Mauwake Dictionary

mera kia mia ore
mera kia np. fish sp. (Freshwater fish.). Syn:
kiisara.
mera maifa np. goatfish. Syn: usurup.
mera nepa np. eagle ray. Syn: paataraka.
mera samoriya id. get huge catch of fish.
mera siowa np. speckled catshark, leopard shark,
dogfish?
mera uuma np. smoking stick. (Fish are tied
between them during smoking.).
merakema nn. tree sp. (Used for housebuilding.).
merebuma nn. beetle. See: amil ilua.
meremua nn. lymph glands. Meremua oleleka-pa
yook-iriya. My lymph glands in groin are
swollen and hurt. (In groin.).
meren agagilowa nn. clubfoot. (Foot stiffened up
in tiptoe position.). See: meren kirowa.
meren esimsa np. top of foot.
meren kanima np. shoe, slipper.
meren kemena nn. sole.
meren kirowa np. clubfoot. See: meren
agagilowa.
meren kukum paara np. Achilles tendon.
meren kukuma nn. heel.
meren muuna np. ankle.
meren suuwowa np. trousers.
meren wafurowa np. step.
meren woosa np. toenail. See: ipamsika.
merena nn. leg, foot.
merena kuisow np. only child.
merena opiya vp2.tr. teach singsing.
merena peeskimiya vp2. practise singsing.
meria nn. Tahitian chestnut. Inocarpus fagiferus.
(Aila in Pidgin; the fruit is edible.).
mesa nn. winged bean.
mesalimiya v2.tr. hide, lose. Maa mesalimeya i
nopimik. He has hidden the thing and we are
looking for it. Yo unan fura koka-pa
mesalimem. I lost my knife in the bush
yesterday.
mesek kuma np. umbilical cord, navel.
mesek kuma niiwa np. stomach sinew.
mesek miira np. nipple.
mesek miira puukiya id. pay for adoption. See:
eka mesalimiya.
meseka nn. breast, milk. Muuk wesusa meseka
enimimik. Babies drink milk.
mesenaliya v2.int. disappear, be_lost. Yo fura efar
mesenalek. My knife has disappeared. Maa
mesenalep ikeya aakisa imenak. The thing was
lost but now he found it.
meta nn. ritual markings. Apura meta mikimik.
They dab a widow's joints with lime. (Done as
part of various ceremonies.).
meta nn. fame. Meta manekarek. His fame grew.
Meta miimamik. We heard (of what he has
done).
meteta nn. flower sp. (Used for eka opowa
ceremony if marigold is not available.). See: eka
opowa, daria, sorongia.
metumiya v2.tr. support; encourage. Muuka
metumeya meseka baliwep eniminok. Support
your son's head so that he can suck well. Me
keker opuk naep wia metumemik. We
encouraged them so that they would not be
afraid. See: uumiya.
mia nn. body, skin. Senam uuwap mia iiwawun
lebumariyem. I have worked hard and my
whole body is tired/lazy. Mia alalep airikiyem.
I feel itchy so I scratch my skin.
mia aka np. menstrual blood.
mia ara np. trunk.
mia awowa See main entry: mia muura. np. ritual
uncleanliness. Mia awowa wiar erowen-na
iwap yakieka If you are ritually dirtied by them,
then go and have a bath
mia daguiyariya vp2. be paralysed.
mia eka suuwiya id. put on weight.
mia erowawiya id. make demands.
mia fifiya See main entry: mia fufuiya. vp2. be
afraid.
mia fufuiya Variant: mia fifiya. vp2. be afraid.
Uura Rurunat ekam-ikok siowa urufap mudi
mua-ke naep mia fufuem. At night I was going
to Rurunat and saw a dog but thought it was a
sorcerer so I was afraid/terrified
mia gena np. sperm. (Used as a euphemism.). See:
pipisa.
mia gigir np. leprosy.
mia iiwiya id. grow thin. Napumarep mia iiwok.
He was sich and grew thin.
mia ipipariya id. be fearful. Yo mia yame ipiparep
fan ikem. I am afraid (that I would do it
wrongly) so I stayed here (doing nothing). See:
keker opiya, kema tootoniya, mia fufuiya.
mia kanima puukiya id. circumcise.
mia kuuna saaniya id. feel awkward, be
embarrassed, have goosepimples. Maa miililina
urufap mia kuuna saanem. I was all
goosepimply when I saw that unique thing.
mia muura Variant: mia awowa. nn. ritual
uncleanliness, body smell. Mia muura faep
aasa suuwimik. We get rid of the ritual
uncleanliness and go fishing. O mia muura
samora pun mera-ko me aawok. He was
unclean and so didn't catch fish.
mia nira np. spots, blotches. (On body.).
mia ore np. naked. See: saporoma.
44 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007