Mauwake Dictionary

wator nn. circular bands. (Woven with stiff fronds;
may be used as bracelets or to hold coconut
frond together as a broom.). See: magok.
wawalisa nn. tree sp. (Sap causes sores.).
wawan aawiya id. suffer. (Suffer from sickness as a
result of one's sins, or neglect to follow the
customs.).
weepa Variant: weepe. nn.inal. his elder sibling, her
elder sibling. Syn: yeepa.
weeser wuiya ser.v. finish. Moma waaya-ke wiar
weeser wuak. Pigs finished (=ate up) their taro.
(So that there is none left.). Syn: welawiya.
weeseriya v2.int. finish, end. Fofa weesereya
owowa ikiwimik. The market is finished and we
go to the village.
weesuiya v2.int. miss. Yo opa-weesuep
oro-boonem. I missed catching the tree and fell
down. (Miss doing something.). See: paufu
eriya.
weetak neg. no. Weetak, yo me urufam. No, I
didn't see. Akimam na weetak. I tried but no, (I
failed). (Negates the whole proposition.). Syn:
wia; wia. See: me, marew.
weewenariya v2.int. move from side to side. Iker
ifa weewenaremi oraiya. The breadfruit leaf
glides down. Mua eka enep momorarep
weewenaremi soomariya. A drunk man
staggers from side to side. See: lebelbariya.
weke nn.inal. his grandfather, her grandfather. See:
kae.
wekera nn.inal. his sister. See: ekera.
wel nn. oil. From: Pidgin.
welawiya v1.tr. finish, complete. Yo eka yoowa
welawam. I have finished the tea. I koora
mauwowa welawamik. We have completed the
work on the house. See: silewiya, kapa teekiya.
welewele av.man. ? (Go back and forth getting this
and that, when going somewhere.).
wemi nn.inal. his brother-in-law. See: yemi.
weniw epa np. time of hunger. Weniw epa-pa
moma iiwarimik. During the time of hunger we
are short of taro. (From December to February,
when there is no taro.).
weniwa nn. famine.
wenup num. many. Ipia saana-pa iina wenup. In
the rainy season there are lots of mosquitoes.
wenup av. separately. Wi wiena wenup ikok maa
enemik. They ate separately (from others). Mua
manina wenu-wenup uuwamik. The men
worked separately in their gardens. Fofa-pa
maa wenu-wenup wuaimik. At the market they
put things separately (=different things in
different piles).
wenup ints. very. Koora maneka wenup nain
owow saria koora-ke. The very big house is the
village headman's house.
weremena nn.inal. his nephew, her nephew, his
niece, her niece. (Man's sister's or woman's
brother's children.). See: eremena.
weria nn. relative responsible for burial. (Mua weria:
maternal uncle or male cross-cousin or nephew,
responsible for one's burial.).
weria nn. planting stick. Wi mua-ke weria opap
wiinarimik. The men hold a planting stick and
make planting holes. See: wiinariya.
wesia nn. flea.
wesuiya v2.int? get in danger?, put in danger?
Opa-wesuep orom. I lost my grip and fell. See:
ekeriya.
wesusa nn. infant. Emeria muuk wesusa onaiya
ikok me mauwimik. The women who have a
(small) baby do not work. (Only used when
talking about the mother of an infant.). See: gia.
wesusiya v1.tr. waste. Maamuma oram wesusimik.
They waste money. Maa enemi wesusimik.
They scatter the food around while eating.
wi Variant: wis. pr. they.
wia pr. them. See: wi, efa.
wia neg. no, not. Wia, maa-ko me aawok. No, he
didn't get anything. No yakien-i e wia? Did you
wash yourself or not? (Negates the whole
proposition.). Syn: weetak. See: me, marew.
wiam pr. 3p, 3p.REFL ;3p.REC. Wiam irakemik.
They fought with each other. wiam erup those
four (people) See: wi.
wiam aawimik v2.refl. gather, meet together.
Wiam aawep opora anumamik. They met
together and discussed it. (Only plural.). See:
fiirimiya, kareriya.
wiami See main entry: wiamiya. pr. with them. See:
yiami.
wiamiya Variant: wiami. pr. with them. Yo
eremena wiamiya ikiwem. I went with my
nephews/nieces. See: wamaiya; onaiya,
unowiya, ikos.
wiamun nn.inal. his younger sibling, her younger
sibling. See: aamun.
wiamun epia np. brothers. (Mainly when talking of
only two.).
wiar pr. from/to him/her/them, his, her, their. See: o,
wi, efar.
wiarik pr. his, hers, theirs. See: efarik.
wiariya v2.oi. shoot them, kill them, hit them. Wi
wiaremik. They shoot at them. Mudi
wiaremik. Sorcerer(s) killed them.
Ufem-ikaiwikin ipia-ke wiarek. While they
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