Shiwilu Dictionary

a'lana, a'lanan 10
la'lekla. When the deceased
Shiwilu got to Moyobamba, the
interpreter spoke to them in
their Shiwilu language.
a'lana, a'lanan n. type of fish,
fasaco. Kui'na chiapalek
a'lanan sudawek
puer'an ma'su'. I am
smoking the fasaco fish that
my husband caught fishing.
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.5 - Fish.)
a'lanan-taserpi a'lanan-taspi
a'lanan-taspi (a'lanantaserpi)
n. type of fish, very
large fasaco. ¡Ma'ta'nki
asu' a'lanantaspi! Good
heavens, what a big fasaco
fish!
a'lananpilek "with the body of
the fasaco" n. type of snake,
fasaco machaco.
A'lananpilek
kitektapi'ñi, a'llupilek.
The fasaco machaco snake
does not bite, but it is large.
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.3.1 -
Snake.)
a'lata'lli *a'lata'palli
*a'lata'palli (a'lata'lli) vd. to
have sb. taste sth. or eat a little
bit of sth. Lulenta'su'ler
a'lata'lli damula
pekkupi, la'inek'a'su'.
The shaman gave the one who
finished fasting a little bit of
salt with special powers. val.:
*lata'palli. (sem. domains:
5.2.2 - Eat.)
*a'lawiñi *a'lawinpalli
a'lawinker' vi. spread the word!
Eluku ala'sa' panwala
di'tulli. ¡Panta'n
a'lawinker'! Eleuterio killed
a tapir. Go and spread the
word! (sem. domains: 9.4.3.1 -
Imperative .)
*a'lawinpalli (*a'lawiñi) vt. to
make sb. famous, to spread
the word about sb. or sth.
Kudaler Ipullitu
a'lawinpallidek kala
laman di'ta'su' malek.
We spread the word about
Hipólito because he killed
three white-lipped peccaries.
Damerita kadu'
a'lawinekwa' ka'akwa'.
We honor and eat the eggs of
the yellow-spotted river turtle.
val.: *lawinpalli. (sem.
domains: 3.5.1.2 - Talk about a
subject.)
a'lek'apalli (a'leklli) vd. to
teach sb. sth. Kua
itudeklek a'lek'uku
Shiwilu la'la'. I asked them
to teach me the Shiwilu
language. Wanpi'lusa' ima
tatawek a'lekllina'
siluta'su'. The spirits of
carnival taught my father how
to play the panpipes. Nawa'
asu'
a'lekllinerkenmu'wa'
tumu'akawek,
apetchakawek,
di'akawek. They (the
Spaniards) taught us how to
lie, how to steal, and how to
kill. val.: *a'lektapalli,