Mauwake Dictionary

puut nn. moth. puut mikiya (Yems 5:2) be eaten by
moths
raapa nn. basket, woven bag. Raapa amurkap
soomariya. He walks with a Sepik basket
hanging from shoulder.
reeniya v2.int. dry. Miiwa ama saana-pa reenek.
The ground dried during the dry season.
(Become dry and hard.). See: eresiya, ififariya,
saanariya.
reenowa aj. dry, hard. epa reenowa dry ground
reenowawiya v1.tr. smoke.
reenowiya v1.tr. dry.
rek nn. rake, zipper. From: Pidgin.
rekerek av.man. mixed. (Various kinds of things are
mixed together.). See: bilibalak.
rekerekiya v1.tr. mix. Maifa baliwep wuam, no
me rekereke! I put the papers in order, don't
mix them up! See: bilikiya.
res nn. razor. From: Pidgin.
resis nn. competition. From: Pidgin.
riiniya v2.tr. stretch, draw. Amia riinep urema
warimik. They draw the bow and shoot a
bandicoot. See: nomiya, wariya.
sa exc. exclamation.
saa nn. sand, beach, rice. Emeria saa wiimimik.
Women carry sand (to the village). Saa-pa
soomaremi merena supukaremik. We walked
on the beach and got our feet wet. Moma
miatinep saa muutiw enimiya. He doesn't like
taro and only eats rice. See: luul.
saa pona np. beach. See: ifer pona, ifer eneka.
saabeberka nn. sinew.
saabibiria See main entry: saapereka. nn. cobweb.
saakia nn. ashes. (From something that has
completely burnt up.). See: epia foma, mumula.
saalolokiya v1.tr. love, pity, take care of. Muuk
maata saalolokiya. He takes good care of the
orphan. See: kemaliya, usuniya.
saama nn. cleared bush. Saama kuumimik. They are
burning cleared bush (for new garden). (For new
gardens.). See: manina, nopiya.
saana nn. sandbar. Inasin aasa ikiwemi saana-pa
korinek. A ship got stuck in a sandbar.
R - r
S - s
puuwa nn. trumpet shell, spindle shell, horn.
riiriniya v2.int. be bad-tempered, quarrel. Mua
samora, anane riiriniya. He is a bad man,
always in a bad mood.
rinai nn. Chinaman fish.
ririsa nn. tree sp. (Used in housebuilding.).
rirismiya v2.tr. braid, plait.
ron nn. dregs. Iwer ron wafure! Throw away the
used scraped coconut! emera ron sago pith
dregs
rookasiya v2.tr. sift, check, sort out, separate.
Afura rookasiyem. I sift lime. Owora
rookasep sesekak. She checked the betel nut
and sold it. Iwok upowa rookasiya. She
separates the yam roots for planting (into
another pile).
ros nn. rust. See: aka. From: Pidgin.
rotorot nn. painted moray. See: iperuma.
rowirow nn. clam. (A variety that is not stuck fast to
the reef.). See: selela.
rurukeriya v1.int. be exhausted, be speechless. Mk
16.5
rurupariya v2.int. be dark. (Before storm.).
saana nn. season. Owor saana weeserek. Betelnut
season is over. Ama saana-pa manin enuma
onimik ne ipia saana-pa manina-pa uuwimik.
In the hot/dry season we make new gardens and
in the rainy season we work in the gardens.
saanariya v2.int. dry. Ama kekaneya eka
saanarek. When the sun got strong the river
dried. (Used about liquids.). See: eresiya,
reeniya.
saapereka Variant: saabibiria. nn. cobweb.
saapipia nn. trap. (For small animals like rat or
bandicoot.). See: top.
saar nn. Papuan nightjar. Eurostopodus papuensis.
See: ilela, kofaron.
saarik av. like; similar to. Mua eliwa saarik
aakunek. He talked like a good man (but was
not one). (A point of similarity between
essentially different things.). See: naap,
epaskun.
saasa nn. ? (Baby talk.).
saasaria nn. dragonfish, lionfish.
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