Akawaio-English Dictionary


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sinka vt hang, tie up Sinkaꞌpʉ iya weꞌnaꞌsokoi pe toꞌ arɨ rawɨrɨ. He hung them upside down and carried them that way.
sinkiri (poss: ɨsinkirii) n shingle
sinkokoiꞌ n swing; a rope or vine hanging from a tree used for same Sinkokoiꞌ po peꞌ ɨsenakapai meꞌan, maꞌnon? Do you want to play on the swing, girl?
sinsinka (var: eꞌsinsinka; var: eꞌsinsinma) vi swing
Siꞌpaniyoro nprop the name given to people from Venezuela; more generally, anyone who speaks Spanish
siꞌparari n roti baking pan
sipaꞌsipaꞌ n 1(non-possessed) ripples on the water's surface caused by wind 2wave of water
sipipa (var: sipiꞌroko; poss: ɨsipipaai) n 1cassava starch fried into small eki-like patties 2a cooked, starch patty
sipiꞌroko var. of sipipa
siꞌpɨn n flea
siꞌpotai n (non-possessed) a variety of thorny vine
siriꞌka vt prick a wound or sore to relieve pressure underneath Uwereei siriꞌkaꞌpʉ uya. I pricked the skin of my blister.
siriꞌkan n a variety of parrot that flies together in large numbers
sirikare n a variety of insect that lives in a hole in the ground (bee; wasp; millipede?)
sirikɨ₁ n (non-possessed) star
sirikɨ₂ n a variety of plant
Sirikɨwai nprop a mythological figure married to Wayarare
sirikoꞌ n (non-possessed) a variety of yellow-bellied bird
sirimɨ (poss: ɨsirimɨɨi) n a variety of brown ant, of which the larvae are edible
siriꞌmɨ n a variety of hot pepper
sirimoꞌ n 1a variety of termite 2a variety of long, black ant
sirinsirin n (non-possessed) softness, often used to describe hair
siriparaꞌ n a variety of termite with a bigger head than the small, white termite; flies in season
sirɨn nom bright Sirɨn pe iyesiꞌpʉ kamiriꞌ kasa. He was bright like lightning. syn: en₂ .
Sises nprop Jesus