Akawaio-English Dictionary


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tʉkotonpire nom a faint yellow colour; the colour of grated cassava (before cooking) that signifies it will be good-tasting
tʉkotonpiren nom the colour orange
tʉkuꞌse vt save, reserve Awanapairɨ tʉkuꞌse. Save it for tomorrow.
tʉkʉiꞌma (var: tʉkʉiꞌtʉkʉiꞌma) vt shake, as in liquids Kasiri tʉkʉiꞌmaꞌpʉ uya. I shook the casiri.
tʉkʉiꞌtʉkʉiꞌma var. of tʉkʉiꞌma
tʉkʉuka (var: tʉkʉuꞌka; var: takauka) vt 1shake Remona yeꞌ takaukwakɨ. Shake the lemon tree. 2shake a tree to harvest fruit Remona yeꞌ tʉkʉukwaꞌpʉ uya. I shook the lemon tree.
tʉkʉuꞌka var. of tʉkʉuka
tʉkʉutʉkʉu vt make something sway or swing back and forth Yʉi tʉkʉutʉkʉuma iya. It (the wind) is swaying the tree.
tʉmenen n jaguar Felis niger
tʉmenukenan nom colourful one, the male of the male-female bird pair syn: akoruwan 2 ; cf: menu pʉn .
Tʉmon 1nprop the name given to the constellation Pleiades, named after a mythical figure 2n the season from June to August; usually dry cal: iwankan 1, toron kan, Tʉmon 2, wʉipiya 2 ; syn: iꞌmʉnpʉ 2 .
tʉmʉ vt 1beat, pound Aiya tʉmʉ uya. I am beating the hayari. 2poison, using haiya root in river water to float fish to catch with a net Mɨrɨ aꞌtai moroꞌ amʉꞌ tʉmʉꞌpʉ toꞌ uya. At that time, they poisoned fish. Tuꞌke peꞌ moroꞌ amʉꞌ netʉmʉi? Did you catch many fish by poisoning them? 3make one shake Upun tʉmʉ iya. It (the sickness) makes my flesh shake.
tʉn n 1someone gentle Tʉnpan iyesi. She is gentle. 2someone humble syn: sapeꞌ .
tʉnaꞌkʉriꞌ var. of tunaꞌkiriꞌ
tʉꞌnɨ (cf: tʉtʉika) vt stop something from happening
eꞌtʉꞌnɨ (der.) 1vi stilled 2vr calmed
tʉpiꞌpɨkenan (der. of piꞌpɨ) nom with scales, referring to a group of fishes Aruwai esi moroꞌ tʉpiꞌpɨkenan. Aruwai is a fish with scales. spec: waraꞌ; spec: moꞌrau; spec: korʉwaꞌ 1; spec: uri; spec: aruwai; gen: moroꞌ.
piꞌpɨ (poss: ɨpiꞌpɨ) n 1skin 2fish scales 3turtle shell
piꞌpɨpʉn (der.) scaleless
tʉpiꞌpɨkenan (der.) nom scaled
tʉpɨpiren nom the colour brown
tʉpo postp after Mɨrɨ tʉpo, . . .. Afterwards, . . ..
Tʉpoꞌkenʉꞌ pai nprop the name given to a place along the Mazaruni River between Jawalla and Imbaimadai
tʉpʉꞌkʉ nom ending; something with an end; something that will stop being or happening
tʉpʉreꞌporon nom someone stout in stature, a short person
Tʉramen nprop the name given to famous rock paintings near Maipuri Falls; Timehri
tʉranpa n trap used to catch birds Tʉranpa yaꞌ toron eꞌwɨnsaꞌ esiꞌpʉ. The bird was caught in a bird trap.
tʉrapisi (poss: ɨtʉrapisii) n sugar cane squeezer; used together with a yaina cf: tekiꞌ 1 ; low stat: yaina .