loqa

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

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

Verb

loqa

  1. to swallow
  2. to drink

References

  • 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

Etymology

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

Noun

loqa

  1. water
  2. river, stream

References

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