in<strong>to</strong> small pieces. ihtial<br />

[n] shred, fragment, small piece.<br />

ihtlisa [v3] translate, interpret. ihtleisanen [n] translation.<br />

ihtsila [v2] speak clearly, speak fluently, be articulate;<br />

be clear, easy <strong>to</strong> understand; say clearly.<br />

<br />

ike [n] dog. kihike [n] small dog; puppy, whelp.<br />

ikepyi [n] puppy, whelp. ikepyimit [n] litter of<br />

puppies.<br />

ikima [n] we (1st plural inclusive ergative pronoun).<br />

ikime [n] for us, <strong>to</strong>wards us (1st plural inclusive<br />

allative pronoun).<br />

ikimme [n] with us (1st plural inclusive instrumental<br />

pronoun).<br />

ikimna [n] in us, at us (1st plural inclusive locative<br />

pronoun).<br />

ikimu [n] from us, of us (1st plural inclusive ablative<br />

pronoun).<br />

ikla [v2] scratch (at).<br />

ikma [n] (clitic cluster: third person inanimate<br />

nominative + first person inclusive ergative).<br />

ikme [n] (clitic cluster: third person inanimate<br />

nominative + first person inclusive irrealis dative).<br />

ikmo [n] (clitic cluster: third person inanimate<br />

nominative + first person inclusive realis dative).<br />

iko [n] (clitic cluster: third person inanimate nominative<br />

+ second person ergative).<br />

ikò [n] you (2nd singular ergative pronoun).<br />

ikoi [n] for you, <strong>to</strong>wards you (2nd singular allative

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