Description:

The term 'mawa' refers to a covering of any kind, most protoypically a blanket. It is also the basic word for protection and defense, and so might also refer to armour or a shield.

Noun:

As a noun, 'mawa' means a blanket or covering, and a physical defence or protection such as a shield or body armour. The derived form mawasyn refers to defence and protection or shelter in general. The derived form Mawakasyn is the term for a Protectorate as a political division.

The derived form 'mawacasyn' is used to means 'army' as in 'New World Army', 'na lufis Onpa Mawacasyn'. The normal world for army is 'skuruncasyn', but the NWA is refered to using the more euphemistic term.

Verb:

As a verb, mawa is a transitive skurun verb meaning to cover or protect, taking an ergative subject that provides the cover and an absolutive object that receives cover. This verb may seem to make more sense as a semitransitive noxaj verb of benefit, but nevertheless, it is a skurun verb, perhaps because there is a hint of subordination implied in some usages of this verb.