Mauwake Dictionary

nomakek. My brother ran fast but another man
was faster (lit: surpassed him).
Ikiwem-ikomkun miiwaasa oko-ke yia
nomakek. As we were going another car passed
us.
nomakowiya v1.tr. pass by. (Acts 5:15).
nomar nn.inal. your friend, your cousin. See:
yomar.
nomariya v2.tr. ask for, beg. Anane maa wia
nomariya. He always asks them for things.
nomawa nn.inal. your namesake. See: yomawa.
nomiya v1.tr. release arrow, shoot. Ariwa
nomikuan. They will shoot the arrows. See:
riiniya, wariya.
nomokow fiira np. great-grandfather. Lit: 'tree
root'.
nomokow kakawa np. plank, piece of wood.
nomokow moke np. cross. Yeesus nomokow
moke-pa umok. Jesus died on the cross.
nomokowa nn.inal. your brother. See: yomokowa.
nomokowa nn. tree, wood.
nomon ika wariya vp2.tr. stone. (Stone a person
to death.).
nomon moma np. taro sp. (White, strong.).
nomon paawura np. bright light. (Unnatural light
seen at night, believed to be caused by a bad
spirit.).
nomon urap np. bony-bream.
nomona nn. stone, rock, coral. Nomona-ke efa
mikak. I hit my foot on a stone. (lit: A stone hit
me.) Syn: sekera.
nomora nn.inal. your sister-in-law. See: yomora.
o Variant: os. pr. he, she, it.
oboseriya Variant: bebeseriya. v1.tr. fail, be
unable, accomplish nothing. I miiwaasa
aawowa oboseramik. We were not able to get
the car. Fikera iwamik-na oboseramik. We
went to (get pig from) the grassland but got
nothing. Anane maneka eka oboserimik. We
always return empty-handed from the river,
having got no fish. fail to get something, come
back empty-handed. Syn: boloniya.
odaweleka nn. gill.
ofa nn. colour, paint.
ofa nn. sago container. emer ofa sago container
(Squat, big.). See: unua, kupakup, muupa,
nikinak.
O - o
nookiya v1.oi. follow you. Murarep nookap
ikiwiyan. We will follow after you(sg). See:
ookiya.
nooksar Variant: donsar. nn. sergeant fish.
noopan nn.inal. your aunt. See: paapan.
nopariw nn.inal. your sister-in-law. See: yopariw.
nopiya v1.tr. look for, search. Maa nopak nain me
imenak. He did not find what he looked for.
See: akupiya, urumiya, gamanariya.
nopiya v1.tr. cut bush. Manina nopap saama
kuumimik. We cut bush and burn it (for new
garden). (To make new garden.). See: saama,
kafa.
noposa nn. tree sp. (Leaves are used as greens; conelike
big fruit.).
nos See main entry: no. pr. you(sg).
nosiw pr. you only. See: osiw, niisiw.
now nn. stonefish.
nowira nn. amulet. (It is handed down from the
ancestors, with the belief that the spirit of that
ancestor will protect the owner from sorcery.).
nunubariya See main entry: unubariya. v2.tr. keep
wake, keep watch. (Also: fishermen watching
for good weather at night.).
nunutiya v1.tr. clench, enclose. Wapena nunutap
ikua. His fists are clenched. Aara kiisua
urufap muuka eewua tepak-pa wia nunutiya.
When a hen sees a hawk it encloses its chicks
under its wings. See: wueskiya.
nuupurum nn. plant sp.
nuupurum nn. month name. (Time of heavy
rains.).
nuuwa nn. tree sp. (Useless.).
ofa nn. anatto. Bixa orellana. (Red colour from
seeds is used as red dye.).
ofa arufiya vp1. put a stamp.
ofafilka nn. butterflyfish.
ofafilka nn. butterfly. See: wowol.
ofakowiya v1.tr. show, teach, demonstrate.
ofofiya v1.tr. shake.
ofofiya v1.int. shake.
ofomiya v1.tr. shut, close. Inasin afura opaimika
ofome. Close the mouth of the bottle. See:
upiya.
oka nn. red.
oka nn. hand drum. Oka paemi ufimik. They are
beating drums and dancing. (Used in singsing.).
oka seera aj. brownish. See: bemua.
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