hapari
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Wauja
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hapari
- pittance (a measly amount, next to nothing, very little, barely anything, a miserly amount, contemptibly small or few)
- Hapari hata uputa nu. Kakayanumaitsi yajo jano.
- [She] gave me almost nothing. [She's] a real miser, that one.
- nothing (of no importance, nearly nothing, of no concern)
- Pohokota powojoku? Aitsa ha, hapari hata.
- "You cut your hand?" "Nah, it's nothing."
Synonyms
[edit]- ahatain (little)
Antonyms
[edit]- kyankan (much)
References
[edit]- E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by native speaker.