Akawaio-English Dictionary

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kotorinsai n (non-possessed) a variety of locust

kotota vt grimace Eꞌpi kotokaꞌpʉ iya. He made a grimace on his face.

kototoꞌka vt fold Ukaretaai kototoꞌkaꞌpʉ uya. I folded my paper.

koꞌtʉmʉn (var: koꞌtʉmʉra) nom tasteless opp: ineꞌneꞌ 1 ; opp: ineꞌ 3 ; opp: aꞌseꞌku .

koꞌtʉmʉra var. of koꞌtʉmʉn

kowekowe n drill

kuꞌ var. of kupʉ

kuꞌ- phon. var. of kʉs-

kuikui n (non-possessed) a variety of long, black beetle

kuima₁ n a stone used to smooth clay pots before firing them

kuima₂ (poss: ɨkuimaai) n kidney; the kidney of smaller animals syn: apa₂ .

kuita (poss: ɨkuitari) n a piece of turtle shell attached at the bottom of a stick used to spin cotton

kuiwa₂ (poss: ɨkuiwa) n buttocks

kuiwa₁ n a variety of snail Mollusca sp.

kuka vt erase Mɨrɨ ikuꞌkɨ. Erase that.

eꞌkuka (der.) vi wiped

kuꞌka vt 1suck something through something like a straw Ikuꞌkakɨ mɨrɨ yai. Suck it (water) through it (the straw). 2inhale

kuꞌkuꞌ n a variety of bird, great horned hawk Buteogallus urubiting

kukui n (non-possessed) a variety of bird

Kukui nprop the name given to a tributary of the Upper Mazaruni River, the mouth of which is the location of Jawalla village.

Kukuikoꞌ nprop the name given to the Akawayo Amerindians who live along the Kukui River

kuꞌkuma vt cook Oꞌ peꞌ kuꞌkuma kaꞌyan? Is s/he cooking meat?

eꞌkuꞌkuma (der.) vr cook

kumaꞌ n a variety of cotton tree, silk cotton tree Ceiba sp. syn: aꞌsaꞌreꞌ .

kumaꞌpakarai n a variety of frog

Kumaꞌpɨꞌkɨrɨiꞌ nprop the name given to a creek along the path between Pipiri pai and Amoko kupai

kumaraꞌ n a variety of large bird-of-prey, grey and white in colour with swallow's tail