Mauwake Dictionary

takor nn. creeper sp. (Grows on muddy ground.).
Syn: yaanuma.
takor erowawiya vp1. miss slightly. (Miss hitting
something, and hit the object with handle or side
of an object.). See: torak erowawiya.
takuniya v2.int. be full. Mua enow masia maa
epira takunowa enimiya. A glutton eats a
whole bowlful. Koora takuniwkin epa marew.
When they filled the house there was no more
room.
tal nn. pao nut, pao nut tree. Terminalia catappa.
From: Pidgin.
taletola nn. tree sp.
tamapula nn. cane. (Thickness of a finger.). See:
ufua, makera.
tana aj. sticky.
tana nn. sap, glue. iker tana breadfruit sap
tanari nn. maori wrasse. See: sis.
tanopawiya v1.tr. glue, paste, stick. Aas pokowa
iker tanaiw tanopawimik. They glue the canoe
seat with breadfruit sap.
tapaka nn. cake. Emer tapaka kuumep enemik.
They baked and ate sago cakes.
tapala nn. hat. From: Pidgin.
tapenia nn. lymph gland. (Swollen.).
tapi nn. armour. (Boards that are used on both sides
of the body.).
tapimiya Variant: patimiya. v1.tr. fasten, clamp,
bolt. Ikiwemi opora tapime. When you leave,
bolt/lock the door. See: kaikiya.
tapu nn. audience, crowd. Ufowa poraiwkin tapu
mukuruna wuaimik. When the singsing is
brought down, the audience makes noise.
tapurpurkiya v1.tr. bind?, hoard?, grab? Nos-ke
kerew akena tapurpurkap aawon, yo weetak.
You have grabbed so many things but I did not.
Syn: kerefiya.
tarak muninka np. wasp.
taraka nn. aim, accuracy. Mua taraka eliwa waaya
mikinon. A man with a good aim will spear
pigs. See: kukusa aawiya, aneriya,
moresariya.
tariniya v2.int. trip. Ipiskiwkin tarinek. Someone
pushed him and he tripped. See: wakiya.
tatariya See main entry: tetariya. v2.tr. be
hospitable, look after.
tatera nn. stem. owor tatera stem of the betel nut
iwer tatera stem of the coconut (Fruitless stem
in a bunch of palm nuts.).
tausen num. thousand. From: Pidgin.
tauwat nn. filth. tauwat opiya become filthy
tawerariya v2.tr. make skillfully, create. Mua
Maneka-ke miiw maa muutitik onaiya
tawerarek. God created the earth and
everything in it. Mua miikapura tawerarep
fofa-pa sesekimik. They make carvings
skillfully and sell them on the market.
tawitawia nn. fan.
tawowola nn. rubbish. Maa tawowola fonap
ifera-pa wafuriyem. I sweep the rubbish and
throw it in the sea.
tawun nn. fireplace. (Fireplace inside a house built on
posts.).
teekiya v1.tr. take apart, pluck, tear down, open.
Owora teekap enake. Pluck betel nuts and give
me. Koora awonareya teekamik. When the
house got old they tore it down. Omopora
teekap koora iwamik. They opened the door
and went into the house. Mera tin teekap maa
eka uupemik. They opened a fish tin and
cooked soup.
teena aj. thin, slim.
teeniya v2.tr. answer back. Opora kuisow
muuta-ko me teenemik. They didn't answer
back at all. Kema pinarep teenowa
marewaremik. They felt guilty and couldn't
answer back. See: apekariya.
teenowa aj. sickly. (Sickness is believed to be
caused by spirits, manifesting in sores.).
teeria nn. family, group, line. Ami mua teeria
iimaremi me gariwirimik. The line of
policemen do not move around while standing.
(Nuclear family.). See: kaka, kerekera,
samapora.
tel nn. fish basket.
tempel nn. temple. From: Pidgin.
ten num. ten. Syn: iimeka. From: Pidgin.
ten kuisow kuisow num. eleven.
tenep ekiya ser.v. take aside. (Leaving a group, e.g.
Acts 23.19).
teniya v2.int. collapse, break and fall. Koora nain
kuina-ke opiya tenep orok. White ants got to
the house and it collapsed. Episow iiwa tenek.
The tobacco ashes (broke and) fell down. Eka
biris tenek. The river bridge has collapsed.
Aapereka kokoma tenek, ama umukak.
Darkness fell and hid the sun.
tep nn. tape recorder. From: Pidgin.
tepak nn. underneath, inside. Amin tepak-pa wue.
Put it inside the pot. Koora nain anian tepak
anian tepak ikua. That house is multi-storeyed
(lit: on top and inside). See: kuenuma, kemena.
tepak uruwa np. underpants. (Men's underpants.).
tereterek nn. fairy-wren. Clytomyias.
terika nn. dried saliva, dried sago, scab. (Peels off
like a membrane.). See: ikemika, petiria.
tetariya Variant: tatariya. v2.tr. be hospitable, look
after. Mua muupera ekapiwikin wia
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