Mauwake Dictionary

momop mufiya
momop nn. fish sp. (Freshwater fish; different
colours; flat.).
momor aj. ignorant. Maa kererek nain me
amisarem, momor ikem. I didn't know what
had happened, I was ignorant.
momor av.man. 1) indiscriminately, haphazardly.
2) foolishly.
momora aj. stupid, confused, insane, dumb.
momorariya v2.int. become confused, go crazy.
Eka enep momorarek. He got drunk. (literally:
drank and went crazy)
momoriya v1.tr. confuse, disturb. Aluemi kema efa
momorimik. When they make noise they
confuse/disturb me.
momowiya nn. headdress.
mona nn. tree sp. (Mon in Pidgin.). From: Pidgin.
mona kiira np. batfish.
monaterika nn. pygmy-parrot. Microspitta.
mookasia nn. stone, seed. Fiiwua mookasia
upimik. We plant mango seeds. (Big-sized
seeds.).
moolalia nn. caterpillar sp?, worm sp? (Destroys
taro.).
mooli nn. lemon, orange. From: Pidgin.
moora nn. mushroom.
moora asia np. wild mushroom.
moorkas aj. poor.
moram cnj. because.
moram Variant: oram. qw. why. (Often has
accusing overtone.).
moram maneka aj. desolate, useless.
moram naep qw. why.
moram wia cnj. because.
moramora See main entry: mulamula. nn. common
scrub fowl. Megapodius freycinet.
moreka nn. wild yam.
morena aj. male.
mores kamenap id. how come? No mores
kamenap noma? What happened to you? No
mores kamenap oron? How could you have
fallen down? No mores kamenap naemi
ariman maen? Why did you say that openly
(which you should not have said)? (Expression
of exaspiration.).
moresa av.man. like, as. Ema nain me Karkar
moresa awiya. That volcano doesn't burn like
Karkar. See: saarik.
moresariya v2.tr. organise, prepare, aim. Waaya
umow epa-pa moresarep mikaka. Aim at the
place where the pig will die quickly and then
spear it. Maa moresarep-puap wia farek. After
preparing everything he called them.
morira nn. sweetlips. See: simasim.
mosowa nn. tree sp. (Hardwood timber.).
mot nn. island. Soora mot ema maneka buunek.
The volcano on Karkar island erupted.)
motaniya v2.tr. chew. Maa oposia motanep
muiya. He chews the meat and swallows it.
motawien nn. meliphaga. Meliphaga. See:
toonwaw.
mua nn. wart.
mua nn. man, male, person, husband. mua unowa
many people
mua alewa np. man's younger brother? (One of a
group of related men.).
mua kuuma np. 1) disabled man, crippled man.
2) uncle. Syn: mua weria.
Mua Maneka np. God.
Mua Maneka pika kemena np. God's Kingdom.
mua miikapura np. (face) carving.
mua mikiya Variant: umua mikiya. vp1. bud.
mua mikowa Variant: umua mikowa. np. bud.
(Leaf bud, new shoot appearing after pruning.)
(Also used when scolding for childish
behaviour.).
mua sepa np. selfish person. See: mua yamunsia.
mua weria np. (maternal) uncle, (male) cross cousin.
They are responsible for burying the dead and
deciding the length of time for the mourning
period. Syn: mua kuuma.
muar nn. wild ginger sp. (Used as a singsing
decoration.).
mudi mua np. sorcerer. (Sanguma in Pidgin.).
muenumariya v2.tr. request sorcery. Wiena
muenumariwkin ifakimok. They themselves
told him to work sorcery on him, so he killed
him.
muep orowawiya vp1.tr. swallow. Ikin eliwa-ke
naep muep orowawamik. We thought it had a
good smell and swallowed/inhaled it. Bagiaw
efar kerereya kekanep ikok muep orowawam.
When my anger rose I swallowed it both
concrete and abstract.
muera nn. stromb shell.
muera onak np. mitrid shell.
muetuwuk See main entry: wake. nn. coucal.
(Alternate name for wake used because of name
taboos.).
muewiya v2.int. marry. (Used of women only.).
mueyaniwa nn. totem, spirit carving, idol.
mueyarowa nn. snake sp.
mufiya v2.tr. pull, force, influence. Aasa opap
mufep purupe. Take the canoe and pull it up.
Eka luuma mufok. The flood has gone down.
Wis-ke efa mufiwkin wiokam. They influenced
me and I followed them.
48 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007