Mauwake Dictionary

sapien nn. hook-billed kingfisher. Melidora
macrorhina. See: sumun, tororok, guruwien,
ametop.
sapor nn. front plank, back plank. See: aasa.
saporoma aj. naked. Muuka saporoma ikeya
amap niirimik. They laugh at the boy as he is
naked. (Genital area is uncovered.).
sapuka nn. body, corpse. Syn: sawi napuma.
sapuka nn. tree trunk. iwer sapuka old coconut
trunk (Leaves have dried or fallen off.). See:
pia, ara.
sapukariya v2.int. sit around. Koor miira-pa
sapukarimik. We are sitting in front of the
house. See: pokiya.
sapuma nn. palm sp. (With sharp thorny leaves,
similar to sabigura palm; betelnut-like.).
sapuma nn. muzzle. Donki nain opaimika sapum
eramik. They put a muzzle on the mouth of the
donkey.
sapuma nn. sawfish. Syn: sesam.
sara Variant: sera. nn. rock barnacle.
sara nn. mangrove swamp.
saragum nn. New Guinea eagle. Harpyopsis
novaeguineae. See: maa wiisa.
sarapakara nn. mangrove pole.
sarema nn. grass. (Dried grass in garden, to be cut
and burned.).
sarema nn. fish sp. (Long, thin.).
sarep nn. scythe, sickle. From: Pidgin.
sarere nn. Saturday. From: Pidgin.
saresar nn. scorpionfish.
saria nn. headman, leader, European.
saria kema np. gentleness. e.g. Phil. 4:5.
saria sira np. gentleness, peacefulness.
saria wiiya id. reconcile, make peace.
sariariya v2.int. get well, be healed. Napumarep
marasin enep sariarek. When he got sick he
ate medicine and got well. See: sariwiya.
sarigirak nn. wagtail? See: seegagirik.
sarinawawa nn. grasshopper sp. See: aawa.
sariniya v2.tr. chafe, curse. Wi ufowa unuma me
yiar wueya nan sarinemik. When they did not
register our names for the singsing we cursed
them. (Curse someone in anger, not to their
face.).
saririka nn. dragonfly.
saririnika nn. dragonfly.
sarirowa aj. round. Syn: saawirinowa. See:
pokomowa.
sariwiya See main entry: saliwiya. v1.tr. mend.
sarua nn. singsing area.
sarua nn. whip. Sarua warek. He gave him a
whipping
saru-puukiya ser.v. speak poorly, cut grass poorly.
saruwa nn. tree sp. (Used for firewood.).
sasaruka nn. vine sp. (Poisonous.).
sasira nn. fiber, tendon.
sasira aj. fibrous.
saungel nn. tern. Sterna. (Flies inland also.). See:
nepa momora, dail.
sawerekar nn. tree sp. (Fruits are used as medicine.).
sawi napuma Variant: sawia napuma. np. corpse,
dead body. Syn: sapuka.
sawikiya v1.tr. pour. Kema bagiwirap maa enowa
sawikak. He was angry and poured the food out.
sawuena nn. tree sp. (Wood is good for making axe
handles.).
sawuera nn. mullet.
sawur nn. spirit. (Spirit of those dead long ago;
malevolent.). See: ewar, inasina, kukusa.
seanum nn. lizard sp.
see nn. woven blind.
see-ek exc. wow. (Expression of happiness.).
seegagirik nn. willie wagtail. Rhipidura leucophrys.
seema muuna np. fontanel, soft spot.
seena nn. metallic starling. Aplonis metallica.
seepakira nn. broom. See: foniya, nasik uroma.
seer ikina np. slight stench. (Stench from decaying
flesh after a few hours.). See: gagur ikina.
seera nn. trace. Opor seera wiar miimam. I heard
snatches of their talk. Osaiwa alewa oka
see-seera. The tail of a bird of paradise is mixed
red / reddish.
seew karuowa np. horizontal beams. (Especially
higher in the house.).
seew muremur np. rat. (Lives in the jungle.).
seewa nn. rat, mouse.
seewa opomiya id. warn of imminent danger.
Womar seewa opomeya baurarek. His friend
warned him (that someone was going to attack
their village) so he ran away.
segen-ikiwiya ser.v. limp.
segeniya v2?int.mv. limp.
segulaliya v1.int. bend. Takira-ke owora maala
ireya segulalek. A boy climbed a tall betelnut
palm and it bent. (Because of weight, wind etc.).
sekariya v?int. harden, he is stubborn. woos
sekariya
sekbagirik nn. bushlark?
seker kara np. money. Syn: maamuma.
sekera nn. stone. Syn: nomona.
sekumariya v2.int. bow. (e.g. bow head when
dying.).
sekurariya v2.int. harden. Napuma sekurareya
hausik pikiwemik. When his sickness worsened
they took him to the hospital.
sel nn. tarpaulin. From: Pidgin.
sel koora np. tent.
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