Shiwilu Dictionary

yuyu'wa 1034
kaka'lli. Kuaki'na
u'chimu, ñi kakei'ñi
nakusu'. Your stew is very
salty. In contrast, mine is good,
it is not very salty.
Kumariwek ikiyu'palli
ka'an nakusu' awapi. My
comadre has a stomachache
because she ate too much
"chopé" fruit.
too short tunka'shinchi adj. very
short. Sekllinwek
a'inpatenchetchek.
Tunka'shinchi. I will extend
my trail. it is very short.
tooth latek 1 n. tooth.
Aweraman latek enpu'ni
denshipa'. The teeth of the
"chambira" fish are very sharp.
(sem. domains: 2.1.1.5 -
Tooth.)
top of a tree mulu' n. top of a
tree. Tananwanan a'llupi
mulu'. Nanek
insekkitapalli kuntek.
The "tanan wanan" tree has a
good top. There hides the
sloth. Kuku' pideknen
nu'tapalli a'llupi tanan
muluk. The "kuku'" bird
builds its nest on the top of the
tall trees. (sem. domains: 1.5.5
- Parts of a plant.)
top of the house pidek-mutu' n.
top of the house. Neklu'
ñipitan
yankishu'ladapasik,
ishekler ekpa'lli
pidekmutu'keklan
uta'kakuñi pideklalak.
When the almond tree is
planted and bears fruit and is
shedding, the bat picks up the
fruit, takes it to the highest part
of the roof, and drops it in the
living room. (sem. domains:
6.5.2.2 - Roof.)
top of the roof of a tambo
tanpu'-mutu' (comp. of) n. top
of the roof of a tambo.
Tanpu'mutu'wekkek
echekla pidekwañi. At the
top of the roof of my tambo
(secondary home close to
field) the termite built its nest.
(sem. domains: 6.5.2.2 - Roof.)
top of the tree nala-mulu' n. top,
thick part of the tree.
Nalamuluk waner'apalli
ulerwan. In the top of the
tree a hawk is sitting. (sem.
domains: 1.5.5 - Parts of a
plant.)
topa sudu n. type of tree, balsa,
topa. Sudulek nu'tullina'
punpuna. With "topa" wood
one makes rafts. cf: chiter'sudu.
(Ochroma pyramidale)
(sem. domains: 1.5.1 - Tree.)
topic. ta'su' (shi. what it says)
nom. topic of conversation,
that which sb. says. Asu'
ta'su' u'chimu
Shiwilulusa' lunka'wak.
This topic is important for us,
the Shiwilu people, to discuss.
Lachek'i'nek nana
Dadapulun ta'su'. I did not
understand what the White
woman said. (sem. domains:
3.5.1.2.9 - Be about, subject.)