Akawaio-English Dictionary

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napʉi (poss: anapʉʉi) n yam

nariꞌ₁ vt frighten or scare someone

enariꞌnʉmʉ (der.) vr frightened

nariꞌ₂ n shadow

nau postp in ewarupɨ nau in the night Ewaiꞌ nawon. I'm not sure./In truth./There may be truth in it. sclr prop: naꞌ₂, nau, napai .

nawon₂ (attrib.) n

nawon₁ adv maybe, expressing uncertainty Apoꞌ rɨ nawon iꞌmo iya. Apparently, he is chopping firewood (but I can't see or hear him).

nawon₂ (attrib. of nau) n

nau postp in ewarupɨ nau in the night Ewaiꞌ nawon. I'm not sure./In truth./There may be truth in it. sclr prop: naꞌ₂, nau, napai .

nawon₂ (attrib.) n

nepʉ vt bring Waꞌka nepʉ iya itenaꞌ. He brings the axe to him. Sineꞌyaiꞌ. I am bringing it.

niꞌkiti n the parents of one's child's spouse in relation to the child's parents, indirect address

nin adv really, very Aiko kuru nin si David esiꞌpʉ. David was really very small.

nipi (cf: kami) n 1(non-possessed) a variety of vine 2a natural rope made from the nipi vine spec: waꞌkwama 2 ; spec: kami .

niyarɨ (var: miyarɨ₃) interj Go away! Niyarɨ, pero! Go away, dog!

nɨ var. of rɨ emphasises the preceding word or phrase Wakʉ pen nɨ. I am not well.

nɨken var. of rɨken

nɨmɨ (var: nɨn) vt leave behind Tʉmunkɨ amʉꞌ nɨmɨꞌpʉ toꞌ uya. They left their children behind.

eꞌnɨmɨ (der.) (var eꞌnɨn) vr 1left 2stay

nɨn var. of nɨmɨ

nɨpon (poss: ɨnɨpon) n 1covering Ɨnʉꞌ uya tɨꞌ pɨrinkatoꞌ pe uruwaiꞌ nɨpon? Who will roll the stone (away from) the tomb opening? 2opening

nɨpontɨ vt cover something Inɨpontɨꞌpʉ uya. I covered it.

eꞌnɨpontɨ (der.) vr cover

nɨrɨ adv 1also Urɨ nɨrɨ utɨ mɨrɨ ayaꞌkɨrɨꞌnokon. I also will go with you all. 2included

noꞌ (poss: ɨnoꞌ) n grandmother dir add: noꞌnoꞌ ; dir add: koꞌkoi .

non₁ var. of ton

non₂ (poss: ɨnono) n 1land unono my land/my farmland 2ground 3dirt 4earth

non₃ var. of kon

non eꞌmo n volcano Non eꞌmo eꞌtoiꞌkwaꞌpʉ. The volcano erupted.

nonan₁ n 1(non-possessed) a variety of sandfly 2a variety of insect; kabora; a large variety of biting fly, mostly found on the savannah