Akawaio-English Dictionary


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anpokʉma (var: anpokoma) vt disturb, trouble Umʉre uya uyanpokʉmaꞌpʉ. My child disturbed me.
utanpokʉma (der.) vr bother
ansaꞌma (var: eꞌseꞌma) vt set a trap for any kind of animal
anꞌti n aunt; more specifically the sister of one's mother
anuku (cf: anʉmʉ₁) vt 1collect Toꞌ pʉꞌtaꞌpʉ nin si anukuꞌpʉ iya. He collected their footprints. 2pour syn: entɨ 3 .
anʉ vt 1scratch 2plow Non anʉnin pɨꞌ iyesiꞌpʉ He plowed the ground.
aꞌnʉkʉ vr to be or become scattered syn: eꞌtʉrʉꞌkwa 1 .
anʉkʉ 1vi overflow Kasiri anʉkʉꞌpʉ iwaai apai. The cassava drink overflowed from its container. 2vt make a gas, as in the cassava drink becoming alcoholic 3vt give water to a plant Aꞌporos uya nin si inanʉkʉ mɨrɨ. Apollos waters it.
aꞌnʉmʉ vi groan iyaꞌnʉmʉ pʉra rɨ he was not groaning
anʉmʉ₁ (cf: anuku) vt 1receive 2take 3pick up Anʉmʉꞌpʉ uya. I picked it up. 4buy syn: eꞌma₁, enna₂ . 5accept 6carry Mɨrɨpan anʉꞌnʉkʉꞌpʉ toꞌ uya. They carried her. 7choose
utanʉmʉ (der.) 1vr select 2vi selected 3vi lifted
anʉmʉ₂ vt meet
eꞌsanʉmʉ (der.) vi jump
anʉꞌnʉkʉ vt bury Mɨrɨpan anʉꞌnʉkʉꞌpʉ iya saꞌne si itekepu. So he buried her, her body. syn: uꞌnaꞌtɨ .
anʉpʉ vr full Tuna uyeeꞌpʉ iten anʉpʉ pʉꞌkʉ pona rɨ. The rain came until the container was full.
anwana n (non-possessed) king vulture
apaꞌ (poss: ayapakʉʉi) n pear, avocado Lauraceae
apa₁ vi 1be or become lower, as in the water level of a river Tuna apa. The river is getting lower. opp: uꞌma₂ . 2disappear Epʉn mɨrɨ awonsiꞌkɨ non apatoꞌ oton tikin nɨ ikonekasaꞌ main apa rawɨrɨ. Heaven and earth will disappear before one law disappears.
apa₂ n kidney; the kidney of larger animals and humans syn: kuima₂ .
Apa nprop the name given to a creek along the Kukui River between Jawalla and Pipiri pai
apai₁ postp from in Epaꞌkakɨ warawoꞌ apai! Come out from the boy!
apai₂ nom shallow, low water level, so that boats can't pass Tuna esi apai pe. The river is low (so that boats can't pass).
apaiꞌpɨ shallow, especially as refers to water Apaiꞌpɨ yau ekuꞌpɨtɨꞌ. You all bathe in the shallow (water).
Aꞌpasi nprop the widow at Zarephath, the woman in the Bible whose flour and oil never ran out, found in 1 Kings 17
Apatoꞌka nprop the name given to a settlement along the Middle Mazaruni, near Merumɨ creek
Apau nprop the name given to a creek near Imbaimadai
ape vi confess tape esi aꞌtai when you confess, . . .
api vi 1fall, in a figurative sense Itewan apikapʉ. His belly is falling./He is feeling disheartened. 2deflate, as in a balloon or rising bread dough Pʉreti apikaaꞌpʉ. The bread dough deflated.