Mauwake Dictionary

same thing that one has done before.). See:
kiiriw.
nainiw akena aj. similar, alike, identical. Mera
nainiw akena mufem. I caught the same kind of
fish. Wiam erup miikapura nainiw akena.
Their faces look identical.
nainiya v1.tr. set upright. Amina me nainap-puak,
namenap-puak. He did not set the pot upright
but upside down. Ant: nameniya.
naisow pr. by yourself, you alone. See: no, yaisow,
waisow.
naiya v2.tr. say, speak, think, call. Maa eliwa-ke
naep aawem. I thought ir was good and got it.
Syn: maiya.
nakan nn. fish sp. (Small freshwater fish.).
nakuruwien nn. rail. See: aar asia.
namanaw nn. your initiation guardian. See:
yamanaw, wamanaw.
namba nn. number. From: Pidgin.
name Variant: nama. pr. yourself. See: no, yame.
namekua nn.inal. your daughter-in-law. See:
yamekua.
nameniya v1.tr. set upside down. Amina
namenap-puak. He set the pot upside down.
Ant: nainiya.
namera Variant: namenma. nn. vine sp. (Used for
purowa arm bracelet.).
namue av.loc. here below (?). See: eenin.
nan av.loc. there. Auwa nan ikua, manina me
urupok. Father is there, he didn't go to the
garden..
nanal nn. tree sp. (Grows on the beach.).
nanar nn. story ; legend. Wi panewowa-ke kae
nanar fain amisaremik. Old people know this
ancestral story.
nanariya v2.tr. tell ; relate ; narrate. Opora
nanaremkun miimeka.. Listen as I am telling a
story.
nanarok nn. heron, bittern.
nanikiya Variant: anikiya. v1.tr. appoint, choose.
Kenny wiawi umeya wie-ke nanikak. When
Kenny's father died his uncle chose him (=for
his son). Nomokow kakawa nain yos-ke
nanikamkun mua oko-ke me aawikuan. I
reserved that plank for myself, others will not
take it. See: pepekimiya.
naniya v2.int. be there. Raapa akupan nain nanek.
The bag that you looked for is there. (Only used
in the past tense, with present meaning in
English.).
nanu sia np. widow's netbag. (The husband's spirit
is said to live there.).
napia nn. bamboo container. (Long; used for
carrying water.). See: torak.
napuma nn. body. (A dead body.).
napuma aj. sick, ill.
napuma nn. sickness, illness, disease.
napumariya v2.int. fall sick. Napumarep maa me
enem. When I got sick i didn't eat.
nar nn.inal. your son-in-law. See: yar.
narosa nn. tree sp. (Used in housebuilding.).
naruw iriya vp1. act silly. See: alakuiya, wame
iriya.
nasik uroma np. coconut frond rib. (Used for
making brooms.). See: seepakira.
nasika nn. frond, mat. Saa supukarek, nasika-pa
poka. The sand is wet, sit on the mat. (Mat
woven with coconut leaves.).
nasowa See main entry: asowa. aj. left.
ne cnj. and ; but.
neeke Variant: neek. av.loc. there. Ikiwep neeke
poka. Go and sit down over there. Neek
ikainok. Let it be (there). (Used mainly with
future tense and imperative.). Syn: nan.
neekeriw av.loc. right there.
neemi cnj. in the same way, so, therefore, similarly.
Tuumar eka yoowa miatinek. Neemi emer
ikowa pun miatinek. Tumar did not like the tea.
In the same way, he did not like the bread either.
Teeria fain gol erup wuamik, neemi teeria
nain pun gol erup wuamik. This team scored
two goals, similarly that team also scored two
goals.
neene Variant: niena. nn.inal. your mother.
neepe Variant: neepa. nn.inal. your elder sibling,
your elder cousin. Syn: paapa.
neeya cnj. therefore, so. See: naapiya, naeya,
naemi. [Ques: same as naeya?]
nefa pr. you (sg). Ekapeya nefa maakinen. When
you come I will tell you. (Object form.). See:
no; no, efa.
nefamiya pr. with you. See: efamiya, wamaiya,
niamiya.
nefar pr. from you, your, to you. See: no, efar.
nefarik pr. yours.
neke nn.inal. your grandfather. See: kae.
nekera nn.inal. your sister. See: ekera.
nembesir Variant: nibisir. nn. ancestor, descendant.
(At least three generations distant.).
nemi nn.inal. your brother-in-law. See: yemi.
nena pr. your, yours. See: no, yena.
nenaiw pr. by yourself, of your own accord. See:
yenaiw, naisow.
nenakiya v2.oi. feed you. Auwa wiar ikiweya
owora nenakinon. When you go to father he
will give you betel nut to eat. See: enakiya.
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