Akawaio-English Dictionary


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aru n porcupine Sphingurus prehensilis aru iꞌpoꞌ porcupine quill
Aru Paru nprop the name of a creek off the Kako River that runs behind the Jawalla village area
arukʉimɨ n a variety of large black bee found in rotten tree stumps or other rotten wood Genus bombus
aꞌrunpa (var: iraꞌrunpa) vt 1lift up Mɨrɨpan kuwata uyeeꞌpʉ aꞌrunpaseꞌna. And then the gorilla came to lift her up. 2pick up
aruwai n a variety of scaled fish, hassar Callichthys littoralis gen: tʉpiꞌpɨkenan .
Aruwe pai nprop the name given to a settlement along the Kukui River above Irɨtɨ pai
arʉ₂ postp inside Mɨrɨpan esiꞌpʉ tʉpona rɨ, iyarʉ pʉra. And it was by itself, nothing inside it.
arʉꞌtɨ (der.) (var arɨꞌtɨ) vt 1fill 2load
arʉ₁ n clitoris
arʉka n wasp, marabunta
arʉkɨꞌ (poss: ayarʉkɨtʉʉi) n scissors
arʉkoꞌtɨ (der. of aroꞌ) vt to give someone a hat to wear, to make someone wear a hat Ina arʉkoꞌtɨpɨꞌsaꞌ toꞌ uya esiꞌpʉ. They gave us hats to wear.
aroꞌ (poss: ayarokooi) n hat ayarokooi your hat
arʉkoꞌtɨ (der.) vt wear
arʉꞌtɨ (var arɨꞌtɨ) (der. of arʉ₂) vt 1) fill Ɨꞌrɨ toꞌ pe makoi uya ɨyewan arʉꞌtɨsaꞌ kasi yeꞌ pe ɨyesi pe tekonekaiꞌ? What evil fills your belly to speak lies? Mɨrɨ awaai arɨꞌtɨkɨ. Fill your container. 2) load a gun Tʉurapaai arʉꞌtɨꞌpʉ iya. He loaded his own gun.
arʉ₂ postp inside Mɨrɨpan esiꞌpʉ tʉpona rɨ, iyarʉ pʉra. And it was by itself, nothing inside it.
arʉꞌtɨ (der.) (var arɨꞌtɨ) vt 1fill 2load
asaꞌrɨ n (non-possessed) the number two, 2
asaꞌken (der.) together
asaꞌron (attrib.)
asakɨrɨꞌne n (non-possessed) the number four, 4 Itasakɨrɨꞌpanno the fourth (one)
asakɨrɨꞌnan (attrib.) n
asakɨrɨꞌne n (non-possessed) the number four, 4 Itasakɨrɨꞌpanno the fourth (one)
asakɨrɨꞌnan (attrib.) n
asamaꞌpʉ 1behind Asamaꞌpʉ winon pɨꞌ kaꞌkɨ. Say you are coming behind. 2after
aꞌsamʉtʉ n togetherness, fellowship wakʉ pe kuru aꞌsamʉtʉ yau it is very good to be in fellowship
aꞌsaꞌmʉyai half Mɨrɨpan uya aꞌtɨꞌpʉ aꞌsaꞌmʉyai. Then they cut it in half.
aꞌsan n blanket
aꞌsanaꞌ postp into the midst of Mɨrɨpan anʉmʉꞌpʉ piyaiꞌma uya tʉpana aꞌsanaꞌ. And then he put it into his ear.
aꞌsanau postp between Yaranta uya kuwaꞌkʉꞌsaꞌ kon, kuyaꞌsanauꞌnokon iyesi. A valley is our barrier between us.
aꞌsaꞌnota vi be or become mildewed Iyaꞌsaꞌnotasaꞌ upon esiꞌpʉ. My clothes became mildewed.
asanta (cf: eꞌma₂) n path, trail, line