Mauwake Dictionary

kainowa aj. high. Mua nain someka awiya nain
iwakara kainowa awiya. When that man sings
he sings with high voice.
kainowiya v1.tr. disturb. Ifana yia kainowiwkin
wia iiraremik. They we disturbing us (while we
were talking), so we sent them away.
kaisiya v1.tr. weed. Sipira fura opap kaisimik.
They are weeding with a knife. with a knife.
kaisiya v1.tr. disobey, refute. Weepa opora wia
kaisap wi iinan irak. He disobeyed his elder
brothers and upstaged them.
kaisiya v1.tr. peel, husk, open. Iwera kaisiwkin
fookimik. They husk and we split the coconuts.
Mooli kaisap enime. Peel the orange and eat it.
See: teekiya, paasikiya, iipiya.
kak nn. flying fish. See: mapurien, matapok.
kak orop urufiya id. peep down. Eka irauwa kak
orop urufamik. We looked down into the water
hole. (Look down to water or into a hole.).
kaka nn. family, distant relatives. (Descendants of one
remote ancestor; may be living in many
villages). See: teeria, kerekera, samapora.
kaka tuuniya id. argue, quarrel.
kaka tuunowa np. selfish, quarrelsome?
kakaiya v2.int. be surprised, be astonished, be
amazed. Maa miililina urufap kakaemik. They
saw a miracle and were surprised. maa
kakaowa surprise
kakala nn. flower, shrub.
kakaltiya v1.tr. take care of, look after. Yo owow
maneka ikiwemkun yo muuka kakaltomek.
When I went to town, she looked after my son
(for me).
kakanekiya Variant: kakanikiya. v1.tr. scold. See:
riiriniya.
kakap nn. spear. (Short, used to shoot bandicoot.).
See: wiowa, sokoka.
kakarimiya v2.tr. burn off, heat over fire. Waa
afifa kakarimep paemik. We burnt off the hair
of the pig and then cut it up. Akia ifa
kakarimep inasin wiira unukuminen. I heat
up banana leaves and wrap up tapioca cakes.
kakaruka nn. crab sp. (White, on beach/reef?).
kakaruka nn. month name.
kakasua aj. thin, skinny. Mua kakasua muuta
arimok. He grew up to be a skinny man. (Used
of animate beings.). See: bebeta.
kakau nn. cocoa. From: Pidgin.
kakawa nn. part. Yabuela kakawa gelemutumut
fo-fookap takira wienake. Cut the pawpaw in
small slices and give to the children.
kaken aj. straight ; vertical. Ant: meka.
kakenariya v1.int. straighten.
kakeniya v2.tr. straighten, correct. Yo samor
maomkun efa kakene. When I make a mistake
(in my speech) correct me.
kakupa nn. tender. kurur kakupa down, soft feather
sipir kakupa short grass See: itita.
kala-kaalilia nn. hooded cuckoo-shrike. See:
kaakuruk.
kalaniya v2.int. have nausea. Uroma-ke efar
kalaniya. I have nausea.
kalekula nn. bottom ribs. See: oon tiretira,
kametkura oona.
kaleluma Variant: kalelamua. nn. spider.
kaleluma koora np. spider web. Syn: kaleluma
foma?
kalep nn. yellow boxfish. See: pitipat.
kalis nn. tree sp. (Used for house posts; fruit is
eaten.).
kaluk nn. bearer. Koora kuami kaluk poka
iinan-pa inawimik. When we build a house we
lay bearers on top of the posts. See: koora.
kama nn. orchid sp. Dendrobium. (Has small white
flowers.).
kama mikiya id. cloy, be overly sweet. Eka yoowa
fain aaya maneka wuiwkin kama efa mikiya.
They put too much sugar in this tea so it is
cloyingly sweet.
kamagiliya v2.int. turn stomach up. (Referring to
fish dying.).
kamangiariya v2.int. be ritually unclean. I emeria
kamangiarep ikaiwkin oram fan ikemik. Our
women are ritually unclean so we are here
without food. (Women's ritual uncleanliness
because of menstruation or childbirth; as a
consequence women may not cook for men.).
kame nn. side, direction, region, area. Manina kame
kaanin nopaman? Where (in which direction)
did you make your new garden? Emeria kame
naap aakunemik. The woman's side (of the
family) spoke so. Koora umua kame okaiwi
fikera, okaiwi kapa. One side of the roof is
made of grass, the other metal. I owowa Bogia
kame-pa ikua. Our village is in the Bogia
region.
kamenap qw. 1) how? No unuma kamenap main?
How do you say your name? 2) what kind?,
what like? O koora sira kamenap kuak? What
kind of house did he build? Mera kamenap
nain aawon? What kind of fish did you get?
kametkura nn. side.
kametkura oona np. rib. Syn: oon tiretira,
kalekula.
kamik
kamin qw. how many? No muuka kamin nefar
ikua? How many sons do you have?
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