Mauwake Dictionary

ore aj. free, naked? Maa nain ore wueya i oram
aawemik. He put those things for free, so we
took them. mia ore naked
orena av. few, a few. Maamuma orena-ko yieya
maa fofa-pa sesenarinen. Give me some
change so I can buy food at the market. See:
kui-kuisow.
oresa av. poor quality, few? (Used of fruit, harvest.).
oresa wuiya vp1. bear poorly. Nomokowa nain
oresa wuak, makena unowa me wuak. That
tree carried few fruit, it did not bear much fruit.
oro-booniya ser.v. fall down. Wangali sama-pa
oro-boonek. Wangali fell off the ladder. (Fall
with a noise.).
oropowa See main entry: oorpowa. aj. poor.
orowowiya v1.tr. drop. Maa efar orowowak. He
dropped my things.
os See main entry: o. pr. he, she.
osaiw kokosa np. bird of paradise female.
osaiwa nn. bird of paradise. Paradisaea minor,
Paradisaea apoda. (Lesser b.o.p and greater
b.o.p.).
osarena nn. bandicoot path. Mua nain urema
osarena ikiwok. The man went (hunting) on
bandicoot path.
osema nn. coral tree. Erythrina variegata. (Planted to
stop kunai grass from spreading; leaves can be
eaten as greens.). Syn: balol.
oseman kuina np. termite sp. (Has strong jaws.).
See: kuina.
osena aj. single, leftover, odd. Mua fain osena-ke,
emeria me aawok. This man is single, he hasn't
married.
osiw pr. only him, only her. Onak wiawi-ke muuka
osiw ookiwkin aakisa emina kekanek. The
mother and father spoiled (lit: followed only) the
son and now he is pig-headed. See: yosiw,
wiisiw.
osiw ookiya vp1. obey blindly, spoil child. Wi Rom
siisar osiw opora ookam-ikemik. The Romans
obeyed the Caesar's word unquestioningly.
(Obey unquestioningly, do whatever one asks.).
osorup nn. sea urchin sp. (Edible; spikes are longish;
small.).
otal nn. reef.
otal urap nn. Queensland groper.
ototiya v1.tr. pour in. Eka pia-pa ototiyem. I pour
water in a bamboo. See: sawikiya.
owaruma nn. yard, outside. Koora-pa ikok
owaruma ore. After you have been in the house
go outside. No koor owaruma-pa iimare. Stand
outside the house. Syn: owow uruma.
owawik See main entry: owawiya. av.com. together,
with, together with.
owawiya Variant: owawik. av.com. with, together,
together with. Simbini emeria yiam erup
owawiya owow maneka ikiwiyan. The Simbini
women are going together with us to town.
(Used for people only.). See: wiamiya, ikos.
owiya See main entry: awiya. v2.int. burn.
owiya See main entry: awiya. v2.tr. weave.
owiya See main entry: awiya. v2.tr. shave.
owor famua np. betelnut sp.
owora nn. betelnut, betelnut palm. Syn: pariwa.
owora putir np. betelnut sp.
owow maneka np. town.
owow napuma np. sickness. (Caused by sorcery.).
owow uruma np. village area. Syn: owaruma.
owowa nn. village, home.
owowa iiwikiya id. announce grievance. (Put
blame on the whole village by hitting the slit
gong.).
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