Mauwake Dictionary

ema kiira eneka
ema kiira np. mountainside, hillside.
ema kokora nn. ravine, gorge.
ema muuna np. mound.
emalok nn. tree sp. Syn: nok.
emar nn.inal. my cousin, my friend. (Cross-cousins
only; parallel cousins are counted as siblings.).
Syn: yomar.
emawa exc. sorry. Emawa, nena niawi umok.
Sorry, your father is dead. Emawa, yena
fura-ke. Oh, this is my (lost) knife. Moma me
niar perekamik, emawa. We did not harvest
your taro, sorry. (Expression of strong feeling,
esp. sorrow or pity.).
emawa oniya vp1.tr. pity, feel sorry. Niawi niar
umeya yo emawa maneka nia onam. When
your father died I felt very sorry for you.
emawik exc. sorry, excuse me, please listen. (Used as
a speech opening in a controversial situation?
Acts 21.28, 23.1).
em-emin ookiya vp1.tr. track, trail.
ememiria av. two together. standing up together.
ememiriariya v2.int. stick together, stand up
together.
emer bola np. sago ball. (Boiled, soft throughout).
See: emer sisua.
emer dabuka np. sago leaf frond.
emer enow mua np. Sepik man. Lit: 'sago-eating
man'.
emer ikowa np. bread.
emer ilua np. sago grub. See: iras.
emer lalona nn. sago leaf frond skin. (Cut into strips
and used for weaving blind for house walls.).
emer moora np. sago mushroom.
emer sisua Variant: emer susua. np. sago ball.
(Cooked, wet outside and powdery inside.). See:
emer bola.
emera nn. 1) sago palm. 2) sago. 3) bread.
emeria nn. woman, wife.
emeria napuma np. menstruation. See: siiwa
urufiya.
emeria puukiya id. pay bride price. Yena emeria
puukamkun mainen, muuka wiipa yena.
When I have paid the bride price I will say that
(our) children are mine.
emeriariya v2.int. marry, take_wife. (Used of men
only.). Syn: emeria aawiya. See: muewiya.
emi nn. 1) taboo; forbidden. emi kekanowa strong
taboo rule
emi wuiya vp1. forbid. Yo owora emi
wuamkun me efar aawemik. I forbade others
to take my betel nuts so they didn't take them.
2)
— nn.inal. my brother-in-law, our brother-inlaw.
(Man's sister's husband or wife's brother.).
emin fuura np. base of skull.
emin kekanowa np. stubborn, pig-headed. Syn:
emin reenowa.
emin opora np. criticism ?
emin reenowa np. stubborn, disobedient, pigheaded.
Syn: emin kekanowa.
emin ururow marewa np. lewd?, shameless?
emina1 nn. back of head, occiput. Emina airikap
pokap ikua. He was sitting and scratching the
back of his head (=embarrassed).
emina ururowiya
emina2 nn. other side. No owowa emina akena.
Your home is on the other side (of the earth).
Emina okaiwi-pa ikua. It is on the other side.
emina airikiya id. show embarrassment. (Literally:
scratch the base of skull.).
emina ururiya id. feel ashamed, be ashamed.
emina ururowiya vp1.tr. be rude, shame, cause
shame on. Emina efa ururowan. You shamed
me.
eminowa nn. pillow, headrest.
ena Variant: eena. part. topic marker. Opora ena
mua umemik nain maiyem. I am telling (the
story) about the men who died. Malus ena
emeria ikos irakemik. Malus and his wife
fought. Kukusa fain ena iiriw aawem nain
faneka. Here is this picture that I took earlier.
refers to something heard/discussed/seen before.
enakiwa nn. half, portion. Erup enakiwa aawemik.
We got two and a half.
enakiya v2.oi. feed me. Owora-ko enake. Give me
betelnut (to eat).
enanik muuna np. jaw joint.
enanikow enena np. lower jawbone.
enanikow iinan np. upper jawbone.
enankowa erowawiya vp1. scold, berate,
castigate. Wiamun wia kemalow marew,
enankowa wia erowawam-ikaiya. He does not
have pity on his younger brothers, and keeps
scolding them.
enariya v2.oi. kill me. Wi Yuuda nomon ika
enaremik, ne wi Rom sarua enaremik. The
Jews stoned me and the Romans whipped me.
(Not necessarily literal killing.). Syn: wariya.
enaw nn. my brother-in-law. (The husbands of two
sisters call each other enaw.). See: epua, yemi,
yopariw.
enek kua np. inside chin.
enek miira np. tooth.
enek onoma np. gum?
enek sasira np. tooth root.
eneka1 nn. tooth, prong.
eneka2 nn. flame.
14 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007