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

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

afa [v3] come on, come along, go on, go along, accompany;<br />

participate in, take part in; take along,<br />

bring along. afemit<br />

[n] escort, en<strong>to</strong>urage. tuhanme afa [v3] follow<br />

a rule, obey a law.<br />

afima [v1] be parallel, be side by side; be arranged<br />

in parallel lines. <br />

ahim [n] breath; air.<br />

ahinka [v2] let air escape; breathe out, exhale;<br />

blow out. ahinkota<br />

[v2] pant, breathe heavily, be out of breath.<br />

ahkame [n] full sibling (child of both one’s parents).<br />

ahkamehats [n] the sibling relationship.<br />

ahkamie [n] twins, pair of twins. ahkamieu<br />

ehtsan [n] twin, one of a pair of twins.<br />

ahkena [v1] be principal, main, primary, major, of<br />

greatest importance, (most) essential, supreme;<br />

be central, innermost. ahkene [n] head, chief;<br />

the main (one), the principal (one), the primary<br />

(one); (inner) essence, core, centre. ahkenemit<br />

[n] council of elders.<br />

ahkente [n] the main (ones), the principal (ones)<br />

(plural).<br />

ahkunan [n] companion, fellow. ahkunanmit [n]<br />

fellowship, cohort, group of companions.<br />

ahkunankats [n] companionship, fellowship.<br />

ahkupa [v1] be connected <strong>to</strong>, related <strong>to</strong>, relevant<br />

<strong>to</strong>; have something <strong>to</strong> do with. ohpeu akhupa<br />

[v] be causally connected <strong>to</strong>, have a cause and<br />

effect relationship with.<br />

ahkusta [v3] agree; decide (<strong>to</strong>gether), settle on.<br />

ahkuste [n]<br />

agreement, arrangement, settlement, shared decision.<br />

ahmoita [v3] share, share in, receive a share of<br />

(food or other resources); share out, divide up,<br />

split up, apportion, distribute, give (s.o.) a share<br />

of. <br />

ahmoite [n] share, portion, cut.<br />

ahmokame [n] maternal cousin; relative on one’s<br />

mother’s side.<br />

aho [n] sun.<br />

ahokipihe [n] the planet Mercury.<br />

ahopiau [n] zenith, the highest point of the sun<br />

in the sky; noon, midday, the time of day when<br />

the sun is at its highest point; (fig.) south, southern<br />

(esp. when used <strong>to</strong> modify a noun denoting<br />

a location).<br />

ahopiaut [n] south (lit. direction of the sun at its<br />

highest point in the sky).<br />

ahotsin [n] corn, maize.<br />

ahotsinkot [n] ear of corn.<br />

ahpa [v1] include, incorporate; be fitted with, be<br />

equipped, furnished, outfitted with. ahpanen [n] whole (containing or<br />

incorporating smaller parts). ahpe [n] part, portion,<br />

component; addition, supplementary element.<br />

ahpemit [n] gear, equipment, provisions,<br />

accoutrements. ahpeta [v2] come <strong>to</strong> include, incorporate;<br />

add <strong>to</strong>, incorporate in<strong>to</strong>; provide, furnish,<br />

equip with. <br />

ahta [v2] join, meet up with, rendezvous with;<br />

bring <strong>to</strong>gether. <br />

ahte [n] father.<br />

ahtehats [n] fatherhood. ahtehatsme [n(inst)]<br />

as/like a father, in a fatherly way.<br />

ahtena [v2] be included; count, matter, be important;<br />

include, count, consider, pay attention <strong>to</strong>,<br />

assign importance <strong>to</strong>. <br />

ahti [n] shape; style, mode; technique.<br />

ahtima [v1] lie on the ground, collect/accumulate<br />

on the ground, cover the ground (used esp. of particulate<br />

substances like snow, sand, or leaves).<br />

ahtimen [n] patch, covering (of snow, sand, leaves,<br />

gravel, etc.), place where falling material has collected;<br />

collection, accumulation.<br />

ahtlama [n] domesticated animal; pet, animal<br />

companion.<br />

ahtseipa [v1] share a common source or origin;<br />

share ancestry, be related (by blood/birth), be<br />

kin, be cognate; be akin. <br />

ahtseipats [n] relatedness; familial relationship,<br />

kinship, consanguinity. ahtseipanen [n] common<br />

origin, common source, (shared) ancestry.<br />

ahtseipe [n] kin, kindred, relative, blood relation,<br />

family member; cognate, person or thing<br />

with which one shares a common origin.<br />

ahuna [v1] be uncovered, bare, (in the) open, exposed;<br />

be naked, nude, unclothed. ahunta [v2]<br />

uncover, expose, bare, reveal; disrobe, remove<br />

one’s clothing.<br />

aihan [n] gold (metal).<br />

aihne [n] gold(en) thing, amber thing. aihne<br />

nalei [n] the colour gold, the colour amber.<br />

aila [v2] cry, bawl, wail.<br />

aile [n] silver(y) thing, object with a shiny or re-

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