Shiwilu Dictionary

1065 yuyu'wa
type of turtle, yellow-spotted
river turtle damer'ita n. type
of turtle, yellow-spotted river
turtle. Su'tundekkek
ñapalli damer'ita nu'sik
sinkantek, samer
nadalli. In the lake there are
"taricaya" turtles, colorful birds,
and the fish multiply.
Yulu'dankuwansik
damer'ita susukadu'lli.
When the "spring tree" flowers,
the "taricaya" turtle's eggs are
already big. (Podocnemis
unifilis) (sem. domains:
1.6.1.3.3 - Turtle.)
type of very large eel matukuñi
n. type of very large eel,
electric eel. Matukuñi
pekdellenmu'. The large
anguila electrocutes us. cf:
kuñilu'. (sem. domains:
1.6.1.5 - Fish.)
type of vine
type of vine, "tamshi" lullin n.
"tamshi" vine. Lullin ñapalli
katu'ta'. Ala'sa'
pidekkin, ali'la
lantekpikin. There are two
types rope made out of
"tamshi" vine. One is for
houses and the other is for
baskets. clf: llin1. (Carludovica
devergens) (sem. domains:
1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine.)
type of wasp, "armadillo" wasp
chi'lek-kanka n. type of large
wasp with a blue-black body,
"armadillo" wasp.
Chi'lekkanka itullina'
mipeknen ña'su' malek
chi'lekpu'su'. They call it
the "armadillo" wasp because
its nest looks like an armadillo.
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 -
Insect.)
type of wasp, "huairanga" wasp
deksamer-kanka n.
"huairanga" wasp.
Deksamerkanka nalu
menmik a'llupinanta'su'
wilenkek pidekwañi. The
"huairanga" wasp makes its
nest under a thick tree in a
recently burned field.
Wilawek dunker'apalli
deksamerkanka kadu
yadeksameran. My child is
looking for "huairanga" wasp
eggs to fish with a hook. (sem.
domains: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
type of wasp, carnivorous
yellow wasp sha'pi'lli'la'su'kanka
n. type of wasp,
carnivorous yellow wasp.
Sha'pi'lli'la'su'kankaler
kitekkadu'lañi luperan
inanpilatek
pekkua'pasik. The
carnivorous yellow wasp bit
the testicles of the drunk man
that was laying down naked.
cf: tunsekkapi. (sem.
domains: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
type of weed
type of weed, "ucsha"
chimekka n. type of weed,
"ucsha." Chimekka
menmiwekkek
silek'apilalli. Unku'la