West Kewa - English


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ulu-yaako the taboo name for the white cockatoo. NounC. gen: yaa₁ .
Uma a WK village. nprop. Sopo yaa kutare gore abalade mo uma ae mea epawa I got this hen from up at the Uma village yesterday
uma-repena large log in front of men's house. NounC.
umi pond ; lake. n.
umi kole-malae la pirae to be nodding with sleep. ajp.
umi oma with sleep dying. v.
umu mushroom underside. n.
umunane₁ underside. adv.
umunane₂ foliage. n. ainabore gore umunai pakuae repena ainbo is a kind of tree with white leaves
una S woman. n. syn: pamo₁ ; syn: pamo₂ ; syn: winya ; syn: ona₂ .
u-na on top of. adv.
unginalo S a common brownish edible grubworm. n. gen: kolawi .
uni₁ n. 1a bone. Kogono pua nina uni radaa pea I have been working and my bones are tired. uni roboa sisu oya fracture to a pulp uni agolomati ena boney (throughout) fish 2strength. Neme nina uni agaa meape? do you want to see how strong I am?
uni₂ kuli E bone. n.
uni adaalu pi aa tall, skinny man. ajp.
uni agoloma ti aa an extremely thin person. ajp. syn: aako pene aa .
uni ebepetabade broken bone. ajp. syn: uni kopeade .
uni kikiaa nea to have aching bones. ajp.
uni kogorea someone about to die; figuratively, one whose bones are cold. ie.
uni kopeade broken bone. ajp. syn: uni ebepetabade .
uni lobe kirikini lobe magic spell talk. ajp. syn: kirikini arikini lobe lobe .
uni nalapeae aching bones. ajp.
uni nea bones ache. ie. syn: yago nea .
uni oma pata a weak person. ie. syn: oma pae .
uni pia to be thin. v. syn: reaa₁ 2 .