West Kewa - English

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u₁ sleep. n. nina inipara u ipula my eyes are getting sleepy u kole male ne aa a sleepy head (head nods back and forth)

u₂ sleep. n. u oges maebeaato I am a little sleepy

u kaki ta to snore. vp. syn: u keme ta ; syn: u koro ta .

u keme ta to snore. vp. syn: u koro ta ; syn: u kaki ta .

u kole male to go on sleeping. ajp. neme nipu mareaaripude pare nipu pa u kole male piraade I tried to wake him up but he just went on sleeping

u koro ta to snore. vp. syn: u keme ta ; syn: u kaki ta .

u mumudasa he sleeps/lies down (Pandanus language). ie.

u pata to sleep. v. yaa u pata to sleep fitfully

u patape lapalapa pajamas. ajp.

u patape reke a bed. ajp.

u pege pi someone who walks with his head down. ajp.

u robe yomagae a bent over old man. ajp.

u rumu rumu raa midnight. ajp.

uainya apula S payment for consulting a healer. ajp.

uba-aana tree variety. [Rutaceae, probably Evodia]. n. gen: repena₂ .

uba₁ tree variety. [Rutaceae, Evodia]. n. gen: repena₂ .

uba₂ n. 1a star. sogo ubare ora epetaga gore akuana ai aya that star is very bright and it is a cousin of the moon 2a reflection.

uba kedo kone makuae aa astrologer. ajp.

uba podo podo loaya shooting star. ajp.

uba podo podo ta to glisten, as the colored feathers of a bird in the sunlight or the stars. ajp.

uba uba to call a young cassowary. interj.

uba-edo kuba-kedo E star. NounC.

uba-ninigi a variety of softwood tree with a pungent odor. NounC.

ubi bark used for the sides of a house or wrapping pearl shell. n. naapu ubi casurina bark syn: kera pia ; syn: aako rekepene .

ubi-kadola fireplace ceiling. NounC. syn: koae madaa .