Mauwake Dictionary

eneka3 nn. bunch. Owor eneka teekap poromik.
They took down a bunch of betel nut.
eneka maayariya id. hunger for meat.
eneka mangesirap ikaiya id. death grimace.
eneka muiya id. be sour. Fiiwua fain eneka yia
muiya. This mango is sour.
eneka teekiya id. show amazement. (Flick front
teeth with fingernail.). See: kakaiya.
enekariya v2.int. catch fire. Maasis oreya fikera
enekarek. When a match dropped the grass
caught fire. Ama kaaneya kema enekariyem.
When the sun is strong I get thirsty.
enekiya v1.tr. light fire, kindle. Kawus maneka
kereriya, mukuna eneke. There is a lot of
smoke, (re)kindle the fire.
enela Variant: elela. nn. canarium almond, pili nut.
Canarium commune. (Galip in Pidgin.). See:
asa.
enena 1) av. down below. 2)
— aj. low.
enimiya v2. eat.
enina nn. tree sp. (Trunk is used for house posts and
for making slit gongs.).
enow gelemuta np. feast. Lit: 'small meal'. (Can
also be a really big feast.).
enow masia np. glutton, gluttonous.
enowa nn. eating, food, meal, feast. Wi muupera
epasia-pa ekapiwkin enow maneka onimik.
When visitors come from afar, we make a big
feast. See: enimiya.
enuma1 aj. new, alive, awake, fresh. Trausis awona
fain pereneya enuma sesenarinen. When these
old trousers are torn I'll buy a new (pair).
Muuka me inek, enuma ikua. The boy is not
asleep, he is awake.
enuma2 aj. green.
enumapariw av.tmp. straight away. Moram
enumapariw me maen? Why didn't you say
straight away?
enumawiya v1.tr. repeat.
enumenum nn. green tree skink.
enumiya v1.tr. renew, refresh. Ni opora iiriw
amisareman, nain nainiw enumiyem. You
know the talk already but I am refreshing your
memory.
epa1 nn. place ; space. Mua taaniwkin epa siinarek.
The place was packed full of people.
epa2 nn. time. No epa oram-ko nefar ikua-i? Have
you got spare time? (Not as clearly definable
time as "iir".).
epa ekiya vp1. stay, delay. Panewowa nain epa
me ekinon. The old man/woman will not live
long. Epa ekow marew ikiwok. He didn't stay
long before he went.
epa eliwa np. peace, peace time. Irakowa
weesereya epa eliwa kererek. After the war
finished peace came. (Absence of war, fight.).
Ant: irakow epa. See: kema sonom eliwa.
epa titanek ? dead of night. See: uur gonegon.
epa weniwa np. time of hunger. (Around
November-January when there is little food in
the garden.).
epa3 nn. weather. Epa malin iinan aasa-pa birinowa
eliwa. In calm weather it is good to fly in an
airplane.
epa boga np. barren land, desert.
Epa Dabela np. Highlands.
epa eliwa np. peace. Ant: irakowa. See: kema
sonom eliwa.
epa fiifinariya vp2. fill up space. Maa tawowola
epa iiwawun fiifinarek. The place/ground is
full of rubbish. Syn: epa aawiya.
epa opora np. hole, pothole. Ona kuap koor poka
iimarowamik. They dug a hole and stood the
house post up. Epa opora-pa merena kirem. I
twisted/sprained my leg in a pothole.
epa puukiya vp1. block, stand in the way.
epa ununa np. shade, shadow. Syn: pupura. See:
kukusa.
epa uruma np. valley, lowlands. Eka epa
uruma-pa karuiya. The river runs in the valley.
epa wiiwim av.tmp. just before sunrise.
epa wuiya vp1. make room.
epak iniya id. replace, take place of. Giawgin
umeya wiamun-ke epak inek. When Giawgin
died his brother took his place.
epasia av.loc. far, far away. Yo owowa epasia akena,
mereniw soomarowa me pepek. My village is
very far, you cannot go there on foot.
epaskun 1) av. together, in common. Yena yame
epaskun nia arawap nia kemaliyem. I have put
myself together with you and pity you (= I
empathise with you). 2)
— aj. same, similar. Mua erup nain unuma
epaskun. The two men have the same name.
See: naap, saarik.
epasua See main entry: apasua. nn. cane sp.
epasuma nn. place. Ona iiriw koora nain epasuma
fanek. Here is the place where his old house
was. (Place where something was or took
place.). See: epa, ooniwa.
epaum aj. empty. Emeria mua unowa maapora
ikiwemi owowa epaum wuamik. All the people
went to a party and left the village empty.
(Empty of people.). See: gereneka, aama.
epepiria ? ? See: ifan epepiria aawiya.
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