Mauwake Dictionary

kema onaiya goronep oraiya id. be very happy.
kema opiya id. comfort, humour. Mua gelemuta
kema opamkun pootinek. When I diverted the
little boy's attention he stopped crying. (By
diverting attention.).
kema peelaliya id. be grieved.
kema pinariya id. doubt, be unwilling, be
discouraged.
kema puep iwiya id. be terrified, be unconscious,
be in shock. Ifa urufap soranemi kema puep
iwak. When he saw a snake he was startled and
terrified.
kema pukiya id. understand. (Come to understand
through own mental processes.).
kema samorariya id. be unhappy, be sad, grieve.
kema sariariya id. feel good again.
kema sererkiya id. remind. Kema irinaremkun
kema efa sererkak. When I forgot he reminded
me.
kema siiniya id. calm down, be comforted, be
reconciled? (e.g. after being angry.). Syn:
uroma siiniya. [Ques: kema siinariya?]
kema sonom eliwa np. peace. (Peace of mind.).
See: epa eliwa.
kema sonomiya id. work steadily??
kema suuwiya id. think, remember.
kema teekiya id. make happy, make relieved.
kema teniya id. be relieved, be satisfied.
kema tootoniya id. be awed, be afraid. (e.g. at a
responsibility.).
kema tukuniya id. be worried.
kema tuupiya vp1. hope, long for, look forward to.
Syn: kemaiw tuupiya. See: kema kemaniya.
kema ufiya vp2.int. pant.
kema unu-unowa wuiya id. be worried.
kema urupiya id. be excited, be enthusiastic, get
interested.
kema wafuriya id. gasp for breath.
kema welewele id. undecided, irresolute,
vacillating.
kema wiisariya vp2. like very much, covet, desire,
regret.
kema wuepiya id. consider, think over.
kema wuiya vp1. think, consider.
kemaiw ikaiya vp2. keep in mind. Kemaniya
kemaiw nia ikaiyem. I miss you very much.
kemaiw tuupiya vp1. hope. Muuka Mande me
efar ekapok, naeya yo kemaiw yame
tuupam-ikaiyem, efar ekapinok. My son did
not come to me on Monday, so I am wishing for
him to come. Maa eliwa akena nain kemaiw
tuupam-ikaiyem. I am hoping for that very
good thing. Syn: kema tuupiya.
kemaliya v2.tr. feel sorry, sympathise, love. Me efa
kemaleka, yo eliw ikem. Don't feel sorry for
me, I am all right.
keman epira See main entry: kemanpira. np.
chest.
kemaniya av.man. sighing. Kemaniya omok. He
was sobbing Kemaniya maek. He kept sighing
as he talked.
kemanpira Variant: keman epira. nn. chest, front.
kemanpiya v1.tr. remember, keep in mind. Opora
iiriw miiman nain kemanpam-ike. Keep in
mind what you have heard.
kemapawiya v1.tr. remind.
kemapiya v1.tr. keep in mind, remind oneself.
kemawisa np. breath, breathing. Kemawisa
pukiyem. I am out of breath/I have trouble
breathing.
kemawisa pukiya id. 1) be disappointed. Maa
imenarinon naep arewap ikok weetakeya
kemawisa pukem. I was waiting for the thing to
appear, but when it did not, I was disappointed.
2) have asthma, be short of breath.
kemawisa pukowiya id. disturb. Takira senam
niiriwkin yo inowa kemawisa pukowamik.
The young people played so much that they
disturbed my sleep.
kemeliya v1.int. be happy. Yo yena muuka urufap
kemeliyem. I saw my son and am happy. Syn:
pakaniya.
kemena nn. chest, front.
kemena nn. bay.
kemena nn. 1) inside, room. Koor kemena-pa
wueya ipia me warinok. Put it inside the house
so the rain won't hit it. 2) meaning. Opora nain
kemena kamenap? What is the meaning of that
word/talk?
kemenimiya v2.tr. hug.
kemenwowiya v1.tr. carry on hip. Muuka
kemenwowap manina urupiyem. I carry the
child on my hip when I go to the garden.
kemiya v2.tr. roll. Sia awinen naep kemuka
kemiya. She is rolling string for a netbag.
kemuka nn. string.
kepura nn. leg. Syn: merena.
kerasia nn. ringworm, tinea, scabies.
kerawiya Variant: karawiya. v1.tr. bite, carve, chip.
Iina-ke yia keraweya napumarimik.
Mosquitoes bite us and we get sick. Owow
mua-ke wiena aasa kerawimik. The village
men carve their canoes. Kuduk samapora
kerawam-ikaiya. Kuduk is carving timber for
the floor planks.
kerefiya v1.tr. snatch, grab, hoard? Nos-ke kerew
akena kerefap aawon, yo weetak. You
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