Mauwake Dictionary

amboo walls of his house and they look nice.
Syn: see. From: Pidgin.
balamakur nn. oyster. No balamakur saarik me
pokap ike, maa-ko one! Don't sit there like an
oyster, do something!
balamuta av.man. empty-handed. Balamuta eliw
soomarinan. You may walk without carrying
anything. No oram balamuta ekapon. Maa-ko
aawep wameiya ekape. You came emptyhanded.
You should come bringing something.
balisow See main entry: baliwep. av.man. well,
carefully. Owowa nain wiar ikiwemkun
balisow akena efa wuamik. When I went to
their village they treated me very well. Aar
muneka fain balisow opa, oko oromi pukinon.
Hold this egg well, otherwise it will fall and
break. in a good way.
baliwep Variant: balisow. av.man. well, carefully.
Baliwep urufap akime. Watch well/carefully
and then try it. Fura baliwep opa, oko name
puukinan. Hold the knife carefully, lest you cut
yourself.
baliwiya v1.tr. improve, take care, repair. Maa
enowa kiromakek nain baliweka. Take care of
the food that was left over. Aasa wiar pukiya
baliwiya. He is repairing his canoe that is
broken.
balol nn. coral tree. (Leaves are used as greens.). Syn:
osema. From: Pidgin.
balol oraiya See main entry: belul oraiya.
vp2.int.mv. sink. (Sink into a soft object or
place.).
bangarongarong nn. giant moray. See: iperuma.
baniag nn. hunger pangs. See: wailalowa.
barua nn. vine loop. Yo barua yieya owora fain
irinen. Give me a vine loop and I will climb up
this betelnut palm. (Used for tying ankles before
climbing a palm tree.).
barusia See main entry: warusia. aj. lazy.
bata nn. avocado. From: Pidgin.
bateri nn. battery. From: Pidgin.
bau nn. gudgeon, catfish?
bauniya v2.int. bark. Siowa mua wia urufap
bauniya. The dog saw men and is barking.
baunowiya v1.tr. bark at. Uura soomaremkun
siowa-ke efa baunowak. As I walked in the
evening athe dog barked at me.
baurariya v2.int. run away, flee, escape. Wia
soranowamkun baurar-ikiwemik. When I
frightened them they fled.
bawuena nn. tree sp. Bawuena nomokowa
eliwa-ke, i aawep koora onimik. Bawuena is a
good tree, we get it to build a house. (Used for
housebuilding.).
bebauma nn. lizard sp. green, with black face.
bebaura1 Variant: babaur. nn. tree sp. fig-like tree
with big leaves.
bebaura2 nn. month name. (After "epa weniwa".).
bebeseriya See main entry: oboseriya. v2.int. fail;
accomplish nothing. O anane akia aawowa
ikiwiya na bebeseriya; ikum mua-ke wiar
aawimik. He always goes to get bananas but
fails; thieves steal them from him. Syn:
boloniya.
bebeta aj. thin, slim. mua bebeta a thin/slim man
bebetariya v2.int. be thin. Owora nain bebetariya,
me ire. The betelnut palm is thin (and bends),
don't climb it.
beebeniya v2.int. speak unclearly, babble? Mua
ifan momora nain aakunowa beebeniya. The
deaf man speaks unclearly. [Ques: beebeeniya?]
beela See main entry: peela. aj. rotten. See: episow
beela.
beelaliya See main entry: peelaliya. v2.int. rot,
decay.
beelalow ikina np. stench, putrescence. See:
gagur ikina, seer ikina.
belekowiya v1.tr. tease. Wiamun bele-belekowak.
He teased his younger brother a lot. (lällättää in
Finnish! ).
belial nn. tree sp. leaves are edible.
belul oraiya Variant: balol oraiya. vp2. sink. Sipa
akupamkun merena belul orok. When I
stepped on the mud my feet sank down.
— vp2. (get) dented.
bemua aj. brown. yellowish brown.
beneben nn. plant sp. Acorus calamus. Called
'crocodile's food'. Seeds can be eaten when the
fruit has dried.
beng nn. bank. From: Pidgin.
bibi nn. blenny.
bidaru nn. singsing name.
biiris nn. tree sp. Biiris koor maakara aawimik.
We get biiris tree for house timber.
biiris nn. bridge. From: Pidgin.
bilibalak aj. mixed. Opora erup bilibalak
aakuniyem. I mix two languages when I speak.
bilik aj. mixed.
bilikariya v2.int. be mixed together. Maa bilikarep
ikua. The things are mixed together. Wia
bilikarep ikiwok. He mixed (=hid) in the
crowd.
bilikiya v1.tr. mix.
biliwa Variant: buliwa. aj. ripe.
biliwariya Variant: buliwariya. v2.int. ripen.
Nomokow ifa biliwarep oraiya. The tree leaves
"ripen" (turn brown) and fall.
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