Akawaio-English Dictionary

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umuꞌta vt 1bear children tʉumuꞌtatoꞌ kon pe ones having children 2give birth 3procreate

umʉi (cf: tamo) n 1father, direct address 2one's mother's brother, direct address 3father-in-law, direct address

uꞌna vt inhale, but only in reference to smoking tobacco Tamʉ uꞌnaꞌpʉ iya. He smoked tobacco.

uꞌnaika vt discover, uncover Iyuꞌnaikaꞌpʉ toꞌ uya. They discovered it.

uꞌnaꞌtɨ vt bury Toꞌ uya enpaꞌkaꞌpʉ iyuꞌnaꞌtɨiꞌ. They carried (him) out and buried him. syn: anʉꞌnʉkʉ .

unpɨ (var: munpɨ) n (non-possessed) a variety of mouse or rat Muridae

untʉman var. of ontʉman

upaka vi wake up Toꞌ upakaꞌpʉ. They woke up.

enpaka (der.) vt waken

upayun be or become married cf: payunu .

uꞌpiꞌ n (non-possessed) dandruff

upinimʉ (der. of pininpa) vi walk Toꞌ upinimʉ. They are walking. (Usually, strolling, with no end or purpose.)

pininpa vt carry, walk with something or someone Itekepu pininpaꞌpʉ ikʉipʉnʉ uya. His father carried his body around.

upinimʉ (der.) vi walk

upirorʉmʉ vi scream Ina upirorʉmʉ. We are screaming.

upɨnʉmʉ vi swim Ina upɨnʉmʉꞌpʉ plastic kan kanau konekatoꞌ pe. We swam with a plastic canoe we made.

upokoita (der. of pokoi) vi make sad Epokoimayaiꞌ awaꞌkari anoꞌmasaꞌ uya ke. I am sorry I lost your axe.

pokoi (poss: ɨpokooi) n sadness Pokoi peꞌ nai? Are you sad? opp: poriꞌ .

upokoita (der.) vi sadden

upuꞌtɨkaꞌnʉkʉ var. of puꞌtɨkaꞌnʉpʉ vt forget something

upuꞌtɨkapʉ vi forget Toꞌ upuꞌtɨkaꞌpʉ. They forgot.

upʉroꞌmerumʉ (cf: poropo 2) vi breathing fast, after walking, running or working hard

uramiꞌ₂ n a variety of plant with flowers that put out little orange petals in a ball shape, edible

uramiꞌ₁ n (non-possessed) a variety of bird that mocks other birds, small, yellow breast and black

urana n (non-possessed) labba Coelogenys paco

urapa (poss: aurapaai) (cf: arakapʉꞌsa) n 1bow urapa ewa bowstring low stat: mapuru 2 . 2a general term for any weapon

urari (poss: ɨurarii) n 1a variety of vine, bearing a type of fruit 2a type of poison made from the urari vine, used on dart tips for hunting

urariꞌ n (non-possessed) a variety of large rat with a white belly, edible