Mauwake Dictionary

muupa nainiw
muupa nn. wrapping. emer muupa sago wrapping
(Longish, small.). See: unua, kupakup.
muupera nn. guest, visitor. Mua muupera
ekapiwkin maa wienake. When guests come,
give them food.
muuperariya v2.tr. visit. (Not used of informal
visits of people living near by.).
muupiw oraiya vp2.int. leak, trickle. See: fuiya.
muur amina np. crowned pigeon. (Bigger and
darker than muura.).
muura nn. Victoria crowned pigeon. Goura victoria.
muuriya v1.tr. smell, sniff. Kakala ikin eliwa fain
muuriyem. I am smelling this fragrant flower.
(Voluntary action.). See: miimiya.
muururunowa nn. grand mannikin. Lonchura
grandis.
muusiri nn. dwarf. Uura inep ikemkun muusiri-ke
efa ifemakemik. When I was asleep I was
crushed by dwarfs. (?) (Also used as a scolding
word.). Syn: sirimot.
muusiriposa nn. tapestry turban shell.
muusupa nn. bamboo sp. (Grows like a vine, has
large leaves.). See: pia.
na exc. EXCL. Naap maemi omem-ikainan, na.
You must cry saying like that. (Used especially
after imperatives, or future tense used as an
imperative.).
naakiya v2.tr. tell. (Often used instead of repeating
maakiya.). Syn: maakiya.
naa-naap av.man. so-so, a little.
naap av. alike, similar. Auwa mia maneka, muuka
pun naap. The father is big, and the son is like
him. (Comparing things or actions that are
essentially the same.). See: saarik.
naap av.man. thus, that way, like that. Manina naap
mauwimik. We work the garden that way.
naapeya cnj. therefore, and so. Yo mauwow
maneka me uuwam, naapeya me wuailiyem. I
did not work hard, therefore I am not hungry.
naapeya-na cnj. in that case.
naapiya v2.tr. help. Syn: asipiya.
naap-kekena cnj. in that case, if so. Yo
naap-kekena iwera irakam. In that case I
would have climbed the coconut palm.
Naap-kekena, moram maamuma beng-pa me
wuan? If so (if it is as you say), why didn't you
put the money in the bank? (In reasoning,
refuting a statement.).
naareke qw. who. Naareke nefa maakeya
amisaren? Who told you so you know it?
N - n
muusuwura nn. tree sp. (Used for firewood.).
muuta1 aj. small. Syn: gelemuta.
muuta2 Variant: muut. av. only, little, a little.
Opora muut naap. That is all my talk. I
muuta-ko me uuraremik. We didn't rest even a
little.
muuta3 part. because of, for. Onak muuta nain
anane omomiya. He is always crying for his
mother. Syn: maa wiriwiri.
muutariya v2.int. be quiet, be silent. Seewa yia
urufap muutarimik. The mice saw us and keep
quiet. Wi aakunem-ikaiwkin yo muutarep
pokap ikem. As they were talking I sat silently.
muutitik aj. all kinds.
muutiw av. only. Wi mua muutiw ufemik. Only the
men danced the singsing.
muutiya v1.tr. make small, make soft? Opora
muutap opora manekap nia maakiyem, ni
maa-ko me miimiman. Whether I tell you
softly or loud, you do not listen.
muutumut aj. all kinds.
Owora naareke onakek? Who gave betelnut to
him? (From naarewe-ke.).
naarew qw. whose, whom. No naarew wiipa-ke?
Whose daughter are you? Ekapemi naarew wia
urufan? Who did you see when you came? See:
naareke.
naarewe qw. who. (Usually with contrastive focus
marker -ke >_naareke.).
nabena nn. carrying pole. Waaya nabena
suuwamik. They carried the pig on a pole.
nadur nn. ceremonial drink. (Drunk by male initiates.
Made of different roots that are grated and
cooked with coconut milk.). Syn: buren.
nae av.loc. there?, here? location close by above the
speaker (??). Syn: eefin.
naemi cnj. so, therefore. Syn: neemi?
naep aux. want. Yo manina urupinen naep. I want
to go to the garden. (Medial form of verb naiya;
lit: `having said...').
naeya cnj. therefore, so. See: naapiya, naemi.
nain rel.m. that. Mua ekapok nain me urufam. I
didn't see the man that came.
nain dem.dist1. that. Mua nain iikamin ekapok?
When did that man come?
nain sub.m. that. (Subordinate clause marker.).
nainiw av.tmp. again. Mua nain ikiwep nainiw
ekapok. That man went and came again. (Doing
50 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007