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

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

pulling. hompe muka [v2] force closed (by<br />

pushing hard); (p.t. fire) smother. kani muka<br />

na [v2] shut up!, be quiet!, shut your mouth!<br />

kantse muka [v2] force closed (by pulling hard).<br />

lyhme muka [v2] seal up, seal shut. tlynke<br />

muka [v2] push closed, close by pushing.<br />

mul [n] cloth, fabric.<br />

mulhe [a] always, constantly, all the time (usu.<br />

modifies stative verbs).<br />

mulhta [v3] (see: mutla).<br />

mun [p] do you think, is it your opinion that...?<br />

(question particle, used <strong>to</strong> elicit the addressee’s<br />

personal opinion or subjective assessment).<br />

muna [n] burrow, warren, (underground) lair.<br />

munta [v1] be drunk. munteta [v3] get drunk.<br />

tasle aitsip emunta [v1] be exceedingly drunk<br />

(lit. drunk as a wet wasp).<br />

muoha [v1] be whole, complete, in one piece.<br />

muohe [n] all, the whole, a/the complete (one).<br />

muohta [v3] become whole; complete, make<br />

whole; mend, fix, repair, reassemble, put back<br />

<strong>to</strong>gether (s.th. in pieces); unite, unify; reconcile.<br />

<br />

muohfa [v1] be thick, dense, heavy, concentrated<br />

(used of liquid or vapour, hair, or packed material);<br />

(p.t. colour) be bright, saturated; (p.t.<br />

food) be rich, savoury, intense; (p.t. precipitation)<br />

be heavy. emuohfima [v2] thicken,<br />

become thicker/denser, become more concentrated;<br />

make thicker, reduce; brighten, deepen,<br />

blush, flush; enrich, add flavour <strong>to</strong>. muohfeta<br />

[v3] thicken, make/become thick; concentrate;<br />

brighten, make/become bright. akaile muohfa<br />

[v1] be humid. amahtle muohfa [v1] be rich,<br />

have a rich/intense flavour. luan muohfa [v1]<br />

have a thick head of hair; (p.t. animals) be furry,<br />

have a thick coat. nalei muohfa [v1] be brightly<br />

coloured. pahti emuohfima [v2] blush, become<br />

red in the face.<br />

muohpi [a] completely, entirely, wholly, fully.<br />

emuohpi [a] the whole time. hun emuohpi<br />

[a] all night (long), (for) the whole night. lem<br />

emuohpi [a] all day (long), (for) the whole day.<br />

muohsot [n] apology, words of reconciliation.<br />

muot [n] valley, dale.<br />

mupatla [v3] put on, don (an article of clothing);<br />

clothe, dress, cover, drape; get dressed, clothe<br />

oneself in. mupaitla [v1]<br />

wear, have on, be dressed in, be clothed in. mupatle [n] (article of) clothing,<br />

clothes, dress. mupatlemit [n] set of clothes,<br />

outfit.<br />

muta [v2] grow, develop, mature, evolve, become<br />

more complex; enrich, foster, elaborate (on).<br />

mutanen [n] (manner of) growth, development,<br />

evolution.<br />

mutifa [v3] take off, remove (an article of clothing);<br />

undress. mutifampa<br />

[v2] get undressed. muteifa [v1] be naked, nude,<br />

undressed. <br />

mutla [v1] be unders<strong>to</strong>od; be understandable, comprehensible;<br />

understand, comprehend, see, realize;<br />

be aware of. mulhta [v3] become<br />

unders<strong>to</strong>od; come <strong>to</strong> understand, realize; teach,<br />

show, cause <strong>to</strong> understand. <br />

mutu [n] wall, fence, barrier.<br />

myhuna [v2] purr, make a purring sound.<br />

na [n] he, she (3rd person animate ergative clitic).<br />

na [p] (imperative/optative particle).<br />

nà [n] water (esp. water for human use).<br />

nafa [v2] hold, hold on<strong>to</strong>, grasp; embrace.<br />

nahenia [v2] fetch water (from a stream or well).<br />

nahenie [n] water supply.<br />

nahepa [v3] run one’s hand(s) along/across; feel<br />

the con<strong>to</strong>urs of; stroke. <br />

nahiela [v2] row, paddle (a boat); handle (a boat).<br />

naka [n] s<strong>to</strong>ne, rock, piece of s<strong>to</strong>ne. <strong>to</strong>naka [n]<br />

boulder.<br />

nakahta [v3] hit (with one’s hands), punch, slap;<br />

knock (on). moikenaua nakahta [v3] punch,<br />

hit with one’s fists. naua nakahta [v3] slap, hit<br />

with the palm of one’s hand.<br />

nakap [n] chance, luck, happenstance. nakapme<br />

[n(inst)] by chance, accidentally.<br />

nakasta [v3] oppose, resist, fight, struggle against.<br />

nakatia [v2] clap one’s hands. nakatiota [v2] clap<br />

repeatedly, applaud. nakatiote, nakatiotats<br />

[n] applause.<br />

nakelha [v3] pick up (with one’s hands).<br />

nakem [n] the back of one’s hand.<br />

naki [n] duck (esp. wood duck).<br />

nakiha [v2] scoop up a handful of. nakihe [n]<br />

handful, scoop, clump (esp. of a granular substance).

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