Mauwake Dictionary

makena marepupuk
keraweya ifa makena nain ifakimem. When a
snake bit me I killed the snake.
makena aj. true, real. Opora nain me makena-ke
naem. I thought/said that the story was not true.
makena opiya id. die. (Euphemistic?).
makena opomiya vp1.tr. fulfill a promise. (Fulfill
a promise without a request made.). See: opora
opomiya.
makenariya v2.int. bear fruit. Iwera mokoma unow
akena makenariya. The coconut tree bears fruit
for very many years. Yakikira auwa upok nain
aakisa makenarek. The breadfruit which father
planted is now bearing fruit.
makera nn. cane. (Thick, kanda in Pidgin.). See:
ufua, tamapula.
makiwawia nn. tree sp. (The inedible orange fruit is
used in house decorations.).
makumakuma nn. weed sp. (Like sinip but not
fuzzy.).
makumakuma nn. tree sp. Wedelia biflora.
malabur nn. smooth-tailed trevally?; long-jawed
mackerel? (Smallish fish with darker spots on
back.). See: popotimaw, atai.
malala nn. meeting house. (Haus win in Pidgin).
Syn: sambin.
malespak nn. worm sp. Syn: titimula.
malilikina nn. grasshopper sp.
malin nn. calmness.
malin aj. calm. Ipia weesereya ifera malin inek.
After rain the sea was calm.
malol nn. open sea. Wi mua-ke ifera orop malol-pa
kaul wafurimik. Men go down to sea and fish
in the open sea.
malol urap np. peacock rockcod.
malona Variant: mayona. nn. brown-collared brush
turkey. Talegalla jobiensis.
malopat nn. headband. (Made of cloth or woven
strings tied on the forehead, for sticking feathers
or leaves.).
malu nn. slit gong. See: ununa.
mamaiya Variant: wameria. av.loc. near, close by.
mamaiyariya Variant: wamerariya. v1.int.mv.
approach, come close. See: tiilariya.
mamaniya v2.tr. fan. (Fan fire to get flames.).
mamar opiya id. clear throat, cough. (To announce
one's arrival.).
mamara nn. flotsam. (Floating debris in the sea.).
mamarikiya v1.int. be hospitable, look after, be
kind. Muuka me wia mamarikeya owow
unowa soomarimik. ?? He doesn't look after
his sons well so they wander around. O
mamarikowa mua-ke. He is a kind person.
mamariya v2.tr. make tasty. Mera fain-ko uupep
maa mamariwkin enimiyan. When they cook
this fish and make the food tasty we will eat it.
mamaromiya v1.tr. rock. (Rock a baby.).
mamarowiya v1.tr. give taste.
mamepaperuma See main entry: maa me
peelalowa. nn. death adder.
mamisa aj. meatless. Mera mareweya maa mamisa
uupok. She had no fish so she cooked the food
without any meat.
manar nn. forehead decoration. (Made of dog's
teeth. Used as singsing decoration, traditional
money, and as bride price. It is passed from
father to son.).
manda nn. legends, customs.
mande nn. Monday. From: Pidgin.
maneka1 aj. big, large. Wi teeria maneka akena,
koora fain me pepek. They are a big group, this
house is not (big) enough. Mua maneka yia
maakeya oniyan. When the big man/headman
tells us, we will do. Ant: gelemuta.
maneka2 av. very, a lot. Yo eka yoowa aaya
maneka me wuome. Do not put a lot of sugar in
my tea. Mua unow maneka ikiwemik. Very
many men went.
manekariya v2.int. grow, become big, spread.
manekiw av. wholly, completely. Mia suuwowa oka
manekiw. The shirt is completely red.
manekiya v1.tr. enlarge, extend, expand. Opora
manekiwikin owowa unowa wiar miimamik.
The news became big and many villages heard
it.
mangala nn. drupa shell.
mangesiriya v1.int. become thin.
manin afua np. (old) garden. (Previous year's
garden where there is still food.). See:
manipera.
manina nn. garden. Yo manina-pa uuwap oraiyem.
I am coming back from working in the garden.
See: piita.
maningura nn. tree sp. (Leaves are used for
singsing decorations.).
manipera nn. old garden. (All food is finished.).
Syn: manin afua.
manua nn. fruit bat. (Smaller than flying fox.).
mapuriem nn. cosmopolitan flyingfish. (Mediumsized.).
See: kak, korogam, matapok.
mapusaw nn. snake sp. (Lives in rivers.).
marari koora np. temporary shelter, lean-to.
marasin nn. medicine, poison. From: Pidgin.
marawaken nn. stone axe, spirit name.
mareg nn. north wind. From: Alam.
maremuka nn. corn. (On sole.).
marepupuk nn. ground-pigeon, ground-dove.
42 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007