hapari

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.paˈɾi/

Noun

hapari

1. 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.

2. nothing (of no importance, nearly nothing, of no concern)

   Pohokota powojoku? Aitsa ha, hapari hata.

   "You cut your hand?" "Nah, it's nothing."

Synonyms

• ahatain (little)

Antonyms

• kyankan (much)

References

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