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imoronʉꞌpʉ n an illness caused by excessive mining or burning of the bush

imun (poss: ɨimun) n 1root cf: miꞌ . 2ground provision, general term for potato, yam, cassava, etc.

Imuraai nprop the name given to a creek back dam from Jawalla village

iꞌmʉime vt bend a young sapling tree in an arch Mɨrɨpan uya yʉi mʉreꞌpʉ iꞌmʉimeꞌpʉ asanta taꞌ. So they bent young saplings across the path.

iꞌmʉkamʉ vt yoke, connect a pair of animals by a yoke around their necks

iꞌmʉꞌkʉ vt divide, partition Toꞌ yoꞌ iꞌmʉꞌkʉꞌpʉ uya. I divided their meat.

iꞌmʉnpʉ 1flood Iꞌmʉnpʉ pe tuna esiꞌpʉ. The river flooded. syn: iꞌkuiꞌpʉ . 2n the season from June to August; usually rainy syn: Tʉmon 2 .

iꞌmʉrʉkʉtʉ vt decapitate, cut off the head Aku iꞌmʉrʉkʉtʉꞌpʉ uya. I decapitated the agouti.

iꞌmʉꞌsaꞌka vt 1stand, set in an upright position Yʉi iꞌmʉꞌsaꞌkaꞌpʉ ina uya. We made the tree stand up (after it fell over). 2raise; specifically, cause someone to rise from the dead, cause to be alive again Papa, ina tamokori ton eꞌtoꞌ iteseꞌ pɨꞌ, Sises pʉmʉꞌsaꞌkanin nʉꞌpʉ iyeriꞌsaꞌ apai ɨnwɨnɨꞌpʉ kon tʉpokapɨꞌse yʉi pona. God, on whom our ancestors called, has raised Jesus from death, whom you killed by stabbing him to a tree.

eꞌmʉꞌsaꞌka (der.) vi 1stand 2raise up

ina₁ pron 1we (exclusive) Ina utɨꞌpʉ. We went. 2us (exclusive) Ina pokaꞌpʉ iya. He shot us. 3our ina mariyarʉ our knife

ina₂ vt weed, particularly pulling up unwanted plants by the roots upʉrorooi inaꞌpʉ uya. I weeded my yard. syn: kuruꞌka .

iꞌnaꞌ n 1its depth Four feet iꞌnaꞌ rʉꞌkwɨ iyesiꞌpʉ. Its depth was four feet. 2a pit 3Hell

iꞌnai (var: iꞌnapai) nom 1something true or real Mɨrɨ esiꞌpʉ iꞌnai -ron aꞌkwa pe tanporon non pon kon weiꞌtɨ nin pe. And this was the true light that was shining in all the world. 2sincere 3honest

inakaꞌpɨ n (non-possessed) a hollowed out stump

iꞌnansiꞌka vt 1fear 2bother

inanʉkʉ vt make wet Paꞌtiya yeꞌ inanʉkʉꞌpʉ uya. I wet the watermelon plant.

eꞌnanʉkʉ (der.) vr wet

iꞌnapai var. of iꞌnai

inaꞌpo (cf: ennaꞌpo) vt 1return something Inaꞌpo uya serɨ ɨpiyaꞌ. I am returning this to you. Papa uya si kunaꞌpo kon, wakʉ nin si pata yaꞌ. God will return us to the good place. 2repeat, as in saying something a second time Mɨrɨ inaꞌpokaꞌkɨ kanan. Say that again.

iꞌnau (cf: oꞌno, oꞌkoroꞌno) adv 1under water, deep Iꞌnawon nɨ moꞌkaꞌpʉ toꞌ uya. They took him out from a deep hole. Mɨrɨ aꞌtai, toꞌ uya eporoꞌpʉ 100 feet iꞌnau iyesi tukaiꞌ. Then, they found (the water) was 100 feet deep. 2underground, under the surface of the ground, say, in a hole; deep Sunwa iꞌnau tɨꞌ euta nau iyesiꞌpʉ. He was in a cave, deep underground.

iꞌneꞌ nom something bitter to the taste Iꞌneꞌ pe eki esi. The cassava is bitter. opp: aꞌseꞌku ; syn: maiꞌ₁ 2 .

ineꞌ 1n a variety of hot pepper 2n a variety of hot pepper bush 3nom something spicy; something having a strong pepper flavour Ineꞌ pe tuma esi. The tuma is spicy. opp: koꞌtʉmʉn .

ineꞌneꞌ (cf: waiyo) 1nom something salty Ineꞌneꞌ pe oꞌ esi. The meat is salty. opp: koꞌtʉmʉn . 2n salt

iꞌninpayan vt cause pain

iꞌnɨꞌkenan (var: iꞌnʉꞌkenan) cool; a temperature or feeling between hot and cold sclr prop: aꞌneꞌ, iꞌnɨꞌkenan, komiꞌ .

inɨꞌkwɨrɨꞌnʉkʉ vt go across, traverse Itʉi inɨꞌkwɨrɨꞌnʉkʉꞌpʉ toꞌ utɨꞌpʉ. They went across the savannah.