Akawaio-English Dictionary


a
e
i
ɨ
k
m
n
o
p
r
s
t
u
w
y

i


isuweta vi 1be or become brown 2be or become ripe, even overripe Isuwetasaꞌ iyesiꞌpʉ. It became overripe.
isuweyu nom something brown, reddish brown, orange, red; ripe Isuweyu pe ipokʉrʉʉi esi. His belt is brown. dev: aꞌkʉra 1, akʉꞌpʉ, isaramenu, isuweyu, ukɨta ; opp: aꞌkʉra 1 .
it- phon. var. of i-
iꞌta piꞌpɨ n claw, for birds and jaguar
iꞌtaꞌka (var: iꞌsaꞌka) vt cut, as in grass or second bush Wanaꞌ iꞌtaꞌkaꞌpʉ uya. I cut grass. syn: akʉtʉ 1 .
iꞌtapa (cf: ainʉnpa) vt 1chase Toꞌ iꞌtapapɨꞌkɨ! Chase them! 2hunt Usari iꞌtapaꞌpʉ uya. I hunted/chased after deer.
itaperʉꞌka nom being together or in close proximity to one another syn: amʉtʉ .
itayaupasaꞌ lunatic
itekeinno var. of itekiinno
itekiinno (var: itekeinno) (cf: ekiinno) n a cake of cassava bread Tikin nɨ tekino eki one cake of cassava bread Tikin nɨ itekino eki iꞌse eꞌaiꞌ. I want one cake of eki.
iteseꞌ n pretense
itesen tikitiki n the one hanging; uvula
iꞌtɨꞌkwa (cf: iꞌtʉꞌkwa) vt chip Eꞌkwapiꞌ iꞌtɨꞌkwaꞌpʉ uya. I chipped off pieces of the fallen tree.
itɨꞌmooi n die, one of a pair of dice
iꞌtoko var. of iꞌtokʉ
iꞌtokʉ (var: iꞌtoko) vt boil, especially a thick substance like kata or kasiri or porridge Kasiri iꞌtokʉꞌpʉ uya. I boiled the cassava drink. iꞌtoꞌtoꞌ yai something to cook in; a pot (var eꞌtokʉ)
eꞌtokʉ (der.) 1vt boil 2vi soften
itoto (var: itoto eꞌ) n kanaima, evil spirit syn: kanaimɨ .
itoto eꞌ var. of itoto
itoto pana n a variety of mushroom
iꞌtu vt 1know Mɨrɨ eꞌtane non uya iꞌtu pʉra iyesiꞌpʉ. But (those in the) world did not know (it). Apʉne ken isiꞌtuiꞌ. I will prove that it is correct/true. 2try 3test; try 4experience Mɨrɨ ina niꞌtuꞌpʉ upinimʉ koroꞌtau uneporoꞌpʉ. And we experienced it while walking around, I found it. 5tempt, test Main pɨꞌ enupanin eꞌmɨꞌsaꞌkaꞌpʉ Sises iꞌtupɨꞌse. A teacher of the law rose to test Jesus. 6count
usiꞌtu (der.) 1vr know 2vi try
iꞌtʉꞌkwa (cf: iꞌtɨꞌkwa) vi axed, cut or squared off with an axe Iꞌtʉꞌkwasaꞌ. It was squared off with an axe.
iwa₂ adv more or less, approximately 5,000 kaisa rɨ iwa rɨ kaꞌpon amʉꞌ esiꞌpʉ mɨrɨ yau. There were more or less than 5,000 people there.
iwa₁ var. of warinpa
iwan (poss: ɨiwan) n 1hunger Iwan pe esi. I am hungry. 2famine Iwan pe pata esiꞌpʉ. There was a famine in that place.
iwankan n 1the season from December to February; usually dry cal: iwankan 1, toron kan, Tʉmon 2, wʉipiya 2 ; syn: kurun pan . 2drought, and the subsequent famine Iwankan utaꞌmoꞌkaꞌpʉ mɨrɨ mɨrɨ pata yau. A drought fell on that place.