West Kewa - English


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kaa₁ n. 1an odour. kaame omalo I am overcome by the smell waare kaa gialemepulu niri nanalua because that sugar cane smells I won't eat it 2a scent. irikai kaade meda ipua yaa kutade luabu nabala aaya the dog picks up the sent of the chickens and will eat all of them
kaa₂ sprouts or base of sugarcane after cutting main part. n. go kaa pia yaere aje pae what is that thing with the odor maa kaa taro tuber syn: lomo .
kaa₃ a forked stick. n. syn: eperapi yae poko .
kaa mea to smell something. v. Yogere pusitimi rabu nimu kaa meme. When there is a mumu they can smell it.
kaa paita smell pleasant. ajp.
kaa pea (dial. var. kaa pi yae) something that just smells (habitual). v.
kaa pi yae dial. var. of kaa pea
kaade kinaako₂
kaai banana. n. gen: aai .
kaakama fontanel, membrane-covered opening between bones of infant's skull. n.
kaake white-colored. adj.
kaake pi to be colored white. ajp.
kaake pia white color. ajp. le kaake to show whites of eyes
kaakoma fontanel. n. kaakoma iri bald-headed
kaako-paale piece of tree bark for a belt. ajp.
kaaku ta sound of pig snorting. vp.
kaalae n. 1tree variety. go repena kaalae neme so Wagalu ria epawa I go this kaalae tree up and Wagalu and carried it here gen: repena₂ . 2pandanus variety. gen: aga .
kaalare light brown, as water in a swamp. adj.
kaale red color. adj.
kaaleke sister's husband of male ego. n.
kaale-nogo orphan girl. NounC.
kaalepa river stones. n.
kaalo rubua kupaapu ruboa
kaaloae redness of flowers or ground. adj.
kaaloanga S alternate term for mole cricket. n. gen: bolo puna itinu ; syn: bolo₂ .