Mauwake Dictionary

ikum av.man. illicitly.
ikum aawiya vp2.tr. steal.
ikum mua np. thief.
ikum urufiya vp1.tr. spy on.
ikuma nn. theft, stealing, stealth. Mua nain ikuma
wuam. I accused that man of theft.
ikumariya v2.tr. steal.
ikumiya v1.tr. wonder, speculate. Nefa
ikumam-ikaiwkin nan kereren. They were
wondering whether you would come, and now
you have turned up. (To wonder whether
something is going to happen or not.).
ikur num. five. Syn: wapen inawiya.
ikuruna av.tmp. fourth day from now.
ilela1 nn. owlet-nightjar. Aegotheles. See: saar.
ilela2 Variant: elial. nn. gouge.
ilelariya v2.tr. gouge. Aasa puukap ilelariya. After
cutting (a length of a tree) he is carving/gouging
a canoe.
ilen nn. sign.
ilenariya v2.int. show up, be visible. Mera ifera-pa
ilenarep karuiya. The fish is swimming so that
it can be seen. Maa siisimowa baliwep
ilenarek. The writing shows up well.
ileniya v1.tr. feel, know, be evident, recognize sign.
ilua Variant: ulua. nn. caterpillar. (Becomes
"dinadin maa" beetle.). See: dinadin maa.
imakimiya v2.tr. carry. Ufemi korirap
imakimimik. When we dance we wear a back
plate. (Carry hanging along back.). See:
amurkiya, pasikiya.
imakuna See main entry: umakuna. nn. head part,
upper half.
imakusa See main entry: umakuna. nn. neck.
Manina imakusa-pa koora kuak. He built a
house at the top of the garden (on higher
ground).
imarariya v2.int. gather together, crowd. Miiwaasa
fan asipeya takira unowa imararemik. When
the car stopped here many young people
crowded near it. Komiti puuwa fuureya mua
emeria ona koora-pa imararikuan. When the
committee has blown the conch shell the men
and women gather at his house Womokowa
umeya emeria mua unowa imararemik. When
his brother died, many people gathered (to
comfort her). plural only.
imarikina nn. rib of sago frond.
imariya v2.int. catch fish. (Fishing in river.).
imek orowa np. elephantitis.
imeka nn. testicle, scrotum.
imenariya v2.int. appear, be born. Mua imenarep
opora pun imenarek. When men appeared
language too appeared. Pipilalep ikok aakisa
fan imenarep pokap ikem. Having been hidden
I appeared just now and am sitting. Yo me
imenarow ikomkun ... When I wasn't born yet
... See: kereriya.
imenarowiya v1.tr. create.
imeniya v1.tr. find, discover. Maa mesenalek nain
aakisa imenap kema sariaremik. Now having
found what was lost we are happy. Ikoka nopap
imeninen. Later I will search and find it.
imiya v1.tr. fasten ; perfect? Sosora imiyem. I am
tying the waist knots for a grass skirt. Piakina
puukap patopat imimik (=suuwap kaikimik).
We cut bamboo (spearhead) and fasten it on a
spear. Naap onak nain pepek akena
imap-puak. When he did so he did that
perfectly. Heb 2:10
inakirowa nn. belt.
inangat nn. lower abdomen. (Used in relation to
genitals.).
inap nn. clan drumbeat. Ni inap oko, i inap oko
paimik. You beat another drumbeat for the slit
gong, we beat another.
inasikiya v1.tr. lift up. Wapena inasikap
ikiwosa-pa wiar wuak. He lifted up his hands
and put them on their heads. Syn: fakeriya,
siikiya.
inasin ikera np. soursop.
inasin iperowa np. oldest spirit. Maa mutitik
inasin iperowa mia iinan-pa pukok.
Everything came into being (?) through the
oldest spirit. (A superior spirit.).
inasin mera np. sweeper.
inasin moma np. chinese taro.
inasin opora np. Pidgin, English. See: nepa opora.
inasin pupura np. grove. (A place where a spirit is
supposed to live.). See: sokowa.
inasin wiira np. tapioca, manioc. Inasin wiira
marep tapaka kuumimik. We scrape tapioca
and bake it into cakes.
inasina nn. 1) spirit. (Bush spirit, clan spirit.). See:
sawur, ewar, kukusa. 2) white man. Syn: mia
kia.
inawera nn. dream. Yena nembesir inawera-pa
urufam. I saw my ancestor in a dream.
inawiya v1.tr. 1) put to bed, lay down. Muuka
mokoka awaweya inawiya. Her son is tired so
she is putting him to bed. Nomokowa moke
inawe. Lay the tree down. 2) dream. See:
ewewiriariya.
inek uruma np. small of back.
ineka nn. back.
ineman nn. python. Syn: karum.
inera nn. basket. (Woven with young coconut
leaves; a small one is used by men for personal
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