aupepei

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊ.pɛ.peɪ/

Verb

aupepei

1. (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

• inyauntope (all the people, every person)
• inyaunaun (the people, lots of people)

Derived terms

• aupeki (everybody)

References

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