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kɨmʉrʉꞌse n a variety of orange-coloured mushroom Clavulinopsis spiralis
kɨntu n (non-possessed) the nest of a ground-dwelling ant
kɨꞌnʉmʉ vr smell, sniff the air
kɨꞌnʉnpa (der.) vt smell
kɨꞌnʉnpa cf: kɨtunpa. (der. of kɨꞌnʉmʉ) vt smell Oꞌ kɨꞌnʉnpaꞌpʉ uya. I smelled the meat.
kɨꞌnʉmʉ vr smell, sniff the air
kɨꞌnʉnpa (der.) vt smell
kɨpa vt pollute
kɨꞌpa vt make dirty Tʉpon kɨꞌpaꞌpʉ iya. She made her dress dirty.
eꞌkɨꞌpa (der.) vi dirty
kɨꞌpɨꞌnʉmʉ vi scream "Yɨ!!" ikɨꞌpɨꞌnʉmʉꞌpʉ. "Yikes!!" he screamed. syn: yaipita .
kɨꞌpɨꞌnʉnpa (der.) vt scream
kɨꞌpɨꞌnʉnpa (der. of kɨꞌpɨꞌnʉmʉ) vt make or cause to scream Ikɨꞌpɨꞌnʉnpaꞌpʉ iya. He made him scream.
kɨꞌpɨꞌnʉmʉ vi scream "Yɨ!!" ikɨꞌpɨꞌnʉmʉꞌpʉ. "Yikes!!" he screamed. syn: yaipita .
kɨꞌpɨꞌnʉnpa (der.) vt scream
kɨpoꞌ n 1an open place amaꞌai naꞌneꞌ serɨ pe usenpoikatoꞌ oton kɨpoꞌ pona. secret things here will be revealed in the open. 2the outside surface of an object Wakʉ pe teꞌkuꞌsan kɨpoꞌ po kaꞌpon amʉꞌ uya rɨken tentoꞌ kon pe. (They) make the outside clean, the only part people see.
kɨrɨꞌ (var: kɨrɨpɨiꞌ₂) (cf: kɨrɨpɨiꞌ₁) n a type of skin disease; chicken pox, measles
kɨrɨiꞌnʉmʉ vi smoke Ikɨrɨiꞌnʉmʉ aimʉne, iꞌkʉrʉn pe, isuꞌkupiyu pe. It smoked, white, black and brown smoke.
kɨrɨiꞌnʉnpa (der.) vt 1smoke 2burn incense
kɨrɨiꞌnʉnpa (der. of kɨrɨiꞌnʉmʉ) vt 1) make smoke, burn something so that it gives off smoke 2) burn incense Mɨrɨpan eꞌsotoꞌkasaꞌ esiꞌpʉ aꞌpoꞌnan kɨrɨiꞌnʉnpatoꞌ apon enwoꞌnetʉ winɨ. And he was standing on the right side of the incense burning table.
kɨrɨiꞌnʉmʉ vi smoke Ikɨrɨiꞌnʉmʉ aimʉne, iꞌkʉrʉn pe, isuꞌkupiyu pe. It smoked, white, black and brown smoke.
kɨrɨiꞌnʉnpa (der.) vt 1smoke 2burn incense
kɨrɨkɨrɨ₂ var. of kʉrʉkʉrʉ
kɨrɨkɨrɨ₁ something rough opp: ekayu 2 ; cf: kʉrʉkʉrʉ .
kɨrɨmomi var. of kamoroniꞌ
kɨrɨꞌnʉkʉ vt burn to ash, burn up Apoꞌ keme kɨrɨꞌnʉꞌkɨ. Burn the firewood to ash.
kɨrɨpai adv from now on Kenariꞌnʉmʉi, serɨ si kɨrɨpai kaꞌpon amʉꞌ neꞌnin pe ɨwesi upiyaꞌ. Don't be afraid, from now on, you will catch men for me.
kɨrɨpɨiꞌ₁ n scabies cf: kɨrɨꞌ .
kɨrɨpɨiꞌ₂ var. of kɨrɨꞌ
kɨrɨrukʉ var. of kɨtɨrukɨ n a variety of bird with a metal-sounding call
kɨrɨsin n smoke apoꞌ kɨrɨsin fire's smoke
kɨrɨtɨkɨ n (non-possessed) chicken


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