kiyankan

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.jãˈkã/

Adverb

kiyankan

1. 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.

Antonyms

• ahatain (slightly, somewhat)

Adjective

kiyankan

1. much (a large amount of, plenty of, a lot)

   Kiyankan kupato awaintyawi!

   We ate plenty of fish!

2. very

   Aitsa awojopai kiyankan. Aitsa yajo awojopai.

   [That's] very bad. Really bad.

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.