Mauwake Dictionary

fuura gawerariya
fuura aj. deep, steep. Ema kiira nain fuura wenup
That slope is very steep.
fuuriya v1.tr. 1) blow. Kerew fuureya mukuna
enekarinon. Blow hard so the fire will start.
2) smoke. Episowa me fuuriyem. I don't smoke
tobacco. See: episowa enimiya.
gaagiriniya v2.int. growl, complain. Siowa
muukarep ikaiya nain mua wia urufap
gaagiriniya. When a dog has puppies it growls
when it sees people. Wi mua gaagirinowa-ke
anane wia aakunowimik. Complaining people
always grumble (against others). See:
aakunowiya.
gaagolok nn. myna. Mino.
gaagulupiya v2.int. become shallow. Ama
saana-pa eka gaagulupiya. In the dry season
the river becomes shallow. Ikemika sariaremi
oposia gaagulupiya. When a wound heals it
becomes shallow.
gaaman nn. government, state. From: Pidgin.
gaaniya v2.int. split partially. Nomokowa gaanep
ikua. The tree is split.
gaarip nn. coconut sheath. (Used for firewood and
lighting fire.).
gaep ekiya ser.v. divert, turn aside, go astray. Gagur
ikina-ke naep gaep ekamik. We thought the
smell was putrid and turned aside. Yo opora nia
maakem nain kiiriw era oko-pa me efar gaep
ekowawowen. Don't again go astray from the
talk that I told you.
gagula nn. new grass, new hair.
gagur nn. putrescence.
gagur ikina np. putrid smell. Maa-ko peelalep
gagur ikina orom-ikaiya. Something is rotting
and gives out a putrid smell. See: seer ikina,
beelalow ikina.
gaiya v2.tr. tilt, slip, limp. Emina gaiya. He is tilting
head (from side to side). Merena wiar
samorareya gaep ikiwiya. Because his leg is
bad he limps. Nomokowa-pa gaep orom. I
slipped down from the tree.
gala See main entry: gelemuta. aj. small.
galagala See main entry: gelemuta. aj. small. Takir
galagala nomokowa irowa karanimik. Small
children are afraid of climbing trees. (Mainly
used about children.).
galas nn. 1) glass, mirror. From: Pidgin. 2) eyeglasses.
Yo galas mareweya baliwep me urufiyem. As
I don't ave eyeglasses I don't see well. Syn:
mokok urupa.
G - g
fuurkiya v1.tr. drop. Malus iwera irami episowa
fuurkak. When Malus climbed up the coconut
tree, he dropped his tobacco. (Unintentional.).
See: urukiya, ururowiya.
galasimiya v2.tr. fish with goggles.
galiwiriya See main entry: gariwiriya. v1.int. move.
galua aj. soft. (Used of wood.). See: itita.
galugalua nn. tree sp. (Birds get caught in the tree
at times.) (?).
gam nn. shark.
gamanariya v2.tr. search. Kuduk sikiwa efar
aawep owora gamanarep efar aawok. Kuduk
took my netbag, searched my betelnut and took
them. Koor kemena iiwawun gamanarep
weeserek. He searched right through the house.
(Search things in a closed space.). See: akupiya,
nopiya, urumiya.
gamanggam nn. crab. Gamanggam
sarapakara-pa ikaeya aawep uupep
enimimik. We het gamanggam crabs in the
mangrove swamps and cook and eat them.
gamangiariya v2.tr. pall, nauseate. Maa enowa
mamisa efa gamangiariya. Food without meat
doesn't appeal to me. (Food that is
unappealing.). See: kama mikiya.
garanga nn. family.
gararak nn. blue-headed wrasse, red and green
wrasse. See: sis.
garia aj. unsteady. Mua kema garia wia mufimik.
They draw unsteady men.
gariariya v2.int. be unsteady. See: karaniya.
gaririya v1.int. be hot. Ama kekaneya mia
gaririyem. The sun is strong and I am hot. Epa
garireya saa miira ookiyan. When it is hot we
will go to the point (beach).
gariwiriya Variant: galiwiriya. v1.int.mv. move,
fidget. Ami mua teeria iimaremi me
gariwirimik. The line of police do not move
while standing. See: pataniya.
garupiya v2.int. snore.
gauniya v2.int. grunt. Waaya-ke gaunemi wia
fa-faek. The pig grunted and chased them.
gawela aj. thin. Epa dabela-pa konim gawela
suuwap mia fulilinan. Ant: kuruma.
gawerariya v2.int. grow fat. Maa kerewa enep
mia gawerarek. He ate a lot and got fat. See:
fulakia.
20 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007