Mauwake Dictionary

feefiya foma
wailalowa fee-feekiriw. The man is always
hungry.
feefiya v1.tr. pour, spill. Maa epira me urufowa
pokami feefeya fuok. He didn't see the plate of
food and sat and spilled it. See: sawikiya, fuiya.
feeke Variant: feeken. av.loc. here. Ekapep feeke
poka! Come and sit down here! Yo feeke
ikainen. I will stay here. (Mainly with future
tense and imperative.). Syn: fan.
feekeriw av.loc. right here.
feekiya av.com. with. Kemuka feekiya opap
orom-ikemik. Holding onto the rope they went
down. (Especially used with the verb opiya
"hold".). See: onaiya, ikos.
feenap av.man. like this, as this, similar to this.
Feenap nain sesenare, sira oko weetak. Buy
one like this, not another kind. Opora yia
maakemik, feenap, "..." They talked to us, like
this, "..." See: fain, naap.
fia nn. hair. Fia awiwkin buburiaremik. As their
hair was shaved they became bald. Restrict:
Only in the context of shaving hair.
fieniya v1.tr. 1) push aside, leave out. Yo yena fura
koka-pa fienam. I left my knife (accidentally)
in the bush. Aakunemi opora kuisow fienak.
When he talked he left out something.
2) disobey. Opaimika efa fieninan-na nefa
arufinen. If you disobey me/my words, I will
beat you. 3) throw around. Takira niiremi saa
fienimik. When children play they throw sand
around.
fiena-wariya ser.v. sprinkle. 4) comb. Afifa
fienamukun urufowa eliwa. When I comb my
hair it looks nice.
fifa nn. pus. Ikemika maneka nain fifa oraiya. Pus
is running down from the big ulcer. See:
ipawura.
fiifina aj. littered.
fiifinariya v2.int. become littered, scatter, spread.
Maa suariwkin epa fiifinarek. When they were
carving the place became littered. Yeesus meta
epa fiifinareya mua unowa o miimowa
ikiwemik. When Jesus' fame spread many
people went to listen to him.
fiifiniya v2.tr. litter.
fiir nn. fruit-dove.
fiir paok np. wompoo fruit-dove. Ptilinopus
magnificus.
fiir muaror np. superb fruit-dove. Ptilinopus
superbus.
fiira nn. root. ufia fiira betel pepper root
fiirimiya v2.tr. gather, collect. Maa fiirimimik nain
anian tepak wuimik. They put the things which
they gather one on top of the other. Komiti
ununa wueya yiam fiirimimik. When the
committee beats the garamut we gather together.
fiiwua nn. mango.
fiiya v2.tr. blow, bless. (Bless by blowing on the
recipient, chanting magic words under breath.).
fiker ifa np. snake sp.
fiker ikina np. lemon grass.
fiker sililik np. tawny grassbird. Megalurus
timorensis. (Also: golden-headed cisticola?).
fikera nn. grass, grassland, "kunai"_grass. Fiker
gone-pa waaya waremik. In the middle of the
grassland we speared a pig.
fiker umamukura np. kunai straw.
filela nn. sharpening stone, file.
firekiya v1.tr. despise, insult, blaspheme. Muuka
emin kekanowa onak wiawi opaimika wia
firekimik. Pig-headed children insult their
parents (by disobeying). Enowa yia firekamik.
They insulted us saying we have no food. See:
oorpowa arawiya.
firia aj. quick-witted, clever. Mua (kema) firia pun
opora unowa ona kema-pa aakuniya. As he is
a clever man he speaks a lot what he thinks.
firirimiya v2.tr. 1) roll, churn. Daram firirimeya
kuru-karanek. When he rolled the drum it
clattered. Ewar asia firirimiya. The whirlwind
is churning. Yo iwer makena senam enemkun
uroma efa firirimiya. I ate too much coconut
meat and my stomach is churning. 2) wring.
Konima supuka firirimeya eka orainon. When
you wring the wet clothes water runs down.
fofa nn. 1) day, appointed day. Fofa wueya iir nain
akena ekapiyen. Decide on the day and we'll
come at that very time. 2) market. I mera
fofa-pa sesenarimik. We buy fish at the market.
fofola nn. foam.
fofola urupiya id. boil. Fofola urupeya eka
yoowa one. Make tea when the water boils.
fofola np. lungs. Karuemi kema fofola
marewarem. When I ran I got out of breath (lit:
I had no lungs).
fo-fookiya v1.tr. split. Epia fo-fookap ama-pa
wuaiwkin reeninon. They split the firewood
and put it to sun where it dries. (Split into many
pieces.). See: fookiya.
folola nn. shrub sp. (Leaves are cooked and eaten by
women after childbirth, and by old women.).
foma 1) nn. dust, ashes. Siowa panewowa nain epia
foma-pa iniya. The old dog sleeps on the ashes.
2)
— aj. grey. afif foma grey hair
foma pukiya become blurred. Auwa panewowa
mokoka foma pukok. My old father's vision
became blurred.
18 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007