Mauwake Dictionary

apuliya v1.tr. dislodge. Muuka maa-ko iwakara-pa
wiar korinep ikaeya apulap teekomamik.
Something was stuck in the boy's throat and they
dislodged it and pulled it out.
apuma nn. nettle. (Causes itch.).
apura nn. widow. Mua wiar umeya apura-ke
ikowa eniminon. After her husband dies, a
widow will eat food roasted on fire. See: oosa.
ara nn. 1) trunk, section. nomokow ara tree trunk
mia ara body, trunk owow ara section of a
village
ara ekeka np. branch. cut for a purpose.
ara maneka id. loose. emeria ara maneka a
loose woman someone with loose morals.
2) time. No aakisa ara fain gaaman oko wia
iirarinan-i? Will you at this time get rid of the
other government? Acts 1:6
ararumiya v2.tr. wave. Wapena ararumemi
ikiwok. He went waving his hand. Uura
mua-ko ema-pa nan nasik arua ararumeya
urufam. At night I saw someone waving a
coconut frond torch on the mountain.
arawiya v1.tr. gnaw, scrape with teeth. Takira
papako iwer urupa arawap enowa
kookalimik. Some children like to gnaw the
coconut meat off the coconut shell.
arawiya See main entry: arowiya. v1.tr. make into.
are nn. moment, time. See: iir, epa.
arekeka nn. new shoots. See: mua mikiya, umua
mikiya.
arekin opora np. parable, idiom, figure of speech.
(Vague talk that hints at something.).
areramua nn. pot. Syn: amina.
arewiya v1.tr. wait. Parosifa me ekapowa ikua nain
arewam-ikaiyem. I am waiting for a letter that
hasn't arrived yet.
aria cnj. alright, well then. (A discourse marker
introducing a break.).
arika exc. now then let's. Arika, takir unow onaiya
ifera oraikua. Now then, let's all of us boys go
down to sea.
ariman av. public, publicly, openly. Komiti-ke
parosifa kaunsel wiar aawep ariman wuak.
The committee received a letter from the council
and made it public.
arimiya v2.int. grow. Ipia oreya moma arimok.
When it rained the taro grew big. Senam
enimeya ipoka arimok. He ate very much and
his stomach is full.
arimowiya v1.tr. bring up. Auwa aite efar umiwkin
Sarawin-ke efa arimowak. When my parents
died Sarawin brought me up.
arina nn. "tulip" tree. Gnetum gnemon. (Tree with
paired edible leaves used as greens.).
ariparip nn. worm sp.
ariwa nn. arrow, bullet. (Arrow used for killing
pigs.). See: amia, sokoka.
ariya v2.int. 1) become, happen. Takira nain iiriw
arimep mua arek. That boy has already grown
and become a man. Mua nain mauwa areya
segen ikiwiya? What happened to the man so
that he limps? 2) die. Owow saria areya mua
unowa ekapep omemik. When the headman
died, many people came to mourn. (Root of the
verb is also used as a verbalizer.).
arow num. three.
arowiya Variant: arawiya. v1.tr. make into, cause
to become. Emeria nain ona wiamun aawep
muuka arowak. The took her younger brother
and made him her son.
arowona av.tmp. third day from now.
arua nn. torch, lamp. Arua isimap baliwep
urufiyan. When we light the lamp we will see
well. (Used to be made of dry coconut fronds.).
See: parina.
arua karuiya vp2. fish with torch. Auwa ifera
orop arua karuiya. Father is at sea, fishing with
a torch. Syn: afukariya.
arua ooniwa np. lizard sp. (Shiny black and white
skin, big.).
arufiya v1.tr. hit. Wiamun omomeya kema
bagiwirap arufak. When his younger brother
was crying he got angry and hit him.
aruna nn. tree sp. (Leaves are used in cooking.).
arupinika nn. tree sp. (Used for housebuilding
timber.).
asa nn. wild "galip" nut. See: enela.
asew ona np. ? (Small, longish; on the side of
stomach).
asewa nn. black palm, toddy palm.
asia aj. wild.
asiariya v2.int. go wild.
asip-irakiya ser.v. struggle, fight. Wiamun epia
ikos miiw muuta asip-irakemik. He fought
with his brother over land. struggle for
possession.
asipiya1 v1.tr. help. Koora mauwowa asipeka. Help
him with the housebuilding. Syn: naapiya.
asipiya2 v1.tr. stop, hold back. Miiwaasa birineya
amia mua-ke asipak. The car was speeding so
the police stopped it. Iwera irinok, me asipe.
Let him climb up the coconut tree, don't stop
him. Pina me asipe, ariman wue. Don't hold
back your sin (or burden) but put it in the open.
asowa Variant: nasowa. aj. left. Takira nain wapen
asowa-pa siisimiya. The boy writes with left
hand.
1/30/2007 Mauwake — English Dictionary 7