Shiwilu Dictionary

kanpinanla-danku 180
kanpinanla n. type of tree,
yellow flower tree.
Kanpinanla enpu'ni
luwanterkasi'pa',
dinadek ña'su' malek.
The yellow flower tree is
valued because of the good
firewood it provides. clf: nan.
(sem. domains: 1.5.1 - Tree.)
kanpinanla-danku n. flower of
the "kanpinanla" tree.
Sankuan dukerkek
nakusu'
kanpinanladanku ñilli. In
June there is a great deal of
"kanpinanla" flowers. (sem.
domains: 1.5.5 - Parts of a
plant.)
kanpinanlu' n. yellow soil.
Kanpinanlu' ullinan
wipiper'unker'ek. The
yellow soil is used to paint the
neck of the large jar red. clf:
lu'1. (sem. domains: 1.2.1 -
Land.)
kanpusantu (Spn. camposanto)
n. cemetery. Ekpa'pilallina'
Anchukusha
kanpusantuk,
yakala'kunna'. They are
carrying Antonio to the
cemetery in order to bury him.
(sem. domains: 2.6.6.6 -
Grave.)
kanshu n. dragonfly. Miñiku
kanshupu'lli,
ñañashasa' nanpipalli.
Meneleo is like the dragonfly,
he lives alone. Kanshu
lli'kellunwek. Den ipa'
da'tetchunkudek. The
dragonfly came to see us.
Someone is going to visit us.
(sem. domains: 1.6.1.7 -
Insect.)
*kape'lli *kaper'apalli
*kapen'apalli (*kapenñi) vi. to
grill, roast, cook in the fire
without adding water or oil.
Dunanlu' i'na u'chimu
samer. Ipia'la kapenñi.
The reddish añasua is a good
fish. It roasts easily. val.:
a'kapen'apalli. (sem.
domains: 5.2.1.1 - Cooking
methods.)
*kapenñi *kapen'apalli
kaper', kaper n. poison used
with the blowgun or "pucuna,"
ampi, curare. Napi'ku'lusa'
kaperllek di'tullina'
ilanser, ileknan, uru,
laman, amantek. The
ancestors used to kill the birds,
monkeys, deers, white-lipped
pecaries, and collaredpecaries
with poison(ed darts). Tikuna
kenma'lusa'
ñinchinu'tullina' kaper
pektunanki. The Tikuna
natives know how to make
ampi poison for blowgun. cf:
sulliman; cf: da'wan iker,
waka. (sem. domains: 6.4.1 -
Hunt.)
*kaper'apakuñi
(*kaper'kuñi) vt. to go meet
sb. Allika ashin
kaper'kuñi, menmiklan
uk'apincha'sik. Alejandrina
went to meet her mother when