Mauwake Dictionary

miiw peperowa mokok fuura
miiw peperowa np. hard ground. Wi irauwa kuap
kuap miiw peperowa imenareya piipuamik.
They dug and dug till they came to the hard
ground and stopped.
miiw rekera np. common land.
miiw tana np. clay. Miiw tana aawep amina
onimik. They get clay and make pots.
miiwa nn. land, ground, soil, earth.
miiwaasa np. vehicle, car. (Comes from miiwa
aasa.).
miiwon nn. lizard sp. (Has a shiny skin.).
miiya v2.int.mv. go around. Pol opor eliwa wia
maake-miek. Paul went around telling the good
news. (Used mainly in serial verbs.). Syn:
miawiya, yaawiya.
miiya nn. tree sp. (Fruits/seeds are a source of purple
dye.).
miiya mumua np. purple.
mika-fieniya ser.v. resist, repulse, ward off.
(Repulse a side attack with a shield.). See:
mika-puukiya, umua.
mika-kofiya ser.v. get stuck. Aaakunemi
mika-kofam. I got stuck/stumbled in my
speech. abstract.
mikap ookiya ser.v. trace back. (Trace kinship
relations.).
mika-puukiya ser.v. prevent, cancel, intercept,
block way, resist. Ema-ke yia mika-puukak.
The mountain blocked our view. Mua kuisow
era-pa yia mika-puukeya i kua wuepap
ikiwemik. A man blocked our way so we passed
around him and went. Waaya baurarep
ikim-ikaeya auwa-ke mika-puukeya iimarek.
When the pig was running away father
intercepted it and it stopped.
mika-siikiya ser.v. stab. Waaya mikap baliwep
mika-sii-siikeya uminok. After spearing the pig
keep stabbing it well so it dies.
mika-suuwiya ser.v. push. Pina me wiar ikua,
naeya maa mauwa-ke mika-suuweya pina-pa
wakinon? He has no guilt, so what could push
him to fall in sin/guilt?
mika-teekiya ser.v. pass by.
mikikir mua np. defender, advocate. Mikikir
mua-ke opora-pa yia asipiya. An advocate
helps us with his speech.
mikikir suluma np. spine, backbone.
mikikira nn. back, backing. Mikikira-pa iimare.
Stand at the back/behind. No mikikira marew.
You have no family behind you (lit: no back).
mikikira iwiya id. spurn, turn away.
mikikiriw eriya vp1.int. draw back, back away.
(Without turning.). Syn: ipekumiw eriya. See:
aafiririmiya.
mikiya v1.tr. spear, hit, stick, sting. Auwa mera
mikap purupok. Father speared fish and
brought it up. Nomona-ke efa mikak. A stone
hit me/I hit my leg on a stone. Beguk emer
nasika-pa mikiyem. I stick the beguk shells
into a sago leaf bundle. Koora pika mikamik.
They put up the house walls. Ama oromi
mokoka efa mikak. The sun was setting and
shone in my eye. Kumin kaul-pa mikap
wafurimik. We put a hermit crab on the hook
and throw it. Parin suuna mikimik. They are
tattooing. Ema mikap ikiwemik. We climbed
over the mountain.
mikowawiya v1.tr. join. Pika oona mikowawe.
Join the stud supports. Opaimika mikowawami
maek, ... Adding to what was said, he said, ...
milingsi nn. sandfly. From: Alam?
miona nn. stem. Iwoka miona ne ifa girineya
perekimik. When the yam stems and leaves dry,
we harvest the yams. (From mia oona?).
misisok Variant: misisiok. aj. disliking, reluctant. Yo
manina ikiwowa misisok. I don't like to go to
the garden.
mokakiya v2.tr. stare. See: suunariya, geewariya,
mokoka tooniya.
mokakiya ookiya vp2. watch out for. Watch out
for someone else's needs.
mokaksa See main entry: mokoka. nn. eye.
mokaniya v2.int. whistle.
moke aj. horizontal, diagonal.
moke av. horizontally, crosswise, diagonally.
Nomokowa moke inawe. Lay the tree down
horizontally.
mokepiya v1.tr. turn sideways. Ifer aasa
karuem-ikok nomona urufap sigar mokepeya
me korinek. The ship was going, and as he saw
the reef and turned the steering wheel it didn't
get grounded.
mokok alewa np. corner of eye. Maa nain mokok
alewiw urufam. I only saw it from the corner of
my eye. (Only used when talking about a way of
looking.).
mokok alewa wuepiya vp1.int. wink.
mokok beela np. sleepy.
mokok bola np. inside of eyelid. Maa sakua
mokok bola-pa efar korinep ikua. A speck got
stuck inside my eyelid.
mokok eneka np. eyelid. Kuur muninka-ke
keraweya mokok eneka iinan nain wiar
arimok. When a wasp stung him his upper
eyelid got swollen.
mokok fuura np. corner of eye. Yo baliwep me
urufam, oram mokok fuura-pa urufam. I
46 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007