Akawaio-English Dictionary


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pɨrinka vt 1move Ɨnʉꞌ uya tɨꞌ pɨrinkatoꞌ pe uruwaiꞌ nɨpon? Who will roll the stone (from the) tomb opening? 2roll
pɨrɨꞌka vt 1inquire, ask about isapatooi pɨrɨꞌkapɨꞌnin nan those inquiring about her shoes 2rebuke
pɨrɨꞌkiya (var: pariꞌkiya₂) n a variety of small bird with white beak and dark feathers, screeching call
pɨrɨtuku n 1(non-possessed) a variety of large, poisonous frog that lives underwater 2a variety of toad
pɨrɨu (poss: ɨpʉre) n arrow
pɨrɨukansaꞌ n a variety of soup (tuma) that consists primarily of meat
Pɨrɨyumɨ nprop the name given to a small creek top-side from A'piu pai on the Upper Mazaruni River
pɨrʉkɨ n a type of intestinal disease; threadworms
pɨꞌsai var. of pɨꞌsɨi
pɨꞌsɨi (var: pɨꞌsɨiꞌ; var: pɨꞌsai) n (non-possessed) a variety of small bird with a long tail that gives short, high calls
pɨꞌsɨiꞌ var. of pɨꞌsɨi
pɨtɨ (poss: ɨpɨtɨ) n chest syn: poropo 1 .
pɨtɨ siꞌpoꞌ (poss: ɨpɨtɨ siꞌpoꞌ) n chest hair
pɨtɨne (var: pɨtɨnɨ; poss: ɨpɨtɨneei) n a variety of mussel, bivalve syn: rato 2 .
pɨtɨnɨ var. of pɨtɨne
pɨtura n chin ipɨtura siꞌpoꞌ his chin hair/beard
pɨtura siꞌpoꞌ (poss: ɨpɨtura siꞌpoꞌ) n beard
pɨtʉ vt pick Ɨri pe rɨ tepetasen epetasaꞌ pɨtʉ kaꞌpon amʉꞌ uya pʉra rɨ si mɨrɨ. People do not pick bad fruit.
pɨyɨ n cassava bread made hard, to last a long time sclr prop: ekeꞌnan 1, akuse, pɨyɨ .
po₁ postp 1on 2onto Tʉron nɨ pata poi rɨ iyepaꞌkaꞌpʉ. He came out onto another place.
po₂ nom something delicious or tasty Tuma esi po pe. The pepperpot is tasty.
poi (var: woi) (cf: aꞌkɨrɨ) postp 1with Ensin poi utɨꞌpʉ. I went by way of engine. 2from, from off of Iyuꞌtɨꞌpʉ tʉikʉn poi. He came off of his pet (donkey). 3by way of
poirɨ₁ postp nearby
poirɨ₂ n a variety of tree, the bark of which is boiled and drunk to stop excessive menstrual bleeding Pouteria sp.
poito (poss: ɨpoitorʉ) n 1nephew 2son-in-law 3a male cousin of another male 4servant, helper 5disciple Mɨrɨpan kon enaꞌpʉ Sises poitorʉ ton pe. And they became Jesus' disciples.