Akawaio-English Dictionary


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ipa (poss: ɨipa) 1n fruit Ɨꞌrɨ uyipa kon pʉra rɨ? What not our fruit? (What fruit will be left for us?) spec: uꞌma₁ . 2nom anything sweet
ipaꞌkwa n a variety of snake
Ipanaꞌmuru pai nprop the name given to a stretch along Upper Mazaruni River between Imbaimadai and Jawalla where the Hunter family settlement is
ipiꞌkwa vt pelt, hit, as with an arrow Mɨrɨpan ipiꞌkwa iꞌse, ipokaꞌpʉ uya. And trying to pelt it, I shot it.
iꞌpiꞌnan var. of eꞌpiꞌnan
ipiꞌpɨ rʉꞌpʉ n hide of a dead animal
ipɨkɨroꞌ (cf: ) nom second-born child Ipɨkɨroꞌ pe iyesi. He is the second-born child.
iꞌpoꞌ (poss: ɨiꞌpoꞌ / ɨꞌpoꞌ) (cf: apiri) n 1feather 2hair tʉꞌpoꞌkenan a hairy person 3the quill of the porcupine aru iꞌpoꞌ porcupine's quill 4fur of an animal paka iꞌpoꞌ cow's fur
iꞌpo vt 1strip Mɨrɨpan kon poirɨ kenʉꞌ si kaꞌpon utɨꞌpʉ mɨrɨ manare iꞌpopɨꞌseꞌna. And nearby them, a person mistakenly came there to strip manare. 2peel
iꞌpoka vt pluck the feathers from a bird or fowl syn: apiriꞌka .
iꞌpokʉ var. of ariꞌpokʉ
ipoꞌsoꞌ n a variety of monkey
ipʉrʉ (poss: ɨipʉrʉ) n wild flowers araꞌya ipʉrʉ the guava flower syn: ariꞌku .
ipʉrʉꞌtɨ vt decorate Ɨiwʉꞌ ipʉrʉꞌtɨkɨ. Decorate your house.
usipʉtʉꞌtɨ (der.) vr adorned
iraꞌ n a variety of large, black ant; munuri ant
iraꞌrunpa var. of aꞌrunpa
iraꞌtɨ vt twist Waya amʉꞌ iraꞌtɨkɨ. Twist the wires. syn: iseꞌme 2 .
Iremukoꞌ nprop a person or people from around the Iren River
iren₁ n a variety of tree, white silver-balli Octoca sp.
iren₂ something bright red, like a hot coal Iren kenaꞌ apoꞌ keme esiꞌpʉ. The fire wood was glowing bright red.
iriꞌ var. of eriꞌ₁
irikwa vi irritate, especially a sore or wound
Irɨtɨ pai nprop the name given to a place on the Kukui River between Aruwe pai and Jawalla.
iruwa n 1a variety of tree 2blowpipe, especially that from the iruwa tree
Iruwa ken nprop the name given to a creek mouth along the Upper Mazaruni River, above Imbaimadai