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uaiaki

Etymology

from ^uai "I eat, take in food" plus auk "pain, want, need" + -i (first person singular stative suffix)

verb

  1. I am hungry; I need to eat (food)
  2. I am starving, I am suffering from lack of food (synonymous with uaiezdosi)