kiyankan
Wauja
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ki.jãˈkã/
Adverb
kiyankan
- much, a great deal (to a great degree, to a great extent, a lot)
- Kaupai kiyanki eu! Kau yajo pai!
- [It] hurts a lot! [It] really hurts!
- Ahamaitsakona kiyankan atapwoja outsa.
- [The children] all ran as fast as they could from the hornets.
- Yeyawa, ejekewi yuruna, maka aitsa etemepei, maka homakapai kiyankan.
- In the dead of night, [the female captive] cast a spell over the Juruna [her captors], causing them to sleep deeply, so they would not hear [her escape].
- Etemepei wauja kiyankan.
- He speaks Wauja well.
- Kaupai kiyanki eu! Kau yajo pai!
Antonyms
- ahatain (slightly, somewhat)
Adjective
kiyankan
- much (a large amount of, plenty of, a lot)
- Kiyankan kupato awaintyawi!
- We ate plenty of fish!
- Kiyankan kupato awaintyawi!
- very
- Aitsa awojopai kiyankan. Aitsa yajo awojopai.
- [That's] very bad. Really bad.
- Aitsa awojopai kiyankan. Aitsa yajo awojopai.
Synonyms
- okuma (much, many)
Antonyms
- ahatain (little)
- hapari (pittance)
Derived terms
- ahatain kiyankan (somewhat; lit., a little bit a lot)
References
- E. Ireland field notes. Needs to be checked by native speaker.