kanaꞌna (poss: akanaꞌnaai) n ground meat or fish
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kanarau n a variety of bird, grey and white in colour with a swallow's tail
kaꞌnari (poss: akaꞌnarii) n a general term for all sweet cassava varieties Manihot palmata
Kanawa pai nprop the name given to a small creek famous for fish; bottom-side of Jawalla on the Upper Mazaruni River
kanawaka vt take something out of a boat Eki kanwakaꞌpʉ toꞌ uya. They took egi cakes out of the canoe.
ekanwaka (der.) vr disembark
kanawaꞌtɨ vt put into a boat Eki kanwaꞌtɨtɨꞌ! You all put egi cakes into the boat!
ekanwaꞌtɨ (der.) vr get into a boat
kane adv no, the negative answer to a yes/no question Kane ukai. I said no.
kaniꞌ 1n the woof, or width-wise strands of weave in a hammock 2something that supports or holds up something else ikaniꞌpʉn tuna water that doesn't support anything; a mythical sea where everything sinks
kaniꞌtɨ vt weave; as in making a hammock Iyeꞌkweꞌ kaniꞌtɨpɨtʉ uya. I am weaving his hammock.
kaꞌnɨ nom 1delicious food 2something sweet 3someone healthy Ikaꞌnɨ pe pʉra iyesi. He's not feeling well.
kaꞌnɨma₂ vt season food Tuma kaꞌnɨmaꞌpʉ uya. I seasoned the pepperpot.
kaꞌnɨma₁ (var: ikaꞌnɨpa) vt scratch Uyaꞌpoi kaꞌnɨmakɨ. Scratch my back.
kanka vt 1pluck Toꞌ enu kankapɨtʉꞌpʉ waiken uya. The reindeer plucked out their eyes. 2take off, take away from Toꞌ uya ipon kankaꞌpʉ. They took his clothes. 3take forcefully
kankara n 1a variety of fly 2a variety of bee
Kankarumɨ 1nprop the name given to a village on the Middle Mazaruni, near Apato'ka settlement 2n a variety of small, black ant that bites Camponotus sp.
Kankarumɨ pai nprop the name given to a farming settlement along the NE coast of the Upper Mazaruni River on the Urapa pai stretch.
kankasa n 1(non-possessed
kankɨꞌ n 1(non-possessed
kankɨꞌpan n a variety of bee-like bug, small, black with blue stripes
kanpaiꞌ n (non-possessed
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