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Dictionary of the Chinook Jargon, or Indian Trade Language, of the North Pacific Coast

Part 1 — O.

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O-kook.

This; that; it. Iktah okook? what is that? Okook sun, to-day. Okook klaksta, he who. Okook klaska; they (being present).

O-la-pits-ki.

Fire.

O-le-man.

Old man; old; worn out. Hyas oleman kiuatan, a very old horse.

Ol-hy-iu.

A seal.

O-lil-lie.

Berries. Shot olillie, huckleberries. Siahpult olillie, raspberries. Salmon olillie, salmon berries.

O-lo.

Hungry. Olo chuck, thirsty; olo moosum, sleepy.

O-luk.

A snake.

Oos-kan.

A cup; a bowl.

O-pe-kwan.

A basket; tin kettle.

O-pitl-kegh.

A bow.

O-pit-sah.

A knife. Opitsah yahka sikhs, (the knife's friend) a fork. This word is also used to denote a sweetheart.

O-poots.

The posterior; the tail of an animal. Boat opoots, the rudder. Opoots-sill, a breech clout.

Ote-lagh.

The sun.

Ow.

A brother younger than the speaker.

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