Mauwake Dictionary

alaliya v2.int. itch, tickle. Mia alalep airikiyem. I
feel itchy so I scratch my skin. Ifara fain'ke efa
alaleya ifa-ke naem. When this rope tickled me
I thought it was a snake.
alewa nn. tail. Siow alewa ararumeya siowa
eliwa-ke nainan. When a dog waves its tail you
say it is a good dog.
alimakiya v2.tr. lick, kiss. Maa enep epira
alimakek. After eating he licked the plate.
alimawiya v1. replace, make up. Iwer opa wiar
awok nain enuma alimawiya. He is replacing
his coconut shoots that burned. Yo maa me
pepekeya os-ke efa alimawak. When I didn't
have enough, he made up for the rest. (Make up
for what is missing.).
aluiya v2.int. make noise. Siowa-ke alueya i inowa
me pepek. The dog is making noise and we
can't sleep.
aluowa nn. noise. No siow aluowa ifarimeya
miiminen. Imitate the noise of the dog and I will
listen.
ama nn. 1) sun. Ama yoowa wenup. The sun is very
hot.
ama orowa np. west.
ama urupowa np. east. 2) daytime, hour, time of
day. Ama-pa mauwimik, kokomareya
uurarimik. We work in the daytime and rest
when it gets dark. Ama kaanin ekapok? What
time did he come?
amapekapiya v2.tr. bring. to a person. Syn:
pekapiya.
amapekiya v1.tr. bring, take. (To a person.). Syn:
pekiya.
amapepiya v1.tr. bring, take. Syn: pepiya.
amaperiya v1.tr. bring, take. Syn: periya.
amapikiwiya v2.tr. take. Syn: pikiwiya.
amapiriya v1.tr. bring up, take up. Syn: piriya.
amapiwiya v1.tr. bring in, take in. Syn: piwiya.
amap-niiriya v2.tr. ridicule, laugh at, scorn.
amaporaiya v2.tr. bring down, take down. Syn:
poraiya.
amapurupiya v2.tr. bring up, take up. Syn:
purupiya.
ame Variant: amen. av.com. and others. Aite ame
fofa ikiwimik. Mother and the others are going
to the market. used for human beings.
amen See main entry: ame. av.com. and others.
ametop nn. kingfisher. Halcyon. (Sacred k/f, yellowbilled
k/f, forest k/f, collared k/f, blue-black k/f,
beach k/f.). See: sumun, guruwien,sapien,
tororok.
ami nn. army. From: Pidgin.
ami mua np. soldier.
amia1 nn. bow, gun. See: ariwa, sokoka.
amia2 nn. trough. Emer sowa amia-pa sawikimik.
They pour the sago mash in a trough.
amia mua np. policeman.
amil ilua np. beetle caterpillar. (Becomes
merebuma beetle.). See: merebuma.
amin awowa np. shell sp. Latirus smaragdula.
amina nn. pot, saucepan.
amin awowa np. burnt rice. (At the bottom of a
saucepan.).
amin-amina Variant: amin-amin ifara. nn. pitcher
plant.
amirika nn. noon. Amirika ama kekaneya
uurarimik. At noon when the sun is hot we rest.
amirika epa-pa maakiya id. lie. Amirika
epa-pa nefa maakiya oo. He is lying to you.
amisa nn. knowledge, wisdom.
amis mua np. knowledgeable man.
amisariya v2.tr. know. Iiriw momor ikem, aakisa
amisarem. Before I was ignorant, but now I
know. (Past tense form also with present tense
meaning.).
amua nn. dropped genitals?
amukariya v2.tr. scold, be angry. Kae takira
wiam iriwkin wia amukariya. Grandfather
scolds the children when they act silly. Iwera
muuta nain wiam amukaremik. They
quarrelled about the coconuts. Fiirimowa kema
irinarep yame amukarem. I was angry with
myself for forgetting the meeting.
amumaw nn. insect sp. (Small white insects that
string themselves together.).
amurien nn. snake sp. (Small, yellow, nonpoisonous
snake.).
amurkiya v1.tr. carry. Raapa amurkap fofa
ikiwimik. They hang the woven bag from
shoulder and go to the market. (Carry something
hanging from shoulder.). See: umakiriya,
iwakiya.
ana nn. yam.
anane av.tmp. always, every day, constantly. Anane
mande komiti uuwowa onimik. Every Monday
we do community work. Anane akiminen-na
paayarinen. If I try constantly I will know.
andet num. hundred. From: Pidgin.
ane-bilikiya v1.tr. mix together.
ane-kekanowiya v1.tr. encourage. e.g. encourage
one of two fighters.
anekuan nn. vine sp. (Big red fruit with black edible
seeds like pumpkin seeds.).
ane-kurumiya v2.tr. thicken. thicken a mixture.
ane-maisiya v1.tr. add, increase. Ane-maiseya
puinok. Add more till it is full. Syn:
maisomiya.
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