Mauwake Dictionary

muiya v2.tr. scrape. Iwera muep opap maa
uupinen. I will scrape a coconut, squeeze it and
cook food. (Used of coconut.).
muiya v2.tr. swallow, flood. Marasin fain mue.
Swallow the medicine. Episowa sipira-ke
muok. The grass has covered the tobacco plants.
Eka luuma-ke manina muok. The water has
flooded the garden.
mukiya v2.tr. smoke. Waaya epia mukeka. Smoke
the pork. smoking meat.
mukun iiwa np. firebrand.
mukun oposia np. embers.
mukuna nn. fire. Mukuna wilinek. The fire is
burning brightly.
mukuruna nn. shouting. Ufowa poromi mukuruna
wuamik. When they brought the singsing down
they shouted. (The noise made when a singsing
group is brought in the open.).
mukuwa nn. tangle, bundle. Iwoka mukuwa aawep
makena wuiya. When the yam stems get in a
tangle it produces tubers.
mulalu nn. gift piglet. (Given to the donor of the
mother pig.).
mulamul nn. trevally. See: popotimaw, googok.
mulamul kekela np. trevally. (Juvenile.).
mulamula Variant: moramora. nn. scrub fowl.
Megapodius freycinet.
mulina aj. new fruits, new crops. Iwer mulina
fiirimemik. They gathered the recently dropped
coconuts. (Also newly planted crops after the
main garden is ready.).
mulupak nn. sunset glow.
muma See main entry: mumua. nn. seed.
mumua Variant: muma. nn. seed.
mumula nn. ashes. Episow mumula cigarette ash
fiker mumula ash of the burnt kunai (Very light
ashes.). See: epia foma, saakia.
munakia aj. big. ipok munakia big belly
(Negative.).
muneka nn. egg. Aara muneka wuap ifemakiya.
The hen has laid eggs and is hatching them.
munina nn. spark. Fikera-ke awemi munina-ke
ikiwemi koka-pa enekarek. When the grass
was burning a spark went and lighted fire in the
bush. See: mukuna.
muniniya v2.tr. whisper, grumble. Mua nain
opora muninem-ikua. That man was
whispering/grumbling.
muninka nn. wasp. See: guur muninka, ununka.
muniwiya v1.tr. finish, close. Emeria-ke sia
weeser-wuami opaimika muniwak. The
woman was finishing the netbag and closed the
hole (at the bottom). (Only used about netbags.).
See: upiya.
murariya v2.int.mv. follow behind, go later. Yo
miimep ikiwemkun wi murarep yookamik. I
went first and they followed after me.
murarow opora np. gossip, slander.
murarowa nn. consequences, future. Murarowa
kema suuwap wi mua samora me wiokam. I
thought of the consequences and didn't go with
the bad men.
murarowa aj. following, next, last.
muri av. behind, later. From: Austronesian?
muri-koko av. much later.
muris ikina np. stink. (Pungent smell of e.g.
unwashed body.).
muroka nn. stem.
musimusia nn. bat. (Eats nectar from pao nut and
Malay apple flowers; black; size of adult hand.).
muskal nn. vulva.
musuk naiya vp2. ? (Expression of dislike; sucking
air in through teeth and lips.).
musuwina nn. bamboo sp. (Thin, with hard inside;
big leaves and edible shoots.). See: pia.
muuguwer nn. tortoise. See: pon.
muuk afimowa np. forefinger. Syn: epir
surukowa.
muuk maata nn. son, orphan.
muuk sia np. womb, uterus.
muuk wesusa np. infant. (Only when talking about
the mother of an infant.). See: gia.
muuk wesusa np. tree sp.
muuka nn. young. aar muuka chick siow muuka
puppy kasi muuka kitten waa muuka piglet
muuka nn. boy, son, child.
muukariya v2.tr. give birth. See: uroma yakiya.
muuma nn. twine.
muuma nn. Papuan frogmouth. Podargus papuensis.
See: ae-muuna.
muu-muuna nn. ridges, notches.
muun iriya vp1. be rough (sea).
muun irowowiya vp1. heap (soil).
muuna nn. knot, projection, joint. wapen muuna
elbow See: oon mikowowa, akuwa.
muuna nn. debt. Muuna wuamik nain ikoka
kiripiyan. Later we will pay the debt that we
incurred. Sira samora nefa oninon-na muuna
me urure. If he wrongs you don't pay back.
maa muuna ookowa pay a debt
muuna ururiya id. retaliate, pay back. Paapa, yo
muuna ururome. Elder brother, pay back to
him (what he has done to me).
muupa nn. trace of food. Opaimik muupa
ipiwoma. Wipe the food stuck around his
mouth. amin muupa food stuck in the pot food
sticking somewhere.
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