Mauwake Dictionary

opeka orawin opora
opeka nn. saliva. Owora enimeya opeka-ke oka
kirek. He ate betelnut and his saliva turned red.
opeka tueniya vp1. spit. spitting saliva. See:
keesiya, furuniya.
opiya v2.int. simmer, boil. Maa opok-i? Is the food
cooked?
opiya v1.tr. hold, carry, grab, have intercourse.
Amina me opa, awinan. Don't hold the
saucepan, or it will burn you. Dabela-ke efa
opiya. I am cold (lit: cold holds me). Wiowa
wapena-pa opak. He carried a spear in hand.
Emeria opak. He slept with a woman. Opora
kakenap wapena wiam opamik. They
straightened the matter and shook hands. Inow
maa susupunuma opak. The bedding got
mouldy. Takira merena wia opiya He teaches
singsing to the boys. Matmat sipira opamik.
They weeded the cemetery. See: atupiya,
tiimiya.
opiya v2.int. get tired, wither. Opep me ikiwem. I
was tired so I didn't go. Ama-pa mauwowa
opem. I got tired of working in the sun.
Nomokowa warep, opiya, saama kuumimik.
We cut the trees and when the leaves wither we
burn the trees.
opoponariya v2.int. speak haltingly. See: opora
pinariya.
opopora np. junction. Era opopora neeke iimare.
Stand at the road junction.
opor ara np. word, reason. Opor ara muut nain
fiirimep ifakimu naep onamik. For all those
reasons they wanted to kill him.
opor eka np. boast, empty promise.
opor epaskun np. compatriot, neighbour. (One
who speaks the same language; wantok in
Pidgin.).
opor kia np. filthy talk.
opor kokosa np. prediction, prophecy.
opor piawow mua np. messenger; announcer;
prophet.
opor pina np. accusation?, slander?
opor serua np. prediction, fortune-telling. See: serua
mua.
opor umakuna nn. topic, subject, paragraph.
opor wadola np. lie. See: wadolaliya.
opora nn. speech, talk, story, language. Opora
gelemuta nia maakinen. I will tell you a little
story. Mauwake opora maiyem. I speak
Mauwake language. See: opaimika.
opora anumiya id. discuss.
opora atupiya id. make demands. (After one has
helped someone else.).
opora fafarumiya id. confuse with lies?
opora gaep ekowiya id. change talk. negative
connotation. See: opora kiripiya.
opora kaikiya id. promise, make contract. Syn:
opora koonowiya.
opora kaisiya id. refuse, argue back. Opora momor
aakuniwkin wia kaisam. When they speak
foolishly I refused to listen to them.
opora kefiya id. change one's talk. (Negative.).
opora koonowiya id. promise, make contract,
make an oath. Syn: opora kaikiya.
opora manekiya id. spread talk.
opora mikiya id. accuse.
opora opomiya id. fulfill promise. See: makena
opomiya, opora kaikiya.
opora selelkiya id. speak in order. Opora
selelkap wia maakek. He spoke in an orderly
way (finishing one topic at a time).
oporawia nn. shell sp. Mancinella.
oposia nn. meat, flesh, muscle.
oraiya v2.int.mv. go down, come down, fall, drop.
Uura ipia maneka orok. Last night heavy rain
fell. Ifera oraiya. He goes down to sea. Iwera
sesa nainiw orok. The price of coconuts
dropped again. Amerika mua ona owowa orok.
The American went to his country. Bateri oreya
redio me miimamik. The battery went flat so
we didn't hear the radio.
oram See main entry: moram. qw. why. Ni oram
me efa maakeman? Why didn't you tell me?
oram aj. useless, insignificant. O mua oram-ke. He
is a common/insignificant man.
oram av. just, only, in vain, without reason. Yo
oram maneka pokap ikem. I am just sitting.
Oram maneka ikiwemik. We went quite in
vain.
oramiya av.man. in spite of. No oramiya mua
makena-ke name nain, nain no maa eliwa-ko
me onin. In spite of claiming to be an honest
man you do not do anything good. No oramiya
ifera mua-ke nain, nain no mera-ko me
aawin. In spite of saying that you are a man of
the sea, you do not go fishing. Oramiya fiiwua
nain ififarek nain makena-ke inowa. In spite
of the fact that the mango tree is dried up it still
has a lot of fruit.
oras nn. spinefoot.
orawin av. for. Enowa orawin onakimik. They give
him food. Imak Tamale ikos maa unowa
orawin nia yasuwomimik. Imak and Tamale
wash your clothes for you. (Do something for
someone else's benefit, not for oneself.).
orawin opora np. hearsay.
56 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007