Mauwake Dictionary

duruniya eka iperuma
duruniya v2.int. roar. (Used of machines, engines.).
duuniya v2.int. roar; rumble. Ifera manek akena
duunem-ikaeya keker opikuan. When the sea
roars loudly they will be afraid.
e cnj. or.
ebebiria aj. flat. Esimsa ebebiria ikua. The floor is
flat. anima ebebiria sharp edge
ee exc. EXCL. (Exclamation of delight.).
ee naiya vp2. be glad, be delighted.
eefenap av.man. like this. See: feenap.
eefin dem.prox2. this, that. (Visible, but not within
speaker's reach.).
een serekiya vp1. be steep? Ema een serekiya i
orowa me pepek. The side of the mountain is so
steep that we are not able to go down.
eena nn. bank, slope. ema een fuura steep slope of
mountain (eg. riverbank left behind after part is
washed away.). See: fuura, kiira.
eena See main entry: ena. part. TOPIC.
eenan av.loc. there. far away, invisible. See: nan.
eenap av.man. like that. See: naap, eenin.
eenapeya cnj. therefore. ("Since it is like that..." 2 Pet
2:11). See: naapeya.
eeneke av.loc. there. far away, invisible. See: neeke,
eenan.
eenin dem.dist2. that. Ema eenin owowa-pa ikok
me urufin. You can't see that mountain from the
village.
eepiya v1.tr. prepare way. Yon Baptais-ke Yeesus
era eepomak. John the Baptist prepared the way
for Jesus.
eesa nn. ladle.
eesa uumowa np. horizontal roof beam. (Above
opaporowa and below kema.). See:
opaporowa, kema, piimaw ifemakowa.
eewawiya v1.tr. stumble at, trip against. Uura
soomaremi merena nomona eewawam. I was
walking at night and stumbled at a stone. See:
mika-kofiya.
eewua nn. 1) wing. 2) underarm.
eewua irowawiya vp1.tr. put underarm. Inera
eewua irowawap soomariya. He carries a
basket underarm.
eewua teekiya id. leave, break free, die, abandon?
See: wapena wasirkiya.
eewua tepak np. underarmena.
eewuar av.tmp. not yet. Aite eewuar, me ekapow
ikua. Mother has not come yet. No eewuar
ikaeya maa nain kererek. That happened
before you came.
E - e
eeya aj. long time. Epa eeya ikainon, ewur me
ekapinon. He will be a long time yet, he will not
come soon.
eeyariya v2.int. last, delay, stay. Ipia orowa me
eeyarek. The rain did not last a long time.
Ikiwep koora-pa me eeyaremik. We went but
didn't delay for long in the house. (Used when
the focus is on long duration or lateness.). See:
walimiya.
efa pr. me. Ekapemkun efa urufak. When I came
he saw me. Yo maara-ke efa tiitiniya. I have a
headache. See: yo, nefa.
efamiya pr. with me. Mua unowa efamiya ikaiwkin
yo me keker opam. Many men were with me so
I wasn't afraid. See: yo; nefamiya, wamaiya,
yiamiya.
efar pr. from me, to me, my. Mua nain wiipa efar
aawinon. That man will get my daughter. Yo
efar ekapep maa enep ineka. Come to me
(=my home), eat and sleep. See: yo, yena.
efarik pr. mine.
efefa aj. light. used about weight. Ant: pina.
efefariya v2.int. become light. Nomokowa efefarek.
The wood became light (=dried).
egenpa nn. scoop. (Used for drawing water from a
well.).
ei exc. hey! expression of being surprised or
startled.
eka nn. 1) river. Eka-pa yakiemik. We washed in
the river. 2) water. Eka yoowa uupe! Boil
water! (Also: Make tea!) 3) liquid, juice, soup.
Yabuela fain eka maneka. This pawpaw is
very juicy. 4) beer. Eka enep momoraremik.
They drank beer and got drunk. 5) petrol, diesel.
Miiwaasa eka mareweya me karuiya. The car
has no petrol so it doesn't run.
eka ariya vp2. melt, dissolve, come to nothing. Aaya
supukarep eka arinon. When sugar gets wet it
will dissolve. Yo opora me eka arinon. My talk
will not come to nothing.
eka arona np. spring, well. Eka arona miiw
tepak-pa suuw-urupiya. (?) The spring wells
up from the ground. (Water runs down.). See:
eka ona, eka irauwa, eka unawera.
eka eneka np. waterfall, rapid.
eka iperuma np. eel sp. (Freshwater eel.).
12 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007