Mauwake Dictionary

eka irauwa Variant: eka urauwa. np. well, spring.
See: eka ona, eka unawera, eka arona.
eka kekanowa np. liquor.
eka kokora np. river bed.
eka mesalimiya id. adopt. Muuka nain eka
mesalimep arimowamik. They adopted the boy
and brought him up.
eka ona np. well, water hole. See: eka irauwa, eka
unawera, eka arona.
eka opora np. river.
eka opowa np. healing ritual. See: meteta, daria,
sorongia.
eka unawera np. well, spring. (Old well, for getting
drinking water.). See: eka ona, eka irauwa, eka
arona.
eka urauwa See main entry: eka irauwa. np. well,
spring.
eka uuma np. pond, lake.
eka yasuwiya vp1.tr. mislead. (eg. give false
promises.).
eka yoowa np. hot water, tea, coffee.
-ekam
ekapina1 aj. blue. (Greenish blue.).
ekapina2 nn. shrub sp. (Leaves provide greenish
blue/ teal colour for netbag strings.).
ekapiya v2.int.mv. come. generic; movement towards
speaker.
ekeka nn. branch, tributary. Nomokowa irap ekeka
maala nain puuke. Climb up the tree and cut
that long branch. Eka nain ekeka unowa. That
river has many tributaries. Era ekeka urufap
kema erup aremik. When we saw the road
forking we doubted.
ekek muuna nn. bud. growing into branch.
ekek onoma nn. fork (of branch).
ekekiariya v2.int. branch out? Wapena
ekekiarem-ikemik. We were doing two kinds
of work.
ekera1 nn. sago shoots. when cut and softened to
make grass skirts.
ekera2 nn.inal. my sister, our sister. (Used by males
only, when sex of sibling is in focus.).
ekeria nn. side. I koora saa ekeria-pa ikua. Our
house is on the beach side. one of two sides.
ekeriya v1.tr. put in danger. Yena muuka
ekeramkun ifa-ke kerawak. I put my son in
danger and a snake bit him. Wame ekerami
samor aawok. He put himself in danger and
was hurt.
ekim pakanowa np. bladder-cherry. Physalis
minima.
ekima nn. forehead.
ekim kia np. foul-mouthed?
ekima opiya vp1.tr. respect. Ekima wia opap
opaimika wiar miimimik. We respect them and
listen to their words.
ekimarowa nn. praying mantis. (Which dialect?).
Syn: umarumar aawa, lagis.
ekina nn. main garden. Manin maneka, ekina,
naisow nena kookalowa-pa perekowa weetak.
The big garden, "ekina", cannot be harvested
alone at one's will. Main taro garden; garden
rituals need to be followed. See: esewa.
ekiwusa See main entry: ikiwosa. nn. head.
ekiya v1.int.mv. go. Lasen ekamik. They went to
Lasen. Ama ekiya. The sun shines. O maa
ikumarep koora ekak. He stole things and went
to jail. (Along straight path.).
ekowawiya v1.tr. close, shut. Pika omopora
ekowawiwkin waaya me baurarinon. When
they close the gate the pigs will not escape. See:
upiya, ofomiya.
elakupa Variant: erakupa. nn. victory leaf.
Cordyline terminalis. (Planted at both ends of a
grave. Also, leaves are heated on fire and used
to tie a wound.).
elebenam See main entry: olebenam. nn. fin. Mera
makena me urufam, oram elebenam muutiw
urufam. I didn't see the fish itself, I only saw
the fin.
elela See main entry: enela. nn. galip nut. canarium
almond.
elelele nn. vine sp.
elew nn.inal. in-laws.
elial See main entry: ilela. nn. gouge. Aasa kerawap
uroma elialiw iirarimik. When we have carved
a canoe we remove the inside with a gouge.
eliw av. all right; well. Eliw ekapep yia urufan. It
was well that you came to see us. Eliw mainan,
maa marew. It is all right for you to speak.
eliw naiya vp2.int. give permission.
eliwa aj. good. Mua eliwa me riiriniya. A good
man is not hot-tempered.
eliwariya v2.int. grow, come up. Kon upon nain
iiriw eliwarek. The corn that you sowed has
come up already. (Used of plants.).
eliwarowiya v1.tr. make good. Wi muewimik nain
kema wia eliwarowami epira wiimik, amina
wiimik. We give plates and pots to those who
get married to make them happy.
eliya v1.int. be good. ...kema eluk... 1 Tim. 6:17 ...let
them be happy...
elu av. a little? elu muuta
ema nn. mountain, hill. Ema iinan urupemik. We
climbed to the top of the mountain. Manin
enuma ema kiira-pa ikua. The new garden is
on a hillside.
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