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Akawaio-English Dictionary

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tamoꞌpʉ (var: taanꞌpʉ; poss: ataanꞌpʉ) n husband low stat: noꞌpʉ .
tamʉ (poss: atamʉri) n 1tobacco 2cigarette
tane conj 1while Mɨrɨ aꞌtai si Jericho apai Jerusalem pona itɨ tane tuꞌkan kon kaꞌpon amʉꞌ uya eꞌmaꞌpʉkaꞌpʉ. While going from Jericho to Jerusalem, many people followed him. 2though, nevertheless Mɨrɨ rɨ eꞌtane, ... Nevertheless, ... 3although, even though
taꞌnekʉ vt divide
tanpirai (poss: atanpiraai) n arrow point, often shaped from a section of deer antler
tanporo n all
tanporon (attrib.) n all
tanporon (attrib. of tanporo) n all, every one
tanporo n all
tanporon (attrib.) n all
tanwaya n (non-possessed) a variety of bush plant (bird's nest fern) from which leaves are taken to make thatch roofing, philodendron plant
tapai postp from in Tʉutɨsen pen nɨ tiwʉꞌ tapai. She never went from in her own house. She never went out from her own house. sclr prop: taꞌ 1, tau, tapai .
tapi interj a wish for something to be so Atuꞌ pe kuru eꞌpai eꞌaiꞌ tapi! Oh, how I wish I was healthy!
taꞌpimʉꞌnan var. of aimuꞌne
tapiyaꞌ (var: tapiyakʉ) n a variety of larger hummingbird gen: tukuiꞌ₂ .
tapiyakʉ var. of tapiyaꞌ
tapiyara₂ n sickness
tapiyara₁ n (non-possessed) a person well-provided-for by his farming acumen opp: iwannɨkoꞌ .
tapiyu something flat, especially relating to canoes going flat as they age Tapiyu pan akanwa esi. Your canoe is flat.
tapiyuka n (non-possessed) a variety of wasp, brown marabunta Hymen optera
taꞌpuru n table
tapuruka (var: takurupa) n house with rectangular thatched roof
tapʉrenken n a variety of tree, the leaves of which are used to make a drink to prevent or cure worms, cold symptoms, or fleas and chiggers
tararan n 1wagon 2chariot, especially as in the Alleluia tradition
taꞌrau n large salt crystals, found in Brasil
taꞌreꞌ nom someone or something fed Taꞌreꞌ ke iyesi. He is well-fed. opp: wan .
taren (poss: ɨyetaremu) n the art of blowing for the purpose of healing or harming oneself or another taren po kon people who receive taren
etarenpa (der.) vt blow


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