akulukatapai

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˌku.luˈka.ta.paɪ/

Verb

akulukatapai

1. (intransitive) he/she/it worries, is concerned

   Aminya pakulukata. Akama yajo wiu. Aitsa minya kutowa.

   Don't worry. It's really dead [lit., it really died]. It won't wake up.

   [Said of a piranha just caught and clubbed, lying at our feet in the canoe.]

2. (transitive) he/she/it worries, is concerned (about someone or something)

   Nakulakatapai pitsu.

   I'm worried about you.

   Aminya pakulukata natu, atsi!

   Don't worry about me, grandma!

Usage notes

• Unlike the English verb "to worry" (in the sense of "to be concerned about"), the Wauja verb akulukatapai can take a direct object.

References

• E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by native speaker.