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okhata chito lapalika, n., tlie sea coast; 

 the seaside. 



okhata fUamminchi, n., an arm of the 

 sea or of a lake. 



okhata imma, a., maritime; of or con- 

 cerning the sea. 



okhata lapalika, n., sea coast, Matt. 

 4: 13; Luke 6: 17; "by the sea," Josh. 

 5: 1. 



okhata oka, n., sea water. 



okhata ont alaka, n., the sea bank, sea- 

 board, sea coast, seashore; the strand. 



okhatushi, n., a pond. 



okhilishta, pp., shut; closed. 



okhina, n., a river, 2 Sam. 24: 5; Josh. 

 1: 4; 12:2; a water course; a ford; a 

 stream. 



okhina akka nowat lopulli, v. t. , to ford 

 a river; to wade a river. 



okhina akucha, n., a ford, Josh. 2: 7. 



okhina ikbi, v. t. , to make a canal. 



okhina ikbi, n., a canal. • 



okhina oka, n., river water. 



okhina ontalaka, n. , the brink of a river, 

 Josh. 3: 8; 12: 2. 



okhina takchaka, n., the margin of a 

 river; a river's side. 



okhinak, hinak, v. a. i., to tassel, as 

 corn. 



okhinak, n., a corn tassel. 



okhisa, okhissa, n., a door, Matt. 6: 6; 

 the aperture or the gate of the house, 2 

 Kings 9: 3, 10, an entrance; an entry; a 

 gate; light; a threshold; a vestibule, 

 Matt. 7: 13; 16: 18; Josh. 2: 5; 8: 29. 



okhisa aiafacha, n., a door latch. 



okhisa apistikeli, n., a janitor; a door- 

 keeper; a porter. 



okhisa alhtoba ahoyo, n., a tollgate. 



okhisa imokhoata, n., a door bar. 



okhisa isht afacha, n., a door latch. 



okhisa isht alhkama, n., the door 

 which fills the aperture. 



okhisa isht takali, n., a door hinge. 



okhisushi, n., a window, 2 Kings 9: 30; 

 Josh. 2: 15. 



okhisushi isht alhkama, n., a window 

 blind; a window shutter. 



okhi n sh, see ikhi n sh, and ishkfash. 



okhishta, v. t., to shut a door; to close, 

 1 Sam. 1: 6; to close the eyes, Matt. 

 13: 15; see ukhishta. 



okhitta, v. t., to shut; imoklutta, shut 

 him up. 



okho, int., nay, chiaiyqmohmi foka inokho- 



ach i. 

 okhoata, adv., sideways, 

 okhoata, okfoata, okhowata, a., 



crosswise; across; athwart, 

 okhoata, v. n., to be across or crosswise; 



v. a. i., to lie across; alia yat topa ya n 



okhoata hash onitonla. 

 okhoata, pp., laid across. 

 okhoata foni, n., a rib bone, 

 okhoataka, okhowataka, n., the side 



or sides; a crosspiece; qbaiya is the 



length or the height; but the breadth 



of cloth is okhoataka, 1 Kings 6: 31. 

 okhoatakachi, a., crosswise. 

 okhoatakachi, v. n. pi., to be crosswise; 



to run or lie crosswise; nan tqnna ya n ok- 



hoatakachit ikbi, work up the cloth 



crosswise, so that the long seams will 



run round the person, 

 okhoatali, okfoatali, v. t. sing., to lay 



it across or crosswise; to cross; to 



thwart; iti a n ishokhoatali, do you lay 



the stick crosswise. 

 okhoatachi, v. t., to cause it to lie across; 



t'Hioatakqchi, pi., see 1 Kings 7: 2, 3; 



2 Kings 1: 2. 

 okhoatkachi, n., a slat; a crosspiece; a 



crossbar; a round, 

 okhoalli, okfoalli, v. t. pi., to lay them 



crosswise, as the rounds of a ladder, 

 okhomi, see oka homi. 

 okhowata, see okhoata. 

 okhowataka, see okhoataka. 

 okinta, int., well, try again; a word of 



daring, used in renewing fights and 



after losses. 

 okissa, v. t.,to purify ceremoniously; to 



fast; a dog is said to okissa when he 



eats green grass and vomits; okilissa, to 



purify one's self; okilissa, her purifica- 

 tion, Luke 2: 22. 

 okissa, n., a ceremonious purification; a 



fast (observed after going to war, etc. ) ; 



an old heathenish rite. 

 okissa nitak, a fast day; a purification 



day. 

 okissachi, v. t., to purify another; to 



cause to purify; oka, hanta isht okissqchit 



hochifo, to christen; oka hantaishtokixsat 



hochifo, pp., christened. 

 okishko, v. t., to tipple: to drink ardent 



spirits; v. a. i., to soak. 

 okishko, a., sottish. 



