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

• Yoichi Tsuge, On the Galila Dialect (loqa 'river', 'water')
• A. Abebe, Sociolinguistic Survey Report on the Ometo Dialect (loʜa 'water')