Akawaio-English Dictionary


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ekeꞌnan nom 1something soft Ekeꞌnan pe eki esi. The cassava bread is soft/fresh. opp: saꞌman 2 ; sclr prop: ekeꞌnan 1, akuse, pɨyɨ . 2something fresh
ekeꞌpɨ dirty, filthy, something thrown away
ekepu (poss: ɨyekepu) n corpse Sises ekepu karapaimaiꞌ tʉ- utɨ -toꞌ -kon pe the ones going to anoint Jesus' corpse with oil
eꞌkereuta vi be or become slimy, so as to be nonconsumable, spoiled Sikaru eku eꞌkereutasaꞌ. The sugar cane drink has become slimy.
eꞌkerewe nom 1something slimy Eꞌkerewe pe kuiwa esi. The snail is slimy. 2something slippery
eketuꞌka vt wear out, exhaust Wʉi uya uyeketuꞌkaꞌpʉ. The sun exhausted me.
eki n 1bitter cassava Manihot utilissima eki yeꞌ cassava stick or cassava plant 2cassava bread Eki tekiinɨiꞌ! Bake cassava bread! cf: u .
Eki Sikʉ nprop Young Cassava Festival, celebrated by the Alleluia adherants
ekiinnɨ var. of ekiinno
ekiinno (var: ekiinnɨ) (cf: itekiinno) vt bake cassava bread Eki ekiino iya. She is baking cassava bread
ekiririꞌka vt shave Utaꞌsiꞌpoꞌ ekiririꞌkaꞌpʉ uya. I shaved my beard.
eꞌkitoꞌka n dimple
kiyoꞌka vt dent
ekiyoꞌka (der.) vi dent
eꞌkɨiꞌma vi be or become feverish Eꞌkɨiꞌmaꞌpʉ. I got a fever./I became feverish.
kɨꞌpa vt make dirty Tʉpon kɨꞌpaꞌpʉ iya. She made her dress dirty.
eꞌkɨꞌpa (der.) vi dirty
eꞌkɨrɨka vi anoint Karapa ke iyeꞌkɨrɨkaꞌpʉ. He anointed himself with oil.
ekɨrɨnka vi be or become cracked Yʉi ekɨrɨnkaꞌpʉ. The wood cracked.
eꞌkɨrɨnta vi tan, get darker by the sun Ipiꞌpɨ eꞌkɨrɨntaꞌpʉ. His skin tanned.
eꞌkɨtɨꞌka vt wiggle
eꞌkɨtɨꞌkɨtɨꞌma vr twitch syn: usetuma .
eꞌkɨtɨtɨiꞌka vi 1be or become clean by rubbing dirt off one's skin Iyeꞌkɨtɨtɨikaꞌpʉ. He rubbed dirt off his own skin. 2grind, especially grind one's teeth
kɨtɨtɨiꞌma vt 1grind 2gnash one's teeth Mɨrɨ aꞌtai, toꞌ uya tʉyɨ kon kʉtɨtɨiꞌmaꞌpʉ ipan pe toꞌ eꞌsakoropaꞌpʉ ipɨꞌ. At that time, they gnashed their teeth in their anger at them.
eꞌkɨtɨtɨiꞌma (der.) (var tɨtɨtɨiꞌkwa) vr grinding
koneka vt 1prepare 2settle Toꞌ konekaꞌpʉ uya. I helped them settle (the matter). 3order 4fix 5save, rescue Sises uya tʉnkonekaꞌsan tonpaꞌtɨꞌpʉ. Those Jesus saved were added. syn: pikaꞌtɨ 3, moꞌka 3 .
ekoneka (der.) vr prepared
eꞌkoroika vi be or become sprained in one's ankle Iyeꞌkoroikaꞌpʉ. He sprained his ankle.
kotaꞌma vt punish; make someone suffer
ekotaꞌma (der.) vr 1suffer 2struggle