aupepei
Wauja
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]aupepei
- (intransitive) are numerous, populous (said of a group of people)
- Awakama kyankan sekunya, kajaopa okauntain oteboa. Amanotatuwi awatukojonaun. Ojopai pata awaupeneu.
- White man's diseases really killed us off years ago. Our ancestors were almost wiped out. Only today have we become populous again.
Synonyms
[edit]- inyauntope (all the people, every person)
- inyaunaun (the people, lots of people)
Derived terms
[edit]- aupeki (everybody)
References
[edit]- E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by native speaker.