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

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

collide with. solhe kahta [v3] pelt, hit (with a<br />

thrown object).<br />

kahtuma [v2] be violent.<br />

kahu [n] fish.<br />

kahuata [v3] s<strong>to</strong>p abruptly, s<strong>to</strong>p suddenly, break<br />

off; interrupt, disrupt.<br />

kahuenek [n] salamander; newt.<br />

kahunia [v2] fish, catch fish; go fishing. kahuniaka<br />

[n] fisherman. kahunie [n] fishing; catch.<br />

kai [p] first, first of all (before anything else happens).<br />

kaia [v2] appear suddenly, be unexpected; be sudden,<br />

happen suddenly, happen abruptly or unexpectedly;<br />

act suddenly, do (s.th.) suddenly.<br />

<br />

kaiha [v3] kill, murder (used of unsanctioned or improper<br />

killing). kaihaka [n] killer,<br />

murderer. kah<strong>to</strong>te kaiha [v3] beat <strong>to</strong> death.<br />

ulhnan kaiha [v3] poison, kill by poisoning.<br />

kaila [v1] be hot. <br />

kaimutin [n] cancer; (cancerous) tumor.<br />

kaine [p] first, first of all (before anything else happens).<br />

kakahta [v3] hit suddenly, strike without warning;<br />

attack; run in<strong>to</strong>, knock against, collide abruptly<br />

with. <br />

kakilhta [v3] bite hard (on), bite forcefully; chomp,<br />

clamp (down on); (p.t. a preda<strong>to</strong>r) bite <strong>to</strong> kill.<br />

kaklala [v2] crawl, scurry, scamper, scuttle, move<br />

quickly on small legs. kaklale [n] scurrying, scuffling<br />

(sound).<br />

kaksipa [v2] squeeze tightly, grip violently or unexpectedly;<br />

throb, pound. lias kaksipa [v2]<br />

choke, strangle, throttle. tyn kaksipa [v2] have<br />

a throbbing headache. kaksipe [n] strong grip; stranglehold.<br />

kakyime [a] each time, every time (i.e., at each<br />

iteration of an action).<br />

kal [n] man, male. ihinen kal [n] straight man,<br />

heterosexual man. kalanen kal [n] gay man,<br />

homosexual man.<br />

kala [n] leg (of a person); back leg, hind leg (of a<br />

four-legged animal).<br />

kalakte [n] ankle.<br />

kalamet [n] knee.<br />

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

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

women and homosexual men).<br />

kalapà [n] upper leg, thigh; lap.<br />

kalapatle [n] leggings; breeches.<br />

kalapun [n] bicycle (or other human-powered<br />

wheeled vehicle).<br />

kalh [p] (emphatic particle, used in questions).<br />

kalhats [n] manhood, being a man; maleness, masculinity.<br />

kalhona [v1] be reminiscent of, similar <strong>to</strong>; resemble<br />

somewhat. akiel<br />

kalhona [v1] look (a bit) like, be similar in appearance.<br />

kalial [n] (pair of) legs; back legs, hind legs (of an<br />

animal).<br />

kaliaspa [v2] swallow quickly, bolt, gulp down;<br />

gorge on; devour, consume, swallow up, engulf,<br />

overwhelm.<br />

kalihpa [n] maternal female cousin, half-sister<br />

(daughter of one’s mother) (or other female relative<br />

of one’s generation belonging <strong>to</strong> the same<br />

matrilineal clan).<br />

kalina [v1] be upsetting, disturbing, distressing; be<br />

upset, agitated, distressed, disturbed, unsettled.<br />

<br />

kalinampa [v2] upset, distress, disturb, agitate,<br />

unsettle. <br />

kallul [n] lower leg, shin; calf.<br />

kalohka [v3] be sudden, happen abruptly or violently,<br />

happen without warning; erupt, break out,<br />

burst forth.<br />

kalon [n] (adolescent) boy, young man, lad.<br />

kalyua [v2] wake up suddenly/abruptly, awaken<br />

with a start, startle awake.<br />

kam [n] time/place before, time preceding. kamna<br />

[n(loc)] before, preceding, in front (of).<br />

kam [p] before (that), beforehand, first, previously.<br />

kamak [n] duck (esp. mallard).<br />

kamal [n] knife. <strong>to</strong>kamal [n] large knife, machete.<br />

kamehats [n] parenthood, parentage, being a parent,<br />

child-rearing; the period of one’s life during<br />

which one is raising children.<br />

kamehkanen [n] (the) past, past events, what happened.<br />

kamiakta [v1] burst open, erupt; (fig.) ejaculate,<br />

have an orgasm (p.t. men).<br />

kamie [n] parents. <strong>to</strong>kamie [n] grandparents.<br />

kamilha [v2] weave back and forth, swerve from<br />

side <strong>to</strong> side.<br />

kamiua [n] lynx, bobcat.<br />

kamne [p] before (that), beforehand, first, previously.<br />

kamona [v1] be expected, foreseen; foresee, fore-

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