97 terms start with “o

Once

lísxam.

One

náx̣š; lɨ́xs ‘one alone, single’; lɨxslɨ́xs ‘one by one, one at a time, in single file’; c̓íni ‘one-eyed’.

One

nɨšx̣áwɨnpt ‘one handful’.

One

wiyálɨxsi ‘become one, turn into one’.

Onion

šáak ‘domestic onion, wild onion, Allium spp’; tanán šáak ‘Hooker’s or tapertip onion, A. acuminatum‘; q̓ʷláwi ‘Douglas’ onion, A. douglasii‘; šámamuy ‘rock onion, A. macrum‘; ‘manyflower onion, A. pleianthum‘; ‘fragile onion, A. scilloides‘.

Only

=sim.

Ooze

p̓ín ‘drain, drain out’.

Open

x̣lɨ́p; x̣áalp; qɨwíił ‘sweeping, clear’; čáx̣ɨlpi ‘opened, ajar’; čaˀáw ‘uncovered, open so air gets in’; qčákni ‘open mouthed’.

Open

pniší ‘in the open, out there’.

Open

x̣lɨ́p; wáax̣ɨlp ‘fly open’.

Open

čáx̣ɨlp; cáwslayk ‘open a pocket knife’; čápku ‘open a bundle, undo a braid’; čákʷƛ̓k ~ čáqʷƛk ~ čáq̓ʷƛk ‘unfasten, loosen’; čáx̣ɨntk ‘open a can; rip open’; čáx̣ʷłk ‘loosen, untie’; páčawk ‘open a small place to look out’; qčákn ‘open the mouth’; tamáx̣ɨlp ‘throw open (as the flap of a tepee)’; wiyáčax̣ɨlp ‘open on the way, jump off and open’.

Opener

čax̣ɨlpáwas ‘instrument for opening’; čax̣ɨlpt̓áwas ‘bottle opener’; čax̣ʷłkáwas ‘key, can opener’; wax̣ɨlpáwas ‘twist style can opener’; wax̣ɨlpt̓áwas ‘can opener’; wax̣ɨntkáwas ‘rolling can opener or pizza cutter, circular scissors’.

Opossum

pinawaƛ̓iyawiłáDidelphis virginiana‘ (also refers to ‘sow bug’).

Opponent

lamtús ‘rival, challenger (as in the hand game)’.

Opportunity

wiyáwšayčt ‘occurrence along the way’.

Or

awk̓ʷáyk̓a áw (also, awáała; wáała; umíš).

Orange

mɨqɨ́š; mɨqɨ́ł; mɨqɨ́łmɨqɨł ‘orange ones’.

Orange

mɨ́mɨqɨš (the fruit); mɨmɨqɨšmí čúut ‘orange juice’.

Ordain

tamánwi ‘legislate, enact, institute’.

Ordained

tamánwiyi ‘legislated, enacted, instituted’.