Akawaio-English Dictionary


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kupʉ (var: kuꞌ) vt 1do Ɨꞌrɨ kupʉ auya? What are you doing? Ikupʉ pen nɨ. I am doing nothing. Tʉkuꞌsen nɨ mɨrɨ. That's a normal thing for people to do. tʉkuꞌsen an obligation 2work 3think, especially in relation to getting ready to do something, prepare to do 4make something
eꞌkupʉ (der.) (var eꞌkuꞌnɨsaꞌ; var eꞌkuꞌ) 1vr done 2vr pretend 3vi act 4vi become 5vi happened
kuraꞌ n (non-possessed) a small variety of fish spec: akaruwa ; spec: tennankɨꞌ ; spec: kurupasaꞌkwa ; gen: moroꞌ .
kuraiꞌ (poss: ɨkurasii) n 1a bamboo-like tree 2pipe Osorʉwaon ikurasii esiꞌpʉ eke ton ikɨrɨiꞌ nʉntoꞌ yai. there were three pipes with smoke coming out of them. 3a long blowpipe made from the tree of same name
Kuraimaru nprop the name given to a village above Pipiri pai on the Kukui River
kurakaiꞌ (var: turakaiꞌ) n (non-possessed) a variety of small, red wood ant that stings Fornica micrergates
Kurakai (var: Kurakaiꞌ) nprop the name given to a settlement along the Upper Mazaruni River, down-river from Kako Ken
Kurakaiꞌ var. of Kurakai
kuran (cf: maipa; cf: poro₁; cf: wairawoꞌ; cf: akarasa) n a variety of fruit tree, waiti
kuranau n 1wind storm 2hurricane
kuratana n (non-possessed) a variety of small plantain
kuratu n a variety of large, black caiman Caiman niger
kurawa var. of kurayaꞌ
kurayaꞌ (var: kurawa; poss: ɨkurayakɨ) n 1a variety of plant similar to the pine, from which a medicine is made to cure cervical cancer 2twine made from pine leaves 3bowstring, often made from a plant of the same name
kureꞌkʉ n 1a variety of tree, dukali Parahancornia amapa 2sap from same tree, which can be used to seal cracks in boats
kurepiri (cf: ) n (non-possessed) a variety of biting ant
kurewakʉi n a variety of parrot
kuriꞌwai n (non-possessed) a variety of blue-headed parrot Pionus menstrues
kuriyara (poss: ɨkuriyaraai) n 1dugout canoe 2drinking trough
kuruꞌ (poss: ɨkurukuui) n 1conch shell, sometimes used for calling a meeting or other gathering 2jombie, bogeyman 3a large variety of snail found in the same shell
kuru adv very Iyeꞌtoꞌ pe kuru si mɨrɨ. Exactly that.
kuruiꞌ n (non-possessed) a variety of bird; turukwaro bird
kuruꞌka vt pull up a plant by the roots syn: ina₂ .
kurukuru vr stomach grumbling
kurukwa n swamp, an area that fills with water during rainy season
kurumaꞌ n tin syn: tinin 1 .