Shiwilu Dictionary

dunsek 102
found a snake at the edge of
the field.
dunsek n. pale-vented pigeon.
Dunsek dapektek. The
pale-vented pigeon fractures
easily. cf: mu'chi'lek.
(Patagioenas cayennensis)
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
dunsek-kankella n. "pale-vented
pigeon ñejilla," or its fruit.
Dunsekkankella ka'an,
Imicha dapeklli. Because
she ate "ñejilla" of the palevented
pigeon fruit, Emérita
fractured herself. cf:
kankella. (sem. domains:
1.5.1 - Tree.)
duntu' n. type of bird, blackfronted
nunbird. Duntui'na
ilawañi etchekpik. The
black-fronted nunbird lays its
young in the termite's nest.
(Monasa nigrifrons) (sem.
domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
*dunwelli *dunwerapalli
*dunwerapalli (*dunwelli) vt.
to chase, to follow. Tanak
Rodolfo laman lli'an
dunwelli. Kasek'i'ñi. In
the jungle Rodolfo saw the
white-lipped peccary and
followed it. But, he did not get
it. Kupiwan
pekkua'eklanpi'la
mapenñi.
Dunweri'ñenmu'. The boa
E e
hunts from where it lies. It
does not chase us. dun-;
syn: *tupitapalli 1) . (sem.
domains: 6.4.1 - Hunt.)
dunwerker' vt. chase him/her/it!
(sem. domains: 9.4.3.1 -
Imperative .)
dutatek n. type of nettle with
small thorns. Maria piserlli
willin dutateklek. Maria
stung her son with the
"dutatek" nettle. cf: du. (sem.
domains: 1.5.3 - Grass, herb,
vine.)
duwin n. toucan. Duwin
anpulu'lek kenma'lusa'
nu'tullina' dankurkek.
With the toucan's feathers the
natives make their crowns.
(Ramphastidae) (sem.
domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
penku-duwin
duwin-amun n. type of bird,
jabiru, large stork. Wilawek
i'na ilañi nana duwinamun
Lawetchek
panpateklu'. My son shot a
jabiru on the grasslands near
the Laurayacu stream. (sem.
domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
duwin-tamek n. type of bird,
wood stork. Duwintamek
wanerapalli sennan
ukuchik. The wood stork is
standing in the middle of the
lake. (Mycteria americana)
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)