Akawaio-English Dictionary


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paruiꞌ (poss: aparusi) n younger sister of a male aparusi your younger sister
Paruimɨ nprop 1the name given to an Arekuna village beyond Waramatan 2the name given to the river on which the village Paruimɨ is situated
paruka vt bail water Kanau parukaꞌpʉ uya. I bailed water from the canoe. opp: paruꞌtɨ ; syn: iꞌkwamʉ 1 .
Parupa 1nprop the name given to a small creek running behind the Alleluia church in Jawalla village 2n a variety of fruit tree
paruꞌpɨ n (non-possessed) meat broth usari paruꞌpɨ deer broth
paruru n (non-possessed) a variety of large plantain paruru iꞌtoꞌsaꞌ plantain drink
paruꞌtɨ vt dilute Tuma paruꞌtɨꞌpʉ uya. I diluted the pepperpot. opp: paruka .
paruꞌtɨ var. of parʉka
paruwe n 1(non-possessed) a variety of tree having a wide trunk at ground level 2the seed of the same tree
Paruwe pai nprop the name given to a place above I'moi ken along the Kukui River, named after the tree which is prevalent in the area
paruwena n 1a variety of river mammal, common in the Kamʉran River, possibly the walrus syn: parauwiꞌ 1 . 2capybara
parʉka (var: paruꞌtɨ) vt pour, empty casiri from the cooking pot into a barrel Mɨrɨpan ina uya kanan iparʉkakapʉ aꞌtai, And then, when we pour it again,
eparʉka (der.) vi poured
parʉra n a fine-toothed comb used for removing nits from hair
paꞌsanon var. of paꞌse
paꞌse (var: paꞌsanon) n 1niece; a man's sister's daughter 2daughter-in-law; a man's son's wife
pasi (poss: apasi) n older sister, indirect address toꞌ pasi ton their sisters tʉpasi kon their own sister syn: miꞌmiꞌ 3 ; dir add: asi .
pasiko n (non-possessed) younger sisters, a term of mutual identification among members of the Alleluia Church Ayakaru rɨpoi rɨ peꞌ mewakʉmai pen pasiko. Are you not glad with all your spirit, sisters?
paꞌsima vt 1watch 2guard 3care
pasiꞌwa n older sister to a male
pasiꞌwʉ n a variety of tree, the leaves of which are used for thatch
paꞌta var. of pata
pata (var: paꞌta; poss: apata) n 1place 2the Holy City, Heaven 3settlement
pata moronnʉꞌpʉ n a disease from visiting a place one never visited before; now, it is known to be malaria
pataika var. of pantaka
pataka vt 1imitate Mɨrɨpan manare iꞌpopɨtʉ iya koroꞌtau toꞌ uya ipatakapɨtʉ esiꞌpʉ. And while he stripped manare, they were imitating him. 2repeat, tell about something that happened