Mauwake Dictionary

sigilgil aj. spindly? (Long and thin.). Syn: bebeta?
siikiya v1.tr. raise, hold up. Arua siikeya baliwep
urufamik. He raised the lamp and we saw well.
Mua eliwa unuma siikimik. We praise a good
man. Syn: fakeriya, inasikiya, purupiya,
piriya.
siililowa np. bladder.
siimera nn. striped tuna. See: gor.
siina aj. tight, narrow. (Used of hole, road.).
siinariya v2.int. be tight, be crowded, be full. Poka
maneka ona nain siinarek. The posts are big
and the holes are tight/not big enough. Epa
siinarek. The place is too tight (=full of people).
Mia suuwowa gelemuta akena, naapeya efar
siinarek. The dress is very small so it feels tight
on me.
siiniya v2.int. get less, diminish. Merena tiitinowa
siiniya. The pain in the leg is getting less.
siipapak nn. Balmain bug. See: sibaur.
siirik koora np. toilet. Syn: koor samora.
siirika nn. urine. Napumareya siirika oka kirek. He
got sick and his urine became red.
siirika mauwowa np. work. (Work done to earn
money.).
siirika siariya vp2. urinate. Takir gelemuta-ke
ariman siirika siarimik. Little children urinate
in the open. Ama-ke siirika siariya. It is
spitting/drizzling (while sun is shining).
siisia nn. mark, design, pattern, letter. ufow siisia
singsing coreography
siisia aj. spotted, patterned.
siisia urufiya id. experience consequence. Auwa
efa maakek nain me miimam, aakisa siisia
urufiyem. Father told me, but I did not listen
(obey), and now I am suffering the
consequences. Mua Makeka opora wiar
ookap-na wiimar siisia urufowen. If you
follow God's talk you will later be rewarded.
siisiariya v2.tr. consider?, ruminate? Pol opora
siisiarem-ikua. Paul speaks bringing all the
aspects in. (Consider from all angles.).
sii-siisia aj. motley.
siisimiya v2.tr. write, draw. Yo parosifa siisimep
wia sesekominen. I will write a letter and send
it to them.
siitowiwik nn. fantail. Rhipidura.
siiw kakawa np. crescent.
siiw koora np. roundhouse.
siiw korowa np. land crab sp. Siiw korowa siiwa
enuma-pa kereriya. Siiw korowa crab appears
during new moon. (Edible, small.). See:
korowa.
siiw mera nn. duskyfin bigeye. (Also some other
fish caught at moonlight.).
siiwa nn. moon, month.
siiwa urufiya id. menstruate. See: emeria napuma.
sika aj. roasted. waa sika roasted pork
sikakera opiya id. block, bar. (Tie something
across path or doorway to block the way.).
sikap nn. bamboo stick. (Used to find out the causer
of sorcery.). See: kuuma, piakina.
sikap opiya id. find out causer of sorcery. Syn:
kuuma opiya.
sikawus nn. slingjaw wrasse. See: sis.
sikikin nn. grey goshawk. Accipiter
novaehollandiae. Sikikin orop miiwa-pa aar
muuka wia peeskimiya, aar onak saarik. The
grey goshawk goes down to ground and tricks
chicks as if it were a mother hen. See: nepa
wiisa, kiisua.
sikiwa nn. netbag. (Small, used for small personal
belongings.). See: sia.
sikola nn. coconut shoot. (Small-sized.). Syn: iwer
opa.
silasilowa nn. sugarglider.
silesila aj. tiny, very small. See: gelemuta.
silewariya v2.int. dry up. Moma ifa silewarek. Taro
leaves dried up. See: kefumariya, saniwariya,
ififariya.
silewiya v1.tr. complete, conclude, finish, round off.
Sia opaimika me silewam. I didn't complete the
mouth of the netbag. Opor kapa silewap
pokak. After concluding the speech he sat
down. See: welawiya.
sililik nn. sunbird, warbler.
siliniya v2.int. hiss. Eka siliniya. The water is
hissing.
siliwa nn. silver, ten toea coin. From: Pidgin.
silom nn. netbag weaving strip. (Sago frond strip or
plastic strip.).
sima nn. tree sp. Sima pia puukiwikin tana
kerereya aawimik. They cut into the sima trunk
and when the sap comes out they get it. (Sap is
used for glue.).
simasim nn. sweetlips? Syn: morira? See: suesua.
simun See main entry: sumun. nn. dwarf kingfisher.
sinina nn. dried leaves. akia sinina dried banana
leaves moma sinina dried taro leaves (Around
stem or base.).
sinip nn. weed sp. (With fuzzy leaves/stem?).
sioma Variant: soomia, siomia. nn. nautilus shell,
spoon. (Traditionally spoons were made of the
shell.).
sios nn. church, congregation. From: Pidgin.
siow asia np. wild dog. (Used for all wild canines,
e.g. fox and wolf.).
siow muuka np. puppy.
siowa nn. dog.
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