Akawaio-English Dictionary


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poriꞌ n (non-possessed) someone happy opp: pokoi .
poriꞌma vt make happy Wrenton poriꞌmaꞌpʉ Winston uya. Winston made Wrenton happy.
eporiꞌma (der.) vr happy
poro₁ (poss: ɨipa poro) (cf: maipa; cf: kuran; cf: akarasa; cf: wairawoꞌ) n (non-possessed) a variety of fruit tree, waiti (small pods)
poro₂ postp at mʉ poro rɨ at there
poropo (var: pʉropo) n 1chest, breast toron poropo the bird's chest/breast syn: pɨtɨ . 2lungs cf: upʉroꞌmerumʉ .
pororomai n a variety of fruit tree, waiti
posi n a small calabash bowl
posiꞌma vt 1fan a fire, to make it burn brighter or hotter Apoꞌ posiꞌmakɨ. Fan the fire. 2blow, like the wind
posin nom 1something delicious, usually referring to the taste of meat or local soup posin pe oꞌ esi. The meat is delicious. 2something nutritious
potawa (poss: ɨpotawaai) n extra, left-over, reserve Ɨpotawaai oton tʉkuꞌse entaꞌnakɨ. Eat some and leave some for later.
poꞌtɨ vt 1light apoꞌ poꞌtɨ, apoꞌ ipoꞌtɨkɨ, apoꞌ ipoꞌtɨtɨꞌ light the fire; command for one person; command for more than one person 2burn 3clean, as in cleaning one's farm by burning up the cut-down jungle on it Amainarʉ tʉpoꞌtɨpɨꞌse! Clean your farm!
epoꞌtɨ (der.) vr burning
potoꞌpotoꞌ nom something shaking back and forth, like an unbalanced kɨwɨ'
poꞌtoro n bottle
pouta (poss: ɨpoutaai) n powder
powa (var: puwa; poss: ɨpowaai) n 1a variety of tree, Balsam of Peru tree Myroxyl peruiferum 2medicine taken from the same tree
pu vt burn a spot on the skin Waruwa uya upusaꞌ. The waruwa burned me (on the skin).
puꞌ pʉn (pl: puꞌ pʉnon) nom someone without knowledge or insight, ignorant, senseless Puꞌpʉnon ekoneka, Papa. Those without knowledge are getting ready, God.
puꞌ pʉnon pl. of puꞌ pʉn
puꞌ pʉra 1ignorant 2n forgetting, not remembering
puꞌkeꞌ n wisdom Iyeꞌsaꞌ Saraman puꞌketʉ etaseꞌna. She came to hear Solomon's wisdom. Puꞌ pʉn! You foolish person!
puꞌkenaꞌ (poss: ɨpuꞌketʉ) n (non-possessed) prophet, usually from the Bible or from Aleluia traditions and history
puꞌkuima vt 1get a short haircut Ipuꞌkuimaꞌpʉ. I got a short haircut. 2prune a fruit tree, for it to bear more fruit
puma vt blow Candle pumakɨ. Blow (out) the candle.
pun₂ n a variety of snake that is slow-moving, black and white and moves more like a worm
pun₃ nom thick, as smoke is thick Ipun pe ikɨrɨsin eꞌtoꞌ oton. The smoke will be thick.