Mauwake Dictionary

pamua nn. big group, shoal, flock. Mera nain
pamuaiya soomariya. That fish swims in big
shoals. Mua pamua owowa maneka-pa
ikemik. In town there are many men. Owora
pamuaiya isakemik. They planted a lot of betel
nut. See: yakeyak.
pamus nn. swelling, hump, group?, mass?
pamus iriya vp1.int. swell up, gather in group?
panewowa aj. old. (Also a term of address.).
paniya v2.int. grow old. Emeria nain iiriw panep
mokoka orok. That woman is already old and
nearly blind..
paos nn. bag, purse. From: Pidgin.
papako num. some. Mua papako iiriw ikiwemik,
papako fan ikemik. Some men have already
gone, some are here.
papasikiya v1.tr. scratch. Kasi efa papasikak. A
cat scratched me. Syn: sirekiya.
papasua nn. caterpillar sp. (Edible.).
papasua nn. mushroom sp.
par nn. stingray. From: Austronesian.
par gorogor np. magic potion. (To make the host
give one a substantial gift.).
parane-wariya ser.v. shout. Fiirimowa-pa opora
wia maakemi parane-wiarek. In the meeting
he shouted at them. (Angrily.).
paraniya v2.int. rumble, thunder. Aapereka
paraniya. It is thundering. O paranep wia
maakek. He thundered at them.
parewiya v2.int. mature. Moma pareweya
perekiyan. When the taros are mature we
harvest them. (Used of root crops.).
paria nn. charm, spell, magic. moma arimowa
paria magic for making taro grow
parikam ? ?
parina nn. light. See: arua.
parinariya v2.int. be enlightened, understand. No
aakisa maa nain baliwep maeya parinarem.
Now that you explained the thing well I
understand.
pariwa nn. betelnut, betelnut palm. Syn: owora.
parosa nn. tree sp. (Leaves are used for rolling
tobacco with.).
parosifa nn. letter, paper. (From: paros ifa 'parosa
leaf'.).
pasal nn. staghorn, elkhorn. (Parasite fern on tree
trunks.). See: uupua.
pasal nn. sago bark.
pasikilowa nn. vine sp. (Used for making armbands
and tying spearhead to shaft.).
pasikiya v1.tr. carry piggyback. Muuka mokoka
awaweya onak-ke pasikak. When the son was
tired the mother carried him piggyback. See:
umakiriya.
pasiniya v2.int. go piggyback. Yo mua oko
uuwowa-pa anian me wiar pasinem. I will not
piggy-back on someone else's work. See:
pasikiya.
pasira aj. tough. Miikapura pasiriw ikua. He looks
very stern.
pasiririya v1.int. feel unhappy, be serious, be
hardened. O pasirirap me niiriya. He is
unhappy and is not laughing. Emera pasirirak.
The sago is hardened.
pasiya v2.tr. put on top. Yo mua oko iiriw uuwak
nain me anian pasinen. I will not put (my
work) on top of someone else's work.
pasuma nn. husk, skin. iwer pasuma coconut husk
aaya pasuma sugarcane skin
pata nn. gecko.
patak exc. bang? (Sound of hitting.).
patak nn. peg. Maa esimsa kuami patak warimik.
They drive in the pegs to build the shelter.
patak naiya vp2. startle? Mua nain patak naep
iikirak. That man got up suddenly / with a start.
pataniya v2.int.mv. move, fidget. Patanowa
marewarem. I did not move (=I sat/stood still)
Inep ikok iina-ke nefa keraweya pataninan.
While you sleep and mosquitoes bite you you
will fidget. See: gariwiriya.
patekiya See main entry: potekiya. v1.tr. pinch.
Uroma pate-patekiya. He has stomach gripes.
patem kanikira np. singsing mask. Syn: kanikira.
patema nn. beard. Mua nain patema aweya miir
iram. That man shaved his beard and I didn't
recognize him.
patimiya See main entry: tapimiya. v2.tr. fasten,
clamp. Wapena selela-ke nefa patiminon. The
giant clam will clamp tight on your hand.
patiniya v2.tr. tilt, turn upwards. Aas lam patineya
ifera-pa orainan. If the outrigger turns up you
will fall into the sea.
patiriya v1.tr. offer, sacrifice. Moma enuma
perekap patirimik. They sacrifice firstfruits of
taro (to spirits) Mua Maneka maa enekiw
patiramik. They sacrificed animals to God.
patirowa nn. offering, sacrifice.
patopat nn. fishing spear. Mera patopatiw mikak.
He speared a fish with a spear.
patot1 nn. barracuda, sea-pike.
patot2 nn. outrigger part.
patot3 nn. fishing spear.
patot4 nn. nail. (Big.). See: suusa, patak.
paufu eriya Variant: pauferiya. id. miss. miss the
mark. Syn: weesuiya.
pauwura nn. ? Yeesus mia suuwowa mokom
pauwura saarik kia akena kererek.
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