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

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

ships or associations; association, organization;<br />

society.<br />

koitsan [n] (human) body; human form, figure/shape<br />

of a person. koitsanme [n(inst)] in<br />

human form.<br />

koituk [n] crowd of people.<br />

kol [n] pole, post, (vertical) support, timber, shaft,<br />

mast; leg (of a piece of furniture).<br />

kolha [v2] protect, guard, watch over. kolhaka [n]<br />

guard, guardian, protec<strong>to</strong>r.<br />

koluma [v1] be difficult, hard; be confusing, challenging,<br />

obtuse; (p.t. physical objects) be hard<br />

<strong>to</strong> handle or manipulate, cumbersome, awkward,<br />

unwieldy, clumsy, unmanageable; be crude,<br />

poorly done/made. kolumampa [v2] be clumsy,<br />

awkward; do (s.th.) clumsily; do (s.th.) with difficulty.<br />

kolumpi [a] with difficulty.<br />

koma [v2] (be able <strong>to</strong>) speak, know, understand,<br />

use (a language or other form of communication);<br />

communicate (a message), convey, express, indicate;<br />

represent, stand for (an idea or concept).<br />

komats, komanen<br />

[n] speech, language, means of communication.<br />

kome [n] message, meaning, concept (being<br />

communicated); speech, speaking, words, communication,<br />

expression, (use of) language. komuhka<br />

[v2] manage <strong>to</strong> convey; get one’s meaning/message<br />

across. ihtsile koma [v2] speak fluently,<br />

be proficient.<br />

komal [n] beaver.<br />

komaliout [n] beaver dam.<br />

komi [n] seagull.<br />

kompi [n] squash, gourd.<br />

kono [n] salmon.<br />

konom [n] hammer.<br />

konti [n] jacket, (short) coat.<br />

kopo [n] pot, jar, jug, vase (any container with a<br />

narrow opening, used for s<strong>to</strong>ring or carrying liquid,<br />

grain, etc.). tilas kopo [n] bottle, glass jar.<br />

kosehkam [n] early afternoon.<br />

kosehkamot [n] south by southwest (lit. direction<br />

of the sun in the early afternoon).<br />

kosehteut [n] due west (lit. just north of the direction<br />

of the sun in the evening).<br />

koset [n] evening, afternoon (esp. mid <strong>to</strong> late afternoon);<br />

(fig.) west, western (esp. when modifying<br />

a noun denoting a location).<br />

kose<strong>to</strong>t [n] west, southwest (lit. direction of the sun<br />

in the evening; conventionally, 120 degrees west<br />

of true north).<br />

kos<strong>to</strong> [n] beach; sand bar, stretch of sand.<br />

kot [n] (seed) pod, husk; capsule.<br />

kota [n] brick.<br />

kotanu [n] porch, deck, veranda.<br />

kote [n] black (thing).<br />

kotiemi [n] raccoon.<br />

kotsim [n] morning, forenoon; (fig.) east, eastern<br />

(esp. when modifying a noun denoting a location).<br />

kotsimot [n] east, southeast (lit. direction of the<br />

sun in the morning; conventionally, 120 degrees<br />

east of true north).<br />

kotsinkeut [n] due east (lit. just north of the direction<br />

of the sun in the morning).<br />

kotsinkis [n] late morning (period just before<br />

noon).<br />

kotsinkisot [n] south by southeast (lit. direction of<br />

the sun during late morning).<br />

kotsuku [n] chest, wardrobe, cabinet (or other<br />

piece of furniture used for s<strong>to</strong>rage, usu. with compartments).<br />

kotu [n] house, dwelling. kikotu [n] hut, cottage;<br />

shack; temporary shelter.<br />

kouak [n] crow.<br />

ksafa [v1] be hoped for, wished for, wanted, desired;<br />

hope, wish (for); want, desire. ksafe [n] hope, wish; desire.<br />

ksalpa [v1] vomit, throw up. ksalpe<br />

[n] vomit.<br />

ksalpona [v1] be nauseated, fell (very) nauseous,<br />

feel the urge <strong>to</strong> vomit. <br />

ksalpone, ksalponanen [n] (cause of) nausea.<br />

kummin ksalpona [v1] have morning sickness.<br />

ksapatla [v3] salt, cover/coat with salt. ksapatle<br />

[n] salt used in food preservation. ksapaitlanen<br />

[n] salted meat.<br />

ksas [n] salt.<br />

ksetli [n] die/dice used in gambling.<br />

ksiama [v2] sneeze. ksiame [n] sneeze, sneezing.<br />

ksinan [n] salt water (sea water or other salty or<br />

brackish water); brine.<br />

ksipa [v2] squeeze, pinch, grasp tightly, hold tightly<br />

(in one’s grip). lhimie ksipa [v2] furrow one’s<br />

brow. ksipe [n] grip, grasp, hold.<br />

ksohe [n] darkness.<br />

ksohma [v1] be dark, in darkness, in shadow<br />

(used of objects reflecting light, rather than light<br />

sources). eksohmima [v1] darken, get darker,<br />

fall (gradually) in<strong>to</strong> shadow. ksohmanen [n]

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