Mauwake Dictionary

iniban buuniya
biniban nn. side plank (of canoe). See: aasa.
binsis nn. vine sp.
biriniya v2.int.mv. fly, move fast, speed up. Nepa
iinan-pa birinimik. The birds are flying in the
sky. Miiwaasa nain birinemi miiwaasa oko
anian irak. The car was speeding and collided
with another car.
bisnis nn. business. From: Pidgin.
biwu nn. bluestripe seaperch. See: mera akena.
bobogir Variant: popokir. nn. banana sp.
boga aj. barren, empty. refers to land.
bogobag nn. redtooth triggerfish. See: burubar.
bogomowa See main entry: pokomowa. aj. round.
Nomokow makena nain bogomowa. The fruit
of the tree is round. See: saawirinowa.
bokis nn. box. From: Pidgin.
bola nn. pulp, gum.
bolibol nn. blue-banded hussar. See: memer.
boloniya Variant: booniya, bolaniya. v2.int.
slacken, get loose. Konima bolonek. The skirt
is slack. Emeria panewowa mia bolonep ikua.
The old woman's skin is slack/wrinkled.
bolonowa aj. slack, wrinkled.
bolonowiya v1.tr. loosen. Ifara me bolonowe,
tiinep ikainok! Don't loosen the rope, let it be
tight!
booma nn. twenty-toea coin.
booniya See main entry: boloniya. v2.int. be slack, be
sagging, blister.
borokarowa nn. mourning. (After the initial
"heavy" mourning period, when some taboos are
already removed.).
boroniya v2.int. fail. Eka yoowa uupem-ikomkun
fueya eka yoowa enowa boronemik. When I
was boiling water it spilt so we didn't get tea.
Miiwaasa aawowa boronowa erepam aremik.
Four times we failed to get the car.
boron mikiya ser.v. splash water.
boronowa aj. low. Iwakara boronowa maneka
aakuniya. He speaks with a very low voice.
boror mikiya id. mix, knead, punch down.
bua nn. passionfruit.
buam nn. bamboo sp. See: pia.
buaniya v2.tr. knock. Afura buaniya. He knocks
the lime container (with the lime stick).
buburia aj. bald, balding.
bubus iriya vp1. be full. Uroma bubus iramik.
Our stomachs were full.
buela nn. fish sp. (Freshwater fish.).
bug nn. 1) south wind. Ama saana-pa bug oraiya.
During the dry season the south wind blows
down. 2) air. Siiwa bug marew. In the moon
there is no air. 3) breath.
bug keesiya vp1. breathe out.
bug mufiya vp2. breathe in.
bugik nn. shell sp.
buk nn. book. From: Pidgin.
bulak exc. plop. sound of something dropping into
water.
bulebul nn. tree sp. I bulebul warep koor poka
aawimik. We cut "bulebul" trees to get house
posts. grows on the beach.
buliwa See main entry: biliwa. aj. ripe.
buliw ikina np. smell of ripe fruits.
bulmakau nn. cow. From: Pidgin.
bulu nn. pufferfish.
bulubul nn. bubble.
bulubul urupiya vp2.int. bubble up.
bulunariya v2.int. sink. Nomokowa niika pinarep
bulunariya. The ironwood tree is heavy and
sinks.
buren nn. ceremonial drink. (Used in initiation rites.).
burir nn. axe. Burir-ke merena efa puukak. An
axe cut my leg.
burubar nn. triggerfish. See: bogobag.
burubar afa np. black triggerfish.
buu exc. boom. sound of something dropping on
ground.
buuniya v2.int. burst, erupt, explode. Soora ema
buuneya mua erup umemik. Karkar volcano
erupted and two men died.
10 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007