Mauwake Dictionary

asumiya balaen
asumiya v1.tr. chew and suck. Aaya kaisap
baliwep asumap pasuma wafurimik. We skin
the sugarcane, chew and suck it well and throw
it away.
atai nn. Japanese chub-mackerel?, long-jawed
mackerel.
atararam nn. canoe part. (Sticks that stretch from
one support of outrigger to another.). See: aasa.
atua nn. worm, caterpillar. See: ilua.
atupiya v2.tr. handle, touch. Konim kia atupeya
tuminarinon. When you handle the white cloth
it gets dirty. (To keep touching.). See: tiimiya,
opiya.
auwa nn.inal. father. (Used of many other relatives
besides one's natural father.). See: niawi, wiawi.
awal nn. fish sp. (A freshwater fish, attaches itself to
stones.).
awawiya v2.int. be sleepy. Mokoka awawep ininen.
I am sleepy and will go to bed.
awilawila 1) nn. glow-worm. 2)
— aj. glittering, shimmering. Ifera awilawila
kuem-ikaiya. The sea is glittering.
awirawira nn. tree sp. (The fruit is eaten by prawns
when they drop in the river.). Syn: marok
moma.
baali nn. barley. From: Pidgin.
babaur Variant: bebaura. nn. tree sp.
babela nn. saliva, mucus. See: opeka, fafela.
bafalo nn. water buffalo. From: Pidgin.
bagela nn. snot. Bagela-ke miikapura wiar irineya
uura me inek. The snot filled his nose so he
wasn't able to sleep at night.
bagela puukiya vp1. wipe nose. Konim tiira
aawep bagela puuke. Take a piece of cloth and
wipe the nose!
bagiaw nn. hatred, anger. Bagiaw aa, yo nefa
arufinen-na uminan! I am so angry that if I hit
you, you will die! Syn: wiriwiri.
bagiaw iriya Variant: bagiwiriya. vp1. be angry.
Kema bagiaw iriyem. I am angry.
bagiwiriya See main entry: bagiaw iriya. v1.tr. be
angry, hate; amukariya, irewiya, kerewiya,
wirariya. Bagiwireya me maakimik oo. When
he is angry we don't talk to him.
bagugariya See main entry: baguseriya. v1.tr.
wrap around.
baguniya v2.int. be blunt, fail. Patopat nomona
mikamkun bagunek. When I hit the fishing
spear against a stone, it became blunt. Mauwow
B - b
awiya1 Variant: owiya. v2.int. burn. Yo maa uupemi
mukuna-pa awem. While I was cooking I burnt
myself in the fire.
awiya2 Variant: owiya. v2.tr. 1) weave. Emeria-ke
sia awimik, mua-ke nasika awimik. Women
weave netbags, men weave mats. 2) sing.
awiya3 Variant: owiya. v2.tr. shave (hair). Enow
gelemuta onap patema awok. He made a feast
and shaved his beard. Kua kerew akena
kerereya fia awimik. When we get a lot of lice
we shave our heads.
awona aj. old. (Only used about things, not people.).
See: panewowa.
awonariya v2.int. get old. Koor fikera awonaremi
peelalinon. When thatch gets old it will rot.
awoniw av. for a long time. since long ago?
awoniya aj. age-old. Ifa awoniya maneka seniw
kaikak. He tied the age-old big snake with a
chain
awowa nn. steam.
awowia aj. gigantic. (Referring to size of man.).
awuliak Variant: awulak. nn. sweet potato.
mua weetakeya mauwowa bagunek. Because
there were no workmen the work failed.
baguseriya Variant: bagugariya. v1.tr. wrap
around. Ona konima wame baguseriya nain
iirarek. He took away the cloth that he wraps
himself with. Opora baguserak, anianiw
pikiwok. He talked generally, without revealing
the real intent.
baibuk nn. porcupine fish. Syn: yakikira. From:
Alam.
bainam nn. casuarina. Krismas epa-pa bainam
kupa perekap lotu koor miira-pa upemik. At
Christmas time we pulled out casuarina
seedlings and planted them in front of the
church. (Yar in Pidgin.).
bainat nn. sword. From: Pidgin.
bala nn. decoration, ornament. No ufow bala wuap
eliw ufinan. After you have put on the singsing
decorations you can dance.
bala opiya vp1. decorate. Wi ufowa naep bala
opamik. They decorated themselves for
singsing. Mua nain ona koora enuma bala
opak. The man decorated his new house.
balaen nn. bamboo wall, woven blind. O koora
balaen ofa ifeya urufowa eliwa. He painted the
8 Mauwake — English Dictionary 1/30/2007