Akawaio-English Dictionary


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ay- phon. var. of a-
aya (poss: ayarii) n root used to poison fish
ayan (poss: ɨyiwɨ) n louse Pulex capitus
ayannʉꞌ nom chigger-infested; to have plenty chiggers Kitata iꞌmoi ansaꞌ auya yau, ayannʉꞌ pe ɨwesi, tawon nan kamoro. If you eat grasshopper eggs, you will become chigger-infested, so they say.
aꞌyau var. of aꞌkiyau
aꞌyaupɨ n (non-possessed) a variety of bitter cassava