Akawaio-English Dictionary


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kɨrɨtʉ vi 1burned, as in food that cooks too long ikɨrɨtʉ namaiꞌ nɨrɨ kanan. It is also burned/stuck to the pan. 2sticking to the pot that it is boiling in
kɨꞌtɨ vt cut bush while walking Usarɨ wanaꞌ kɨꞌtɨi. I was cutting grass while walking.
kɨtɨkɨtɨ nom staggering Kɨtɨkɨtɨ pe ipinimʉ. He walks with a stagger.
kɨtɨꞌkwaꞌ (poss: ɨkɨtɨꞌkwarʉ / ɨkɨtɨꞌkwarʉʉi) n 1cotton; cotton tree Gossypium barbadense; Gossypium hirsutum 2yarn made from cotton
kɨtɨrukɨ (var: kɨturʉkɨ; var: kɨrɨrukʉ) n a variety of bird, white chest and black back, flies in flocks; cotton bird
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
kɨtɨtɨꞌka var. of kʉtʉtʉꞌka
kɨtun (poss: ɨkɨtun) (cf: kɨ; cf: kwɨꞌnʉmʉ) n scent Toꞌ kɨtun etaꞌpʉ iya. He smelled their scent. (der.: kɨtunpa)
kɨtunpa (cf: kɨꞌnʉnpa) vt smell Oꞌ kanpʉ kɨtunpaꞌpʉ uya. I smelled dried meat.
kɨturʉkɨ var. of kɨtɨrukɨ
kɨukuma var. of kʉukʉuma
kɨwɨꞌ (poss: ɨkɨwɨkʉʉi) n 1a variety of fruit grown on a vine similar to the sumutu vine 2a toy top made from same 3a variety of fruit from the si'na' tree
kɨwɨnka vt bend Wire kɨwɨnkaꞌpʉ uya. I bent the wire.
kɨwɨu nom something curved Kɨwɨu pe paranka esi. The board is curved.
kɨyɨi n a variety of parrot
koꞌ₂ (poss: ɨkokʉʉi) n cup
koꞌ₁ n people, tribe, the people indigenous to a partiicular area Kukui koꞌ the people who live along the Kukui River and at its mouth
ko postp from Aꞌmuruꞌta moro ko (fine) fish from the river's head Itɨkaaꞌpʉ kasa neꞌ ko. It seems he already left. Tuna uyepʉ kasa neꞌ usetan pɨꞌ ko. It sounds like it's raining.
Koꞌko pai nprop the name given to a landing along the Kukui River between Jawalla and Pipiri pai where a coastlander used to mine
koꞌkoi (cf: amai, aꞌai, noꞌnoꞌ, waꞌwa) n grandmother; direct address syn: amai 1 ; indir add: noꞌ .
kokon (var: koꞌroroꞌ) n (non-possessed) the variety of acushi ant (kuyawɨ') that flies during a certain time of year; caught and eaten by the Akawayo dev: kokon, kiyawʉꞌ .
koꞌkonoꞌta (poss: ɨkoꞌkonoꞌtaai) n 1the coconut tree 2the nut of the coconut tree
koꞌma nom something or someone late Koꞌma pe iyesi. He is late (in coming).
koꞌmamiyau adv yesterday Koꞌmamiyau toꞌ utɨꞌpʉ soꞌsi taꞌ. Yesterday, they went to church. cal: mʉꞌkuꞌ koꞌmamiyau, koꞌmamiyau, serɨ, awanapairɨ, awanapairɨ eꞌmaꞌpʉ .
koꞌmanʉkʉ vt owe Asaꞌron kon kaꞌpon amʉꞌ uya pʉratatʉnin yeꞌ uyakoꞌmanʉꞌpɨtʉ esiꞌpʉ teꞌmaiꞌ pʉra. There were two men who owed a moneylender and couldn't pay him back.