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tɨꞌ (poss: ɨtɨpu) (cf: kapiriꞌ, muꞌpɨꞌ) n 1rock, stone moroꞌ tɨpu, eki tɨpu fish rock, cassava rock 2boulder 3mountain Aiyama Tɨpu Aiyama Mountain 4idol Ina ɨpʉrematoꞌ ipɨꞌ esi tɨꞌ pe, tʉpana kenan pen nɨ. We pray to idols that have no ears (to hear).
tɨꞌ mukuꞌsan n gravel, a stony place
tɨkɨtɨ n a motion of something swinging back and forth Ipon pʉn mʉre usarɨ, "tɨkɨtɨ, tɨkɨtɨ, tɨkɨtɨ," tukaiꞌ. The boy without clothes walks (with his penis swinging back and forth).
tɨꞌmoi nom 1something round in shape Itɨꞌmoi pe iyesi. It is round in shape. tuna tɨꞌmoi round water stones (referring to hailstones) syn: tɨririn . 2something lumpy in an otherwise homogenous entity
tɨmui nom someone who walks with a bent back Tʉmui pe itɨ. He walks with a bent back.
tɨmuipan (der.) n cripple
tɨmuika vt bend something
eꞌtɨmuika (der.) vi bent
tɨmuipan (der. of tɨmui) n a person bent over without being able to straighten up
tɨmui nom someone who walks with a bent back Tʉmui pe itɨ. He walks with a bent back.
tɨmuipan (der.) n cripple
tɨnɨn n (non-possessed) slowness tɨnɨn pɨꞌ with slowness tɨnɨn po kon in a slow manner opp: aituneꞌ .
tɨnka var. of tunka
tɨpiya (poss: ɨtɨpiya) n 1beginning Itɨpiya siꞌkɨrɨ rɨ Kaatʉ piyau iyesiꞌpʉ. From its (the world's) beginning, he was with God. 2ancestor David tɨpiyaꞌ rʉꞌpʉ pe tesi pɨꞌ. He was David's grandson/ancestor.
Tɨꞌpɨn ken var. of Teꞌpʉn ken
tɨpoiꞌ (var: tɨꞌpoiꞌ) (cf: tokotoko₂) n general term for owl
tɨꞌpoiꞌ var. of tɨpoiꞌ
tɨrin nom something thin tɨrin pan itemʉꞌ esi. His face is thin.
tɨrinka vt roll; push something round and make it roll
tɨrintɨiꞌ n a variety of caterpillar with a stick cocoon in which it walks around
tɨririn nom something round Tɨririn pe ball esi. The ball is round. syn: tɨꞌmoi 1 .
tɨriye n a variety of fish, morocot; also called tari fish; found in the Lower Mazaruni Myletes
tɨrɨrɨ nom concurrent, at the same time Tɨrɨrɨ pe rɨ toꞌ uyepʉꞌpʉ. They came at the same time.
tɨtɨtɨiꞌkwa var. of eꞌkɨtɨtɨiꞌma
tɨtɨtɨma 1vt shake Toꞌ uya toꞌ tamo tɨtɨtɨmaꞌpʉ. They shook their uncle (to wake him up). 2vi shiver
eꞌtɨtɨtɨma (der.) (var eꞌtɨtɨtɨiꞌka) vr shake
tɨu nom 1unadorned, especially of hair 2loose, not tied up Tɨu pe uꞌpai esi. My hair is not put up.
tɨusan (var: teusan) n 1(non-possessed) bee Apis mellifera 2honey sclr prop: tɨusan 2, kotoko . 3bees' nest
tɨutɨ vt brush off dust aꞌta kon mʉtɨutɨtʉiꞌ. You all must brush off dust from your feet.