Shiwilu Dictionary

iskun-shunka' 164
iskun (Quech. iskun) num. nine.
Iskun duker a'ña'seku
awawek chiminlapillun,
amishawek teksusullun.
When I was nine months old,
my mother died, and my
grandmother raised me.
iskun-shunka' num. ninety.
itan itantek
itantek (itan) n. red-throated
caracara. (Daptrius
americanus) (sem. domains:
1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
*itapalli (*itulli) 1) vd. to say
sth. to sb. Kua itudeklek
a'lek'uku Shiwilu la'la'. I
told them to teach me the
Shiwilu language. val.:
*tapalli1. (sem. domains:
3.5.1 - Say.) 2) vt. to call sb. or
sth. a certain name.
Kankelladek itullina'
nakusu' kankella ña'su'
malek. This stream was
called Ñejilla stream because
there used to be a lot of ñejilla
trees on its banks.
itatek n. shuttle, small thick
wheel used with a hole in the
middle to insert twisted thread
to form woven cloth.
Amishawek anañi
pitellu itateklek
kalanteknen yanu'tan.
My grandmother wove the
thread with a wheel in order to
make her skirt. Napi' puka'
chi'tekñikla usu'llina'
itatek. Long time ago, they
got the small wheel to spin
cotton from the charapa turtle's
chest.
itek1 n. root. Puñañin iteknen
pu'er pa'tulli. The root of
the barbasco plant is used to
fish. (sem. domains: 1.5.5 -
Parts of a plant.)
itek2 n. motmot, type of bird that
always flies in pairs; the term
refers to different kinds of
motmot birds. Itek
iwa'lu'tan insilantusu'
ku'dunwansu', nanek
aku'tulli pasenkek
walek. The buduk bird digs
two furrows in the dirt, turns
around, and puts its eggs there
until they hatch. (sem.
domains: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
itekla n. hand. Iteklaweklek
pata'tulek, pamu'tulek,
akusutulek. With hands one
works, cleans, and cooks.
(sem. domains: 2.1.3.1 - Arm.)
kankanwan-itekla
itekla-inpasuntek n. wrist.
Itekla-inpasuntek
da'weklek. I scratched my
wrist (with the branches).
(sem. domains: 2.1.3.1 - Arm.)
ituker' vd. tell him/her! ¡Ituker'
tatapen pa'apilanta'lek
yapeksadumu! Tell your
father that I am going to wash
the clothes! (sem. domains:
9.4.3.1 - Imperative .)
*itulli *itapalli
iwa'ker' (iwer') vt. dig it out!
harvest it by digging it out!
¡Mama' iwa'ker'! Dig up