Akawaio-English Dictionary

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miyaꞌ (poss: ɨyemiya / ɨyemiyatʉ) n hand part: miyaꞌ mukuꞌpɨ 1 ; part: aꞌmiꞌpɨ 1 ; part: miyaꞌ aꞌmiꞌpɨ ; part: miyaꞌ epotorʉ ; part: miyaꞌ piꞌpɨ .

miyaꞌ aꞌmiꞌpɨ (poss: ɨyemiyatʉ aꞌmiꞌpɨ) the smallest finger whole: miyaꞌ ; syn: aꞌmiꞌpɨ 1 .

miyaꞌ epotorʉ (poss: ɨyemiyatʉ epotorʉ) n thumb whole: miyaꞌ . (lit: lord of the fingers)

miyaꞌ mukuꞌpɨ (poss: ɨyemiyatʉ mukuꞌpɨ) n 1finger whole: miyaꞌ . 2the three largest fingers of each hand

miyaꞌ piꞌpɨ (poss: ɨyemiyatʉ piꞌpɨ) n fingernail whole: miyaꞌ . (lit: hand-skin)

miyaꞌ ratoi six (lit: across hand)

miyarɨ₂ much Ɨusiꞌnʉnkatoꞌ uya uyaꞌkwarʉ neꞌsaꞌ man, miyarɨ rɨ uporiꞌma iya. Your love brings my heart much joy.

miyarɨ₁ interj traditional greeting "Miarɨ." "Sarɨ." "Hello." "Hello." cf: sarɨ₁ .

miyarɨ₃ var. of niyarɨ

miyeꞌ (poss: ɨmiyepu) n 1step 2log bridge or other crossing over water Imiyepu konekakɨ iyeꞌkwɨrɨꞌtoꞌ poi pe. Use a log to make a bridge.

mɨ₁ 1pron that Mɨ po ereutakɨ. Sit on that. 2adv there

mɨ₂ nom someone who is proud or satisfied with him/herself mɨ pe teꞌkuꞌsan pen someone who is not proud or satisfied with what he has done

mɨꞌ (var: kanau yeꞌ) n 1(non-possessed) purple heart tree Paltogyne sp. 2general reference to any tree root

Mɨꞌ paru nprop the name given to a fish creek bottom-side from Jawalla village on the Upper Mazaruni River on the left going down-river.

mɨn pron that mɨn winɨ over there

mɨnɨꞌ n (non-possessed) a general term for scorpion spec: eke yapɨ ; spec: mʉremoꞌmo ; spec: maritɨ .

mɨnɨiraꞌ n (non-possessed) a variety of lethally poisonous centipede

mɨnpɨꞌta (poss: ɨmɨnpɨꞌtari) n (non-possessed) secondary bush, former farmland

mɨnwinɨkʉiꞌ adv further

mɨpe eꞌkuꞌna (cf: tensen) proud, great in one's own eyes

Mɨre tʉpʉ nprop the name given to a mountain peak behind the Kayama mountain range, near Jawalla village

mɨrɨ₂ adv 1(future tense) Awanapairɨ toꞌ utɨ mɨrɨ. In the morning, they will go. 2immediately Mɨrɨ pe rɨ isepitɨꞌpʉ. Immediately, he was healed.

mɨrɨ₁ 1pron that Ɨꞌrɨ mɨrɨ? What is that? 2adv there

mɨrɨpan adv 1while that Mɨrɨpan kon utɨꞌpʉ. While that was happening, they went. 2while they

mɨsimɨ var. of misimɨ