Mauwake Dictionary

iwer ififa kain
iwer ififa np. dry coconut. iwer ififa mokok opa
coconut that will not sprout
iwer makena nn. copra, coconut meat.
iwer pakuma np. shark sp.
iwer pakuma np. coconut frond.
iwer saana np. dried coconut meat. (Used for healing
and garden magic.).
iwer woosa np. coconut shell. (Shell and husk
together.). See: urupa, pasuma.
iwera nn. coconut, coconut palm.
iwer kuripa np. coconut sp.
iwer tuarera np. coconut sp.
kaakew qw. where from, from wherever. Mua nain
kaakew mua-ke? Where is that man from?
Mua kaa-kaakewe ekapemik nain maa
wienakemik. We gave food to the men
wherever they came from.
kaaksirariya v2.tr. dislike? See: miatiniya;
itorariya.
kaakuruk nn. butcher-bird. Cracticus.
kaakurupa nn. harvest month. Name of time of the
year when taro is harvested.
kaalaliya v2.int.mv. swim, float, wade. Takira nain
kaalalowa me amisarep eka enep umok. The
boy didn't know how to swim and drowned.
kaana nn. kunaigrass root. See: fikera.
kaana nn. bare-eyed crow.
kaaneke qw. where. Amina yasuwap kaaneke
wuan? Where did you put the pot after washing
it?
kaanin qw. which. Masin kaanin-ke samorarek
Which engine (of the two) broke? which of two.
See: kain.
kaaniya v2.int. get hot. Ama kaaneya manina-pa
mauwap lebumarimik. When the sun is hot we
are lazy to work in the garden. used of the sun.
See: kekaniya.
kaapa nn. corrugated iron. From: Pidgin.
kaapara nn. back of knee.
kaapariw qw. Heb 9.16
kaapopoka nn. grass sp. Koor fikera perekami
kaapopoka urufap rookasimik. When we pull
out kunai grass for house (roof) we sort out
"kaapopoka" grass. Straw is more brittle than
that of kunai grass.
kaasirariya v1.int. dislike. (Tired of doing
something.). Syn: misisiok, lebumariya?.
K - k
iwesika nn. shoulder. (The back of the shoulder.).
See: akuwisa.
iwesika oona np. shoulderblade.
iwiya v2.oi. give him.
iwiya v1.int.mv. go inside. Wangali onak manina
iwak. Wangali's mother went into the garden.
Mera nomona iwak. The fish went inside a
hole (in the reef). Wiawi kukusa wiar iwak. He
behaves just like his father. (Lit: He went inside
his father's spirit)
iwoka nn. yam.
iwok suuna np. yam stick. (Used in garden to
train the yam vines.).
kaatowiya v2.int. misunderstand?, speak out of
place?
kaawa nn. possum sp. (Small, black).
kaawa muetuunowa np. possum sp. Smaller than
"kaawa".
kaawa yaanfoma np. possum sp. (Grey/white).
kaawura nn. copra. From: Pidgin.
kabasisia moora np. mushroom sp. (Small, white).
kadi nn. grass sp. Can be used for grass skirts.
kadilam nn. leech.
kae nn.inal. my grandfather, my ancestor, our
grandfather, our ancestor. I kae sira ookap
naap onimik. We follow our ancestors' custom
and do that way. Used for a man two or more
generations upwards.
kae era np. ancestral law, ancestral custom. Syn: kae
sira.
kafa nn. unburnt wood. Saama kuumep kafa
ikimik. After the first burning (for the garden)
we burn the unburnt wood. (Unburnt wood after
the initial burning for new gardens.). See:
saama, nopiya.
kafimiya v1.tr. light fire ? See: ururiya, manekiya.
kaikiya v1.tr. tie, fasten, bind, control. Maa pela
kaikap fofa amaperamik. They tied the greens
and took them to the market. Ufowa yiam
kaikam-ikemik. We were bound for the
singsing. I Lasen eku naep onamik-na
Komiti-ke yia kaikak. We wanted to go to
Lasen but the "committee" prevented us. Mia
kookalowa wame kaikiya. He controls his
desires.
kain qw. what, which. Fofa kain-pa ufemik? Which
day did they have a singsing? Takira kain-ke
ifera enek? Which child drank salt water? (Only
used with a noun.).
28 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007