Akawaio-English Dictionary


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iꞌkʉra vt stir, particularly stir cassava drink Kasiri iꞌkʉra uya. I am stirring cassava drink.
iꞌkʉrakɨ nom bitter taste; used to describe the taste of kada before it is cooked to make it edible. Iꞌkʉrakɨ pe kata esi. The kada is bitter. syn: maiꞌ₁ 3 .
iꞌkʉrimʉ vt soak something
eꞌkurimʉ (der.) vi wet
iꞌkʉrʉ n hill, an area with small hills
iꞌkʉrʉn 1n purple potato 2nom something black in colour Iꞌkʉrʉn pe iyesi. It is a black one. opp: aimuꞌne .
iꞌkʉrʉntanʉkʉ vt make dark Wʉi uya upiꞌpɨ iꞌkʉrʉntanʉꞌsaꞌ. The sun has made my skin dark.
iꞌkwa vt 1peel, as in a fruit or vegetable Iꞌkwaꞌpʉ uya. I peeled it. 2skin, as in removing the skin of an animal 3scrape Mɨrɨpan iꞌkwaꞌpʉ ina uya. And then we scraped the cassava roots.
iꞌkwamʉ (var: iꞌkwan) vt 1bail water from a boat Iꞌkwanpɨtʉ uya. I am bailing (the boat). I am throwing out (the water from the boat). syn: paruka . 2throw out a fluid 3pour fluid from a container
iꞌkwan var. of iꞌkwamʉ
iꞌkwarʉmɨ var. of iꞌkwarʉmo
iꞌkwarʉmo (var: iꞌkwarʉmɨ) vi make porridge iꞌkwarʉmosaꞌ porridge
iꞌkwɨ vt harvest, gather, pick Upikaꞌtɨpai peꞌ meꞌyan aꞌnaiꞌ iꞌkwɨpɨtʉ pɨꞌ? Do you want to help me harvest the corn?
iꞌkwɨtʉ₁ vt make an edge on a cake of cassava bread Eki eꞌpi iꞌkwɨtʉꞌpʉ uya. I put an edge on the cake of cassava bread.
iꞌkwɨtʉ₂ vt break something; to cause something to become broken Urari iꞌkwɨꞌpɨtʉꞌpʉ iya. He broke the urari on (the dart). Iyekaꞌtumʉꞌpʉ mɨrɨ si tʉniꞌkwɨꞌpɨtʉꞌpʉ teꞌma awɨrɨ. She ran along breaking off branches along the path.
eꞌkwɨtʉ₁ (der.) vr broken
iꞌkwɨtʉi aꞌmutɨꞌpʉ a type of cassava bread (?)
iꞌmaꞌka vt finish Mɨrɨ tʉpo tanporo iꞌmaꞌkaꞌpʉ tʉuya ꞌnokon aꞌtai, . .. After they had finished everything, . . .
aꞌkwarʉ iꞌmaꞌka (id.) vr grieve
imamin (poss: ɨimamin) n 1possessions toꞌ imamin their toys 2goods 3a child's toys
imaꞌnapa vi commit adultery, to have sex with someone other than one's spouse Papa uya kuru imaꞌnapanin nʉꞌsan menkatoꞌ oton. God will judge those who commit adultery.
imanka vt fetch, bring Mɨrɨ apoꞌ imankakɨ. Fetch that firewood.
imawari n 1an indigenous style of singing and dancing 2possibly a term for the Holy Spirit of God
imeꞌya n eave of a house or building
iꞌmo₂ vt 1break up or burst Mɨrɨ nin si iꞌmosaꞌ auya aꞌtai iyeꞌnaika mɨrɨ. When you bust this (calabash), she will be vexed about it. 2burst shingles 3make a roof from shingles 4crack
iꞌmo₁ var. of utaꞌmorʉka
iꞌmoi (poss: ɨꞌmoi) n egg kɨrɨtɨkɨ iꞌmoi chicken egg
Iꞌmoi nprop the name given to a creek along the Kukui River between Jawalla and Philipai