Mauwake Dictionary

lalatiya v2.tr. wash away, wash down, sweep. Eka
luuma maa tawowola lalatiya. The flood
washes the rubbish down. Ifera saa lalatiya.
Sea washes the sand away.
lalek nn. land crab. (Small, white.). See: korowa.
lali nn. fish. (Various kinds of small reef fish.).
lali mariya v2. catch fish with poison. (Killing fish
with scraped derris root.).
laliak Variant: laliong. nn. sea current.
laliong See main entry: laliak. nn. sea current.
lalona nn. skin. Mera sakakula lalona iirarep
ikimik. We roast the leatherjacket (fish) after
removing the skin. Syn: kanima.
lalu nn. parrotfish.
lam nn. lamp soot. Lam mikimik. We are tattooing.
(Used for tattoo marks.). From: Pidgin.
lantoro nn. legume tree sp. (Lamtor in Pidgin; used
as cover crop.). From: Pidgin.
lapeka Variant: lepeka. nn. palm sp. (Used for
spears.).
lasa Variant: lata. nn. coral.
lasa iperuma np. moray eel.
lata See main entry: lasa. nn. coral.
lata mera np. ornate hawkfish.
lawiliw av.man. a little, nearly, rather. Lawiliw
arewap ikiwiyan. We will wait a little before
we go. Lawiliw mamaiya ikemik. We are
rather close. Lawiliw akena wakiekam. I nearly
fell.
lawisiw ints. somewhat, a little. Uuwowa nain
lawisiw yoowa. The work is somewhat hard.
lebelbariya v2.int. hover, glide. Mua yia urufap
mera maifa lebelbarep karuiya. When a
goatfish sees a man it swims from side to side.
Gael iinan-pa lebelbare-yaawiya. The gael
bird soars/hovers in the sky. Sarep itita
lebelbarinon. The thin scythe swings to and fro.
See: weewenariya.
lebuma aj. lazy. Mua lebuma nain emeria me
wiimik. They don't give a wife to the lazy man.
Syn: labasia, warusia. See: oon marewa,
opiya.
lebumariya Variant: lepumariya. v2.int. be lazy,
be tired. Syn: kaasirariya, labasiariya. See:
opiya.
leeleniya v1.int. burn fast. Ewar-ke epia wulinowa
leelenowak. The wind made the fire burn
strongly.
leep nn. sail.
leepariya v2.int.mv. sail.
leewirina nn. vine sp.
leewirina nn. bristleworm.
legelga aj. sickly.
legelgariya v2.int. be sickly. (Result of long-term
sickness.).
lekena nn. tree sp. (Used for firewood ; fig-like fruit
grows out of the trunk.).
lepeka See main entry: lapeka. nn. palm sp. (Strong
wood is used for making bows and arrows.).
lepiya v2.tr. gather together. O maa mutumut lepiep
aawok. He gathered everything together. I
aakunowa me pepek. No naisow lepiep
aakune. We are not able to speak. You speak
for all of us. (Used of things, not people.).
lepumariya See main entry: lebumariya. v2.int. be
tired, be lazy. Syn: kaasirariya.
lesena Variant: lasena. nn. tree sp. (Used for
firewood only.).
libabi nn. coralfish.
ligam aj. yellow.
ligam nn. turmeric.
liiliniya v2.int. sting, smart. Ifera ikemika iwiya
liiliniya. A wound stings when salt gets in. Syn:
giliniya. See: tiitiniya, siririya.
liiwariya v2.int. rise, grow. Moma upowa liiwarek.
The taro shoot has grown. Ama liiwarek. The
sun has risen.
lilewariya v2.int. become small.
lilewiya v2.tr. moult, shed skin. Ifa kanima lilewok.
A snake shed its skin. (Used of snakes and
crustacaens.).
lilew-oraiya ser.v. tear diagonally, go down ?
Moma ama-ke kuumeya lilew-orok. Sun
scorched the taro and it stayed down and small.
Napuma lilew-oraiya. The sickness is going
down / finishing. Konima perekeya lilew-orok.
When she tore the cloth it tore diagonally.
lim nn. water in canoe. Ifer umukut-ke aasa lim
taanowiya. Waves fill the canoe with water.
lima nn. mud crab.
limus np. algae.
lob nn. fish sp. [Ques: freshwater mullet?]
logalok nn. bamboo thorn. (Thorn of piakina
bamboo. Used for decorations, stuck in the
hair.).
loloki nn. plant sp. (Leaves heated on fire are used to
cure nettle sting.).
lolom nn. mud. Lolom ama saana-pa toonek. The
mud hardened during the dry season. (Used in
inland dialects.). Syn: sipa.
loloma nn. sea anemone sp. (Small, edible.).
lombu nn. chili. From: Pidgin.
looniya v2.int. grow thin, be empty. Napumarep
maa me enep mia loonek. He was sick and
didn't eat so he grew thin. Owowa looneya ona
emeria arufak. When the village was empty he
beat his wife. See: mia iiwiya.
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