Mauwake Dictionary

goroniya ifara
goroniya v2.int.mv. go down, fall. Ifera goronep
oraiya. The tide gets very low. Takira owora
irap goronep orok. The boy climbed up a
betelnut palm and fell down. to go down after
going up.
guawa nn. tree sp. (Skin is chewed and used for
healing and fishing magic.).
gubagel nn. lizard sp.
gulowa nn. shoot, tip.
guluniya v2.tr. gargle. Eka aawep opaimika
gulune. Get some water and gargle. Ifan
gulunowa lawisiw wiar miimam. I heard
snatches of their talk. (Also the noise water
makes in the stomach.).
gunak1 nn. blue-tailed skink.
gunak2 nn. fern sp. See: kanua, katawam, kekeria,
saiwuma.
gunegun nn. deformation? (On plants.). See:
urekariya.
haussik nn. hospital. From: Pidgin.
i Variant: is, yi. pr. we. I Moro emeria
akena-ke, ni owow oko-pa ekapeman. We are
Moro true women, you came from elsewhere.
-i cl. question marker. Uurika-i e ere ikiwowen?
Will you go tomorrow or the day after?
ibiamun See main entry: ipiamun. nn. pigeon.
idawariya v2.int. gasp. (Used of fish, when they are
out of water and gasping for breath).
ifa nn. leaf ; frond. Iker ifa-pa maa unukumimik.
We wrap food in a breadfruit leaf.
ifa nn. snake. Ifa-ke keraweya umok. A snake bit
him and he died.
ifa mua
ifa mua np. snake sp. yellow, big, non-poisonous.
ifafura Variant: ufafura, ufarfura. nn. calophyllum
tree.
ifakimiya v2.tr. kill, beat up, knock out. Waaya
ifakimep paep uupep enemik. We killed the
pig, cut it up and cooked and ate it.
Ifakimem-ikaeya ifa nain-ke siowa wasirkak.
When he was trying to kill the snake, it let go of
the dog. Episowa aka nefa ifakiminon. Strong
tobacco will knock you out.
ifan makena np. earwax.
H - h
I - i
guneguna aj. deformed, shrunken. Ifa guneguna
arep moma baliwep me arimiya. If the leaves
are deformed the taro will not grow well. See:
urekariya.
guruniya v2.int. thunder, rumble. Aapereka
guruniya. It is thundering. Inasin aasa
guruniya. The boat is rumbling. Syn: paraniya,
duruniya.
gurunowiya v1.tr. bruise. Muuka wakiemi merena
gurunowak. When the boy fell he bruised his
leg.
guruwien nn. paradise kingfisher. Tanysiptera. See:
sumun, tororok, sapien, ametop.
guruwien apulien np. common paradise
kingfisher. Tanysiptera galatia.
guur nn. barking owl. Ninox connivens. See: kom,
muuma, ilela.
guur muninka Variant: kuur muninka. np. bee
sp.
ifan tiira np. earlobe.
ifana nn. ear. Ifana wueka! Listen carefully!
ifan epepiria aawiya vp2. hold by ears, slap in
face. Muuka emina kekaneya wiawi-ke ifan
epepiria aawok. When the son was stubborn the
father held him by ears. Nia poromi ifan
epepiria nia aawimik. They despise you and
slap you in the face.
ifan momora np. deaf.
ifan tiira puiya id. repent, shape up. (After
punishment.).
ifana ekowawiya id. inform. Ni ifana nia
ekowawamkun amisarep ikeka. I am
informing you so that you will know.
ifana puukiya id. disturb.
ifanpiya v1.tr. inform? Yo yame ifanpap nia
maakinen. I will see how my situation goes,
then I will tell you. Moses Aron umok nain wia
ifanpak. Moses informed them that Aron had
died.
ifar nepa Variant: ufua nepa. np. flycatcher.
ifara nn. 1) vine, rope. Ifara opap nomokowa orok.
He held onto a vine and came down from the
tree. 2) radio, telephone. Ifara sesekeya
22 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007