| o'clock | tipahiķan |  |
| oak | maskâwahtik mîtos | |
| oar | apoy | |
| apoyak plural |
| |
| oarlock | miciminiķan thing that holds |
|
| apoyak kâ miciminât that which holds the oars |
| |
| oarsman | pimiskâwînô | |
| pim'skâwînô | | |
| pim'skâwînôwak plural |
| |
| oath | kihci itwêwin | |
| âsotamowêw he/she takes an ... [sort of promises] to him/her |
| |
| oatmeal | la porrich* | |
| kîk'sîpâ omîcôwin morning food |
| |
| oats | mistatim omîcowin horse food |
|
| obedience | nahihtamowin | |
| obedient | nahihtam he/she is ... |
|
| kwayes natohtam | | |
| obese | wiyinô he/she is ... |
|
| wî'nô he/she is ... |
| |
| obesity | wiyinôwin | |
| wî'nôwin | | |
| obey | nahitohta you ... |
|
| natohtaw listen ... him/her |
| |
| obituary | naķataskêwin death - a leaving the earth |
|
| object | kîķwêy | |
| kîķway something |
| |
| nim'wî tîpaķîmô he/she objects to ... |
| |
| objection | kipihtinamâķêwin a stopping |
|
| oblate | kînipaķâw | |
| obligate | âsotam | |
| obligation | âsotamâtowin | |
| âsotamâķêwin | | |
| oblige | âsotamowêw he/she ... him/her |
|
| obliging | miyotôtamâķêw he/she is doing good |
|
| oblong | sâķawâsin ahci kinwâsin nawac skinny and longer |
|
| obscene | wanâcêwin | |
| macitwêwin | | |
| obscenity | wanâpowin also means look wrongly |
|
| macinâķwan | | |
| observant | nâķatohkêw | |
| observe | nâķatihta | |
| kitâpahta look at ... |
| |
| nâķatohkî keep in mind |
| |
| obsolete | pônâpatan | |
| obsolete @ | pônâpatisô | |
| pônâpat'sô | | |
| obstacle | naķaniķêwin thing that stops |
|
| naķan'ķêwin thing that stops |
| |
| obstetrician | maskihkîwînô medicine person |
|
| obstruct | kipiskam he/she ... |
|
| kipastêw it ... |
| |
| paķama hit |
| |
| obstruction | kipastêwin | |
| obtain | î wayasihkîmot ... by begging/pleading |
|
| kahcitinêw he caught |
| |
| kahcitinam caught it |
| |
| obvious | nisitohtâķwan | |
| n'stohtâķwan | | |
| kihcinâc! isn't it obvious |
| |
| occasion | ocispayowin | |
| occasional | âskaw | |
| nim'wî tahki | | |
| namôya tahki | | |
| occupancy | wîķowin living |
|
| âpacihtâyowin a using |
| |
| occupant | kâ tipihciķît owner/rent payer |
|
| wîci wîķihtowêw one who stays with another |
| |
| occupation | atoskêwin | |
| itâpatisowin | | |
| occupy | wîķô he/she ... |
|
| ayâwin a staying ... |
| |
| occur | ispayô | |
| ispayin | | |
| occurrence | ispayowin | |
| ocean | kihciķamî | |
| octagon | ayênâniyowowan | |
| October | Kaskatinawipîsim freezing moon |
|
| Kaskat'naw'pîsim freezing moon |
| |
| Pimahâmôwipîsim migrating moon |
| |
| octopus | ayênâniyoķâtêw pisiskô | |
| ocular | oskîsihkân | |
| oculist | miskîsiķowînô | |
| odd | tânihki itiķwî I wonder why |
|
| nin'wî ķwayas not right |
| |
| odd ball | pîtosâyô | |
| mohcowô | | |
| oddity | kîķwayihkân | |
| odds & ends | pîwisiķana cloth |
|
| pîw'siķana cloth |
| |
| iskwahciķana food - left overs |
| |
| odor | îsimâķwa | |
| odorless | namôya miyâķwan | |
| off & on | âskaw mâna at times |
|
| off cast | namôya nitawiyimâw | |
| namôya n'dawîmâw | | |
| off to side | patotîsi | |
| offend | macî-itêw said offensive things about ... |
|
| macitôtawêw he/she ... him/her |
| |
| offense | macitwêwin something said |
|
| offer | mîķô he/she ... him/her/it away |
|
| miyêw he/she ... to him/her |
| |
| offering | mîķowin | |
| paķitiniķêwin | | |
| office | masinahiķêwiķamiķos | |
| office boy | atoskêwînîs | |
| officer | oķimâw | |
| official | kîcihtwêwin | |
| offshoot | piskîci ohpiķowin | |
| offshore | nipîhk | |
| tâwic out on the water |
| |
| offwhite | wâpiskinâķwan | |
| wâp'skinâķwan | | |
| often | mihcåtwâw | |
| mihcîtwâw | | |
| often times | âskaw ayis | |
| oh no! | nim'wî itiķwî hard to believe |
|
| oil | lôwil* | |
| pimî | | |
| oil colour | lôwilosopîķahiķan* | |
| pimîwisopîķahiķan also oil paint |
| |
| oil slick | lôwil* | |
| pimî kâ sîķipayik nipihk oil that spills into water |
| |
| oiler | tôminiķêw | |
| tômin'ķêw | | |
| oilfield | lôwilaskî* | |
| pimîwaskî | | |
| oilskin | lôwilowîķin* | |
| pimîwîķin | | |
| oilstone | tâsahiķêwasinî sharpening stone |
|
| oilwell | lôwilomônahiķêwin* | |
| pimîmônahiķêwin | | |
| oily | tômâw it is ... |
|
| tômisô he/she is ... |
| |
| ointment | lôķâ?* | |
| tôminiķan | | |
| tômin'ķan | | |
| okay | âha yes |
|
| kiyâm it's okay/alright |
| |
| old | kayâsiyowô | |
| kihtêyiwô he/she is ... |
| |
| old folks home | kihtêyôķamik | |
| old man | kisînô | |
| kisînîsis | | |
| old man/woman | okisînîsis | |
| kisînîsis | | |
| nôciķwîsô | | |
| old style | kayâsêw prefix - ... |
|
| old timer | kayâsêw ayisînô | |
| kihtêy'sînô | | |
| old wives tale | paķwanita âtayohkêwinis | |
| olden | kayâswinwa | |
| oldish | kayâsiyiwô | |
| kayâsiyiwin | | |
| oldsters | kihtêyak | |
| oleander | pihcipopaķwa | |
| olives | pimîmina | |
| pimîm'na | | |
| Olympic Games | Kihci Mîtawêwina | |
| Kihci Mônîhotôwin | | |
| ombudsman | kispêwâciķêw one who sticks up for you |
|
| opîk'skwîstamâķêw lawyer |
| |
| omelet | wâwi tihkasiķêwin | |
| omen | môsîhtowin | |
| ominous | nim'wî miyonâķwan don't look good |
|
| maciķîsiķâwinâķwan looks like bad day |
| |
| omit | naķata leave it |
|
| kâsîha erase it |
| |
| omnibus | pôsihôwîwâķan | |
| on | saskaha turn on [as in light] |
|
| yohtîna as in open |
| |
| astêw it's on ___ |
| |
| on coming @ | pî nôkisô | |
| pî'nôk'sô | | |
| pî nôķwan he/she/it is ... [coming into view] |
| |
| on looker | kitâpahkêw | |
| on set | kâ mâcipayik a starting up |
|
| on shore | kapâw he/she is - got off boat on shore |
|
| kapâpitam pulls boat on shore |
| |
| kospipita pulls boat on shore |
| |
| on top | dâ?* ... prefix |
|
| sôrr* ... prefix |
| |
| tahkohc | | |
| tahkoc | | |
| tahkoci ... prefix |
| |
| on/off | sakaha | |
| âstawîha ignite/extinguish |
| |
| on/off @ | saskahwâ | |
| âstawîhwâ ignite/extinguish |
| |
| once | piyaķwâw | |
| sîmâk at ... |
| |
| âsay mîna ... again |
| |
| kihtwâm | | |
| kâwî | | |
| once in awhile | âskaw | |
| namôya m'wâsi | | |
| nim'wî m'wâsi | | |
| once over | âsêy mîna | |
| one | piyak | |
| piyaķô by oneself |
| |
| one hundred | mitâtahtomitanaw | |
| piyaķwâw mitâtahtomitanaw | | |
| one shot | piyaķwâw poķo once only |
|
| p'yaķwâw poķô once only |
| |
| one side | napatî | |
| one step | nîmihitowin a dance |
|
| one thousand | piyaķwâw kihci-mitâtahtomitanaw | |
| one time | piyaķwâw kayâs | |
| one way | piyaķotîsi poķo only ... |
|
| onerous | ayiman | |
| onion | l' zay??* | |
| wîcîķaskosî | | |
| Onion Lake | Wîcîķaskosêw Sâķahiķan | |
| only | poķo sort of like a suffix |
|
| piyak poķo one only |
| |
| wiya poķo only him/her |
| |
| onslaught | sohki môsîskâtowêw fast charge |
|
| onto | tahkocipayô drove ... |
|
| tahkocipahkisin fell ... |
| |
| tahkoci ... prefix |
| |
| onward | atimohtêw he/she walks ... |
|
| nîķân isi towards the front |
| |
| nîķân'si towards the front |
| |
| oodles | mihcåtinwa | |
| oomph | maskawâtisowin | |
| ooze | wayawîcôwan | |
| wayawîcôwasin very little ... [amount] |
| |
| open | yohtîna | |
| tâwati open your mouth |
| |
| open & shut | yohtîna êķwa kipaha | |
| yohtîna ahci kipaha | | |
| open air | dahwârr* | |
| wayawîtimihk | | |
| wayawîtimâyihk | | |
| open door | yohtîna lapohrrt* | |
| yohtîna iskwahtîm | | |
| open eyed | napatihkâpô he/she has ... [one eye open] |
|
| open minded | wâpahtahowêwin a showing - nothing to hide |
|
| open mouthed | tâwatôwin | |
| opener | yohtîniķan | |
| yohtîn'ķan | | |
| openess | tawâw there's room |
|
| opening | tawâsin there's an ... |
|
| yohtîmosin a little ... |
| |
| opera | naķamôwin | |
| opera house | naķamôwiķamik | |
| operate | pamina | |
| operate @ | paminâ | |
| operation @ | paminahtâwin | |
| kâ manisoķawit [medical] - when he/she has an ... |
| |
| kâman'soķawit [medical] - when he/she has an ... |
| |
| operator | paminiķêw | |
| pamin'ķêw | | |
| opiate | kîkwîskâķôwin | |
| nipîskâķôwin | | |
| opinion | itiyihtamowin tân'si kitihtîn what's your ... [what do you think] |
|
| iti'htamowin tân'si kitihtîn what's your ... [what do you think] |
| |
| opium | maci maskihkî | |
| opponent | naskwâhamâw | |
| opportune | nahipayô | |
| opportunity | nahipayiwin | |
| kâ nahipayik | | |
| oppose | kâ nôtinahk a fighting |
|
| kâ naķinahk a stopping |
| |
| nim'wî tîpiyimô doesn't agree |
| |
| opposite | naspâc does thing ... |
|
| naspâcâyihk on ... /other side |
| |
| opposum | piskisîs kâ nayâwasot animal that carries/hauls its young |
|
| oppress | kitimahêw he/she ... |
|
| î kitimahoķawitwâw they have been/are ... |
| |
| oppression | kitimahâķêwin | |
| optical | wâpôwin | |
| optician | oskîsiķohkânowînô | |
| optics | wâsiyâwin | |
| optimal | nahiyihtam | |
| option | nawasônamâķêwin | |
| optometrist | oskîsiķohkânowînô | |
| opulence | awiyôtisôwin | |
| aw'yôt'sowin | | |
| oracle | wihtamâkosôwin | |
| wihtamâk'sowin | | |
| oral | pîkiskwêwin | |
| pîk'skwêwin | | |
| orange | l' zarrâ?sh* | |
| oshâwâs | | |
| lî zarrâ?sh plural |
| |
| oshâwâsak plural |
| |
| oshâwâw he/she/it is ... |
| |
| orange @ | oshâwisô he/she/it is ... |
|
| orange tree | oshâwâsahtik | |
| orangutan | nâspicâķîs | |
| misi âsinâķîsk | | |
| orate | kisêwipîkiskwêwin | |
| k'sêw'pîk'skwêwin | | |
| oration | pîkiskwîstamâķêwin speaking for |
|
| pîk'skwîstamâķêwin speaking for |
| |
| orator | pîkiskwîstamâķêw | |
| pîk'skwîstamâķêw | | |
| orbit | ispahkîs kamiķohk | |
| ispahkîs kîsiķamohk | | |
| orchard | misi-kistiķân big garden |
|
| orchestra | kitohciķêwak musicians |
|
| nanâtohk kitohciķêwak different musicians |
| |
| ordain | ayamihêwînihkît | |
| ordainment | ayamihêwînihiht | |
| ordeal | ispayowin a happening |
|
| itiniķêwin | | |
| order | natota | |
| order @ | natotâ ... he/she/it |
|
| nâtisahiķêwin an ... |
| |
| nât'sahiķêwin an ... |
| |
| nâcicsahiķêwin an ... |
| |
| ordered | î nâtisaha he/she ... |
|
| înât'saha he/she ... |
| |
| ordered @ | î nâtisahwât | |
| înât'sahwât | | |
| ordinarily | mâna adverb |
|
| êkosi mâna like that ... |
| |
| ore | pîwâpis | |
| organ | kitohciķan | |
| organist | kitohciķêw | |
| organization | mâmawitowin | |
| organize | mâcihtâ ... start ____ |
|
| mâwasaķonik get them together |
| |
| organizer | mâmawiniķêw | |
| mâmawin'ķêw | | |
| oriental | sihcicâpis | |
| orifice | mitôn | |
| origin | ohcihtôwin came from/heritage |
|
| ohcipêyiwin came from |
| |
| original | nistam ohci from the or the first |
|
| n'stam ohci from the or the first |
| |
| tipiyaw one and only |
| |
| originality | nistam ohcowin | |
| n'stam ohcowin | | |
| originate | ohcô he/she is from ___ |
|
| oriole | oshâw piyîsîs | |
| ornament | saķwâskwahon | |
| wawîsihciķan | | |
| ornate | wawîsihtâwiniwô | |
| ornery | kisôwihtam is thinking mad/or is just upset at something |
|
| orphan | kîwâtawâsis | |
| orphanage | kîwâciķamik | |
| orthography | kâ tasinahiķîhk the way things are written |
|
| osculate | ocihta kiss him/her/it |
|
| osculate @ | ocîmâ kiss him/her/it |
|
| osculation | ocihtowin | |
| osprey | kihîsis | |
| osteitis | oskan ahpinêwin bone disease |
|
| ostrich | apisciķwânis | |
| ap'sciķwânis | | |
| other | kotak | |
| ohpimîtî other/elsewhere |
| |
| other side | awasêw | |
| aķâmihk ... of the lake |
| |
| aķâmihtaķâm ... of the lake |
| |
| otherwise | ahpôcî | |
| ahpô itiķwî | | |
| Ottawa Senators | oķimâwak | |
| otter | niķik | |
| niķiķwak plural |
| |
| ottoman | ayiwîpisitêwin | |
| anima mâna kisita kâ tihtastâyin that thing you rest yout feet on |
| |
| ought | taķî ... ... to |
|
| ounce | apisis a little |
|
| ours | kiyanaw ohci from ours |
|
| niyanân ours when answering a question - Whose? |
| |
| ourselves | niyanân | |
| niyanân tipiyaw when answering question otherwise means "us" |
| |
| oust | wayawîpina | |
| oust @ | wayawîpinâ | |
| out | dahwârr itohtî* | |
| wayawî go ... |
| |
| out of date | kayâsâyi | |
| out of way | patotîsi astâ put ... |
|
| outboard motor | askihkos | |
| outbreak | âsôskamâtowin | |
| outcome | tân'si ispayô | |
| kîķwêy ispayin | | |
| outdated | pônâpatan | |
| misiwanâtan | | |
| outdo | ayiwâķitôtam he/she has outdone or overdoes |
|
| outdoors | dahwârr* | |
| wayawîtmihk | | |
| outer | wayawîtimâyihk | |
| waski ... prefix |
| |
| outfight | nôcihêw he/she outfought/beat up |
|
| outfit | otayâna his/her ... |
|
| otayiwinisa his/her ...[clothes] |
| |
| otay'win'sa his/her ...[clothes] |
| |
| outfitter | kâ papâmohtahât omâcêwînôwak | |
| outfoot | miyâskawêw he/she passes him/her |
|
| outfox | mâyôtinêw he/she ... him/her |
|
| outgrow | nôtiskam he/she no longer fits ... |
|
| not'skam he/she no longer fits ... |
| |
| outhouse | l' cimilî* | |
| l' cim'lî* | | |
| mîsêwiķamik | | |
| mîsêw'ķamik | | |
| outing | papâmohtêwin a walking around |
|
| outland | askî wayawîtimâyihk land towards the outside/outskirts |
|
| outlast | sîpan | |
| outlast @ | sîpisô | |
| kinwås âpatan good for a long time |
| |
| outlaw | papâmâmos he/she who runs/hides around |
|
| outlet | wayawîtamon | |
| outlook | î isinamihk how his/her ___ is foreseen |
|
| outplay | paskiyawât | |
| otahwâ | | |
| outpour | pâstipêwin overflowing |
|
| output | kâ osihtâhk that which is made |
|
| outrage | kisôwâsôwin* | |
| kwâyâķîyawîsô | | |
| outreach | kâ natonahkwâw atoskêwin | |
| kân'tonahkwâw atoskêwin | | |
| kâ ķaskitîwâk napaķihtak black board - used in olden days |
| |
| outrun | naķacipahâw he/she is ... |
|
| outset | mâcipayô the start |
|
| outside | dahwârr* | |
| wayawîtimihk | | |
| outsider | ohpimî ohci | |
| outsit | sîpapô he/she sits long |
|
| outsmart | cîsihêw .../fooled him/her/it |
|
| outspent | mîstinam | |
| outspoken | macitonêw | |
| pâtwêwitam | | |
| outward | wayawîtamô | |
| outwardly | wayawîtimâyi | |
| outweigh | nawac kishiķwatô he/she was heavier |
|
| outwit | cîsihêw | |
| nahîmêw | | |
| oval | wawînâķwan | |
| wawiyâw | | |
| ovaries | ospâyowak | |
| ovation | paķam cihcîhamâķawô he/she is given an ... |
|
| oven | l' forrnô* | |
| sîķoniķan | | |
| over | êkosi overturn |
|
| kwîskinâ | | |
| kwîskina | | |
| pâsci past |
| |
| over act | ayiwâk itôtam | |
| ayiwâķitôtam | | |
| over extend | pâscipayô he/she .../went past |
|
| over ripe | osâm atsô | |
| over shoot | pâsci pâskisiķêw | |
| pâscipâsk'siķêw | | |
| over spend | osâm mîstiniķêw | |
| osâmîst'niķêw | | |
| over spread | ayiwâķastâw | |
| over stuff | osâmaskinêw he/she is overstuffed |
|
| osâmiskanahosô he/she ... stuffed his/her self |
| |
| mâķwaskinahosô he/she ... his/her self |
| |
| mâķwaskinahtâw he/she ... |
| |
| over there | anitî | |
| an'tî | | |
| êķotî | | |
| nîtî farther |
| |
| over/under | tahkohc | |
| sîpâ | | |
| overall | misaķâmî all along |
|
| m'saķâmî all along |
| |
| overalls | ahkwîtawitâs | |
| overcast | iyîķwashkwan | |
| overclothes | kîso wayâna | |
| overcoat | l‘ ķrrâ? kapô* | |
| piponasâķay | | |
| overcome | sâķohtâw as in ... disease |
|
| overcome @ | sâķohêw as in ... opponent |
|
| overconfidence | ayiwâķihtamôwin | |
| overdo | osâmastâw he/she ... it |
|
| osâmâcimô spoke too much [blown out of proportion] |
| |
| overdone | îtataw too much as in something unbelievable |
|
| kaskitêwihkasiķêw he/she burnt ... |
| |
| overdress | osâm kîsôwahô | |
| overdrink | osâmipêw | |
| osâm'pêw | | |
| overflow | pâstipêw generally |
|
| pâstâpâwêw he/she/it overflowed |
| |
| overgarment | kîsowasâķay | |
| overgrown | kîpiķô grows fast |
|
| overhang | pâstastêw | |
| overheard | pihtam | |
| overheat | osâmkisisam | |
| overheat @ | osâmkisiswêw | |
| overissue | osâmîķôwin giving out too many |
|
| overland | aķâmaskî like overseas |
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| overload | osâmipôstâsô | |
| overlook | patâpahtam | |
| overnight | piyaķo tipiskâw | |
| piyaķo tip'skâw | | |
| overpass | pâscipayowin | |
| âsoķan bridge |
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| overpossessive | osâmiyihtam | |
| osâmi'htam | | |
| overpower | sâķohêw | |
| overpraise | osâm mamihcimêw | |
| overprice | ayiwâķihtam he/she ... him/her/it |
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| overprice @ | ayiwâķihtaķimêw he/she ... him/her/it |
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| overproduce | ayiwâķipayô stuff left over |
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| overproof | kâ maskawâk that's strong |
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| overseas | aķâmaskî | |
| overseer | kanawâpamowêw | |
| overshadow | ciķastîskawêw | |
| overshoe | waskitaskisin | |
| waskitask'sin | | |
| oversize | osâm mishâw | |
| mishtâpêw big man |
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| oversleep | osâmihkwâmô he/she ... |
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| overstate | ayiwâķitonâmô | |
| overstep | ayiwâķohtêw | |
| overtake | âtimêw he/she ... him/her |
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| overturn @ | kwîtapêw as in canoe |
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| kwîtapinam as in physically ... something |
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| overweary | nohtîsin played out |
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| overworked | osâmatoskîhâw he/she is ... |
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| osâmatoskêw he/she has ... |
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| owe | masinahiķî (nimas'nahiķân) | |
| mas'nahiķî (nimas'nahiķân) | | |
| î masinahiķiyân I ... [also means I write] |
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| î mas'nahiķiyân I ... [also means I write] |
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| î masinahamôwak | | |
| î mas'nahamôwak | | |
| nimasinahamowâw I owe him - also means I write to him |
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| owl | ôhô | |
| ôhôsis owlet |
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| ôhônâkosô he/she looks owlish |
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| own @ | tipiyimêw | |
| tipî'mêw | | |
| tipiyihtam | | |
| tipi'htam | | |
| owner | otipihciķêw | |
| ox | iyâpî moshtosh | |
| ox blood | mihkonâķwan | |
| ox tongue | moshtosh otiyanî also cow's tongue |
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| oxbow | iyâpî otâpiskâķanahtik | |
| oxford | kîskaskisin | |
| oxygen | kâ yîhîtôtamin that which you breathe |
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| oyster | îsak big man |
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| osisis small |
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