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A DICTIONARY OF THE CHOCTAW LANGUAGE 



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obalhpela, adv., backward; behind. 



obi, iyubi, n., the thigh; a ham. 



ochi, ohchih, v. t., to draw water; to dip 

 up water with a bucket at a well, 

 spring, stream, or pond; to draw, Josh. 

 9: 21; ushtia, to go after water; usht 

 alia, to bring water; pola n ka oyochi, 

 she has gone after water at length; 

 ohunchi, freq.; oyochi, pro. 



ochi, n., a drawer of water. 



oe, int., pshaw. 



ofanusi, n., a kennel for dogs. 



offo, v. a. i., v. t., to spring up, Matt. 

 13: 26; to grow; to sprout; to chick; to 

 grow, in the early stages of growing; to 

 come up; to germinate; to rise; to 

 shoot; to spire; to sprout; to vegetate; 

 to spring; also in later stages, thus, 

 tanchi at chahat taha, ill at chitot isht ia. 



offo, n., a growth; the growing; a chit; 

 a scion; a shoot; a springing; a sprout. 



offochi, v. t., to cause to grow; umba 

 hat tanchi a n offochi, aba pi n ki at nana 

 putaka offochi chatok; offohonchi, freq. 



off, n., a dog; a cur; a spaniel. 



ofi chuk atta, n. , a house dog. 



ofi haksobish falaia, n., a hound. 



ofi hasimbish i n hina, ofi hasimbish 

 tapa i n hina, n., the milky way; the 

 galaxy. 



ofi. hata kolofa, n., the milky way; the 

 galaxy. 



ofi holba, a., canine; doglike; like a 

 dog; doggish. 



ofi holba, v. n., to be canine. 



ofi holilabi, n., a mad dog. 



ofi inchuka, ofinchuka, n., a kennel. 



[ofi i n hoshuwa, n., the nightshade. — 

 H. S. H.] 



ofi isht lioli, v. t., to hound; to chase 

 with dogs. 



ofi nakni, n., a male dog; a dog. 



ofi palhki, n., a grayhound; a spry dog. 



ofi puta, n., the dogs, Matt. 7: 6. 



ofi tasembo, n., a mad dog; a rabid dog. 



ofi tek, n., a female dog; a bitch; a slut. 



ofi tohbi i n hina, n., the milky way. 



ofunlo, n., a screech owl. 



o£u n sik, n., a puppy; a whelp. 



ofu n sikcheli, v. t., to pup; to puppy. 



ofushi, n., a puppy; a whelp. 



oh, see ho. 



oh, auxiliary verb; chatuk oh cho? Matt. 

 7: 16; ak oh kia, Matt. 8: 10. 



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oh, imp. mood, 2d per. pi. before vowels, 



as ohia, go ye, Matt. 2: 8. 

 oh, part., Islael okla ak oh kia, Matt. 8: 10; 



tuk oh cho? Matt. 14: 31. 



ohchih, see ochi. 



ohhoh, interjection of surprise at some- 

 thing' new, oh! 



ohmi, a., like; resembling, 

 ohmi, v. n., to be like or resembling, 

 Josh. 7: 21. 



ohmi, n., likeness. 



ohmichi, ohmihchi, v. t., to make a like- 

 ness; to cause it to resemble. 



o n holisso, n., an inscription. 



ohoyo, ahoyo, n., a woman; a dame; a 

 lady; a female, Matt. 5: 28; a wife; a 

 handmaid, Luke 1: 38; pi., women; 

 ohoyo ho n , women, Matt. 11: 11; 14:21; 

 ohoyo ma, Matt. 15: 28. 



ohoyo aiomanili, n., a pillion; a wo- 

 man's seat; a cushion for a woman to 

 ride on behind a person on horseback. 



ohoyo asanonchi, n., a matron. 



ohoyo alia eshi apistikeli, n., a mid- 

 wife. 



ohoyo bishlichi, n., a milkmaid. 



ohoyo chito, n., a large woman; a virago. 



ohoyo chuka pelichi, n., a housewife; 

 a mistress. 



ohoyo haksi, n., a hussy. 



ohoyo haloka, n., a mother-in-law; see 

 haloka. 



ohoyo hatak ikhalelo, n., a virgin. 



ohoyo haui, n., a lewd woman; a harlot, 

 Josh. 2: 1; a strumpet; a prostitute; a 

 wench; a whore. 



ohoyo haui aiasha, n., a bawdy house; 

 a brothel; a bad house. 



ohoyo himmita, n., a young woman; 

 a young lady; a lass; a damsel; a vir- 

 gin, Luke 1: 27; a girl; a maid; a 

 maiden. 



ohoyo himmita okpani, v. t., to de- 

 flower. 



ohoyo himmitasi, n., a young girl; a 

 very young woman; himmitasi means 

 of an age younger than himmita. 



ohoyo himmithoa, n. pi., young women. 



ohoyo himmitushi, n., a very young 

 woman, under ten years of age. 



ohoyo hokli, n. , a rape. 



ohoyo holba, a., effeminate; like a 

 woman; womanish. 



