Mauwake Dictionary

a aasisa ifemakowa
a exc. exclamation. Iiriw ikiwemik, a. They have
gone already. (implies impatience).
aa exc. ah, oh. Aa, kema-ko kirekan aa! Oh, if
only you had repented! to emphasize what is
said.
aafiririmiya v2.int. retreat, turn back and go away.
(Because of fear.). See: mikikiriw eriya.
aakafua nn. mist. See: maa ipisia.
aakasaniya v2.int. lie on back. Emeria nain ona
mua-ke aku-fieneya wakiemi aakasanep inek.
When her husband kicked her, the woman fell
and lay on her back.
aakia aj. open. epa aakia open space koora aakia
house without walls Amina opaimika aakia
ikua. The pot is uncovered.
aakis aj. present-day. Aakis takira fain sira
enuma-ke kererek. As for today's young people
a new custom has come up.
aakisa av.tmp. now, today. Aakisa sande-ke, lotu
ikiwiyan. Today is Sunday, we'll go to church.
aakisa fain av.tmp. now, nowadays. Iiriw onamik
nain aakisa fain pun naap onimik. What they
used to do before, we do now too. Iiriw
miiwaasa unowa marew, aakisa fain
miiwaasa nepik akena. Earlier there were not
many cars, nowadays there are a lot of cars.
aakisa fan av.tmp. just now, a while ago. Muuna
kiripowa iiriw naemik nain aakisa fan
kiripamik. They promised to pay the debt long
ago but they only paid it just now.
aakisiniya v2.int. sneeze. Maawisa aawep
aakisiniyem. I have a cold and am sneezing.
Mua nain-ke aakisineya samor soranem.
When the man sneezed I got startled.
aakuak nn. unicorn leatherjacket. See: sakua.
aakuniya v2.tr. talk, discuss, speak. Wi iperowa-ke
aakunep maemik, ... The middle-aged men
discussed and (then) said, ...
Aakunem-ikaiwkin wia miimam. As they were
talking I heard them. Yena koora-pa Mauwake
opora aakunimik. In my house/home we speak
Mauwake. See: maakiya, maiya.
aakunowiya v1.int. complain, grumble. Mera me
aawinon-na emeria-ke aakunowinon. If he
doesn't get fish his wife will grumble. See:
gaagiriniya.
aalbok Variant: aalpak. nn. black cuckoo-shrike.
Coracina melaena.
aama1 aj. empty. Botol aama wafureya pukok. He
threw the empty bottle and it broke. (Used of
containers).
A - a
aama2 nn. millipede.
aamun nn.inal. brother, sister. (Younger brother or
sister, also younger parallel cousin). Syn:
yaamun.
aamun oposia np. shin muscle.
aamuna nn. shin.
aana nn. cane. Aana aawep koor titimasa kaikimik.
We use aana cane to tie roofing structure for the
grass. (Thin.).
aanikiya v1.tr. call. Siowa aanikap koka ikiwemik.
He called his dog and they went to the bush.
(Calling animal by its name or by a calling
sound).
aaniya v2.int. gape. Nepa muuka opaimika aaneya
maa onake. The mouth of the young bird is
wide open, feed it. [Ques: (Used of mouth
only?)]
aapasuma nn. painted flutemouth.
aapasuma nn. sugarcane skin. Aaya enep
aapasuma wafure. After eating sugarcane,
throw the skin away. See: pasuma.
aapekapiya v2.tr. bring. See: ekapiya.
aapekiya v1.tr. bring, take. Sia nain aapekeya
urufinok. Take that netbag to him to see. See:
ekiya.
aapepiya v1.tr. bring, take. See: epiya.
aapereka nn. sky, cloud. Aapereka wiliniya.
Lightning strikes. Aapereka paraneya
soranimik. When the thunder strikes we get
startled. See: maa ipisia, ipia kokoma.
aaperiya v1.tr. bring, take. See: eriya.
aapikiwiya v2.tr. take. See: ikiwiya.
aapiriya v1.tr. bring up, take up. See: iriya.
aapiwiya v1.tr. bring in, take in. See: iwiya.
aaporaiya v2.tr. bring down, take down. See:
oraiya.
aapurupiya v2.tr. bring up, take up. See: urupiya.
aar asia nn. railchest. See: nakuruwien. [Ques:
Chestnut-backed rail?]
aara nn. chicken, hen, rooster.
aar muneka np. egg.
aar muuka np. chick.
aasa nn. canoe.
aas iiruma np. ship mast.
aas lam np. outrigger.
aas yas np. support of outrigger. See: atararam,
biniban.
aasisa nn. thin vertical timbers in roof structure. Syn:
titimasa.
aasisa ifemakowa np. rooftop beam. See: piimaw
ifemakowa.
2 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007