loqa

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Chinook Jargon

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Etymology

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From a Chinookan Particle luq' "to swallow, to eat"

Verb

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loqa

  1. to swallow
  2. to drink

References

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  • Chinuk Wawa: Kakwa Nsayka Ulman-Tilixam Laska Munk-Kemteks Nsayka As Our Elders Teach Us to Speak It. Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, 2012., page 135

Gayil

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Etymology

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From Proto-Aroid *noqa. Cognate with Aari noqá, Dime naR, and Hamer-Banna noqó.

Noun

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loqa

  1. water
  2. river, stream

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