Akawaio-English Dictionary


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piyaꞌpɨ n piece, section eki piyaꞌpɨ a piece of cassava bread sikaru piyaꞌpɨ a short section of sugar cane
piyaꞌtɨ vt begin
piyau postp 1beside sclr prop: piyaꞌ 2, piyau 1 . 2at
piyawon (attrib.) n
piyawon (attrib. of piyau) n
piyau postp 1beside sclr prop: piyaꞌ 2, piyau 1 . 2at
piyawon (attrib.) n
piyɨꞌ n 1a variety of tree with edible fruit similar to the orange 2a variety of wild fruit from the same tree
piyɨꞌnʉkʉ vt make someone feel shame Emiyaꞌpokeꞌ pe teꞌsan piyɨꞌnʉꞌtoꞌ tʉuya iyai pe. Their wisdom is their shame. Serɨ tasaꞌ auya aꞌtai, ina piyɨꞌnʉꞌpɨꞌpɨtʉ auya. When you say that, you shame us.
epiyɨtʉ (der.) vi embarrassed
piyoꞌ n blackhead, pimple
pɨ vt shoot (with a dart and blow pipe Ɨpɨ uya. I am shooting you (with a dart and blow pipe).
pɨꞌ postp 1to Ereuta pʉra rɨ tenki ta pɨꞌ, esi serɨ Papa pɨꞌ, ɨpɨꞌꞌnokon. I have not rested with saying thanks, to God, for you all. 2toward 3in order to 4about 5on 6with Ereuta pʉra rɨ tenki ta pɨꞌ, esi serɨ Papa pɨꞌ, ɨpɨꞌꞌnokon. I have not rested with saying thanks, to God, for you all. 7for Ereuta pʉra rɨ tenki ta pɨꞌ, esi serɨ Papa pɨꞌ, ɨpɨꞌꞌnokon. I have not rested with saying thanks, to God, for you all.
pɨinkɨ (poss: ɨpɨinkɨri) n a variety of wild pig
pɨirɨ n a variety of plant from which is taken a medicine to treat kuwasu'
pɨkɨ postp 1behind 2after
pɨkɨi n a variety of tree
pɨkɨrɨ 1postp with Toꞌ pɨkɨrɨ kɨꞌtʉu. Don't go with them. toꞌ ɨpʉrema nɨrɨ ɨsipɨkɨrɨ they also pray with each other 2postp before, in front of Simon Peter uya se eꞌkupʉ toꞌkaꞌnʉꞌsaꞌ aꞌtai, iyeꞌsekunkaꞌpʉ Sises enupɨkɨrɨ. When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he kneeled before Jesus. 3cause "Ɨꞌrɨ rɨ pʉse rɨ umaꞌtatoꞌ ipɨkɨrɨ eposaꞌ uya pʉra man," taꞌpʉ iya. "He has done nothing to cause him to die," he said.
pɨkɨron (attrib.) n
pɨkɨron (attrib. of pɨkɨrɨ) n
pɨkɨrɨ 1postp with Toꞌ pɨkɨrɨ kɨꞌtʉu. Don't go with them. toꞌ ɨpʉrema nɨrɨ ɨsipɨkɨrɨ they also pray with each other 2postp before, in front of Simon Peter uya se eꞌkupʉ toꞌkaꞌnʉꞌsaꞌ aꞌtai, iyeꞌsekunkaꞌpʉ Sises enupɨkɨrɨ. When Simon Peter realized what had happened, he kneeled before Jesus. 3cause "Ɨꞌrɨ rɨ pʉse rɨ umaꞌtatoꞌ ipɨkɨrɨ eposaꞌ uya pʉra man," taꞌpʉ iya. "He has done nothing to cause him to die," he said.
pɨkɨron (attrib.) n
pɨmɨ vt plant Tʉwɨꞌpɨnse! Plant!
eꞌpɨmɨ (der.) vi plant
pɨnɨ vt shoot a prey with a blowpipe Toron pɨnɨꞌpʉ uya. I shot a bird.
pɨpiyaꞌmu n heel syn: pɨpiyaꞌsa .
pɨpiyaꞌsa n heel syn: pɨpiyaꞌmu .
pɨpu n 1(non-possessed) a large variety of grass, sectioned like bamboo; grass from which boys make short blow pipe 2a whistle made from the kwɨpu grass cf: wai₂ .
pɨrau var. of pʉrau n illegitimate, a child born without his mother being legally married
pɨꞌre n a variety of tree
pɨrin be or become moving pɨrin pe rɨ tʉukoꞌmansen. living without moving.